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Thanks so much JeaCam, it sure is a great relief! Being a foreigner, I had no option but to return to Beijing with my passport and send it to the consulate upon arrival. The interviewer told me to expect a 3 weeks wait from the moment I send them my passport. Hoping it won't run much longer than that.

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Hi everyone, Excited to share the news that I have finally been approved for my immigration visa!! Funnily enough, the so-called "interview" was the easiest step in this whole process but then again my case is as straightforward and simple as they come. I can't help but wonder if it has anything to do with me being a foreigner that applied in China... This Forum has been so very helpful all along the way. Thank you Dan and Randy! Your commitment to helping all the lost souls on this forum is inspiring! Always happy to answer any questions that come way

Thanks msittig!!!

But that isn't what the immihelp site states... "It is not necessary for the sponsor to precede the sponsored family members to the U.S. to re-establish residence and domicile provided that the sponsor has taken the type of of concrete steps outlined above" (opening a U.S. bank account, finding U.S. employment, have a SSN, etc.) We will be attaching proof of the few steps that support his re-establishment of domicile.

No. Not unless you are adding this as a way to bring his level up, and then it would need to be documented as either already being in the USA or how it will be transferred to the USA, typically this would used if the sponsored immigrant is already in the USA with the assets. FInally, one very last question. It might sound dumb, but hey, you can never be too sure... My husband, who is my petitioner and sponsor, hasn't lived in the US since his childhood. He will now be "reestablishing domicile in the U.S. in good faith". He recently opened a bank account in the U.S. and we've also got an employment letter stating that we will be relocating to the U.S. for his job. From what I've read this proof should suffice. My question is what is he expected to fill in the I-864's "sponsor's mailing address" and "country of domicile"? In reality, his current country of domicile is China, until I receive my visa at which we will be moving to the U.S. However, I don't know if he is somehow expected to give a U.S. mailing address of relatives rather than our Chinese one... or maybe they expect him to state the U.S. as his country of domicile, since he is planning on reestablishing this domicile in the near future? I might be over analyzing this, but I wouldn't want to leave any room for mistakes. Ideally, the I-864 will reflect the situation you are applying for (and moving into) - a green card in the U.S. It should show a U.S. domicile, and, ideally, a job with adequate salary. You seem to have that covered. So does that mean you would put U.S. as his country of Domicile rather than China?

No. Not unless you are adding this as a way to bring his level up, and then it would need to be documented as either already being in the USA or how it will be transferred to the USA, typically this would used if the sponsored immigrant is already in the USA with the assets. FInally, one very last question. It might sound dumb, but hey, you can never be too sure... My husband, who is my petitioner and sponsor, hasn't lived in the US since his childhood. He will now be "reestablishing domicile in the U.S. in good faith". He recently opened a bank account in the U.S. and we've also got an employment letter stating that we will be relocating to the U.S. for his job. From what I've read this proof should suffice. My question is what is he expected to fill in the I-864's "sponsor's mailing address" and "country of domicile"? In reality, his current country of domicile is China, until I receive my visa at which we will be moving to the U.S. However, I don't know if he is somehow expected to give a U.S. mailing address of relatives rather than our Chinese one... or maybe they expect him to state the U.S. as his country of domicile, since he is planning on reestablishing this domicile in the near future? I might be over analyzing this, but I wouldn't want to leave any room for mistakes.

Another i-864 related question: part 7, 6-9. (Assets of the principal sponsored immigrant -optional) If my husband, who is my petitioner and sole sponsor, earns well above the required minimum, do I still need to fill in this part asking about my personal assets? It says that this part is optional, but I'm trying to understand if there's some sort of a catch...

Hi, Just wanted to update that I have FINALLY received the approval to schedule my interview!!! It only took 3.5 months of anguish and a grueling wait. I'd like to share my story ,for all those whom may stumble upon this irritating glitch in the future (and I've been told I'm not the only one)... 2 weeks after having submitted my DS-260 I received a phone call from GZ consulate telling me my form was incomplete. They claimed I was missing information in the Work/Education/Training Section. After a few weeks I finally realized (thanks to this amazing forum) that I was missing the specific tab intended for this info on my form. Once having realized this was not a mistake on my part, and the only ones capable of fixing this problem are the Consulate, I started reaching out to them in every way possible. They dismissed my emails and there's no way to reach them my phone. I also spent hours on the phone with the NVC and anyone else who might be of help, with no luck. After 3 whole months of wait, I became so very desperate, that my husband and I scheduled an appointment for the American Citizen Services section here at the Beijing Embassy and begged them to help us. I explained that I had hit a dead end and without their help I would not be able to proceed. Even though they do not handle anything having to do with immigration, they were nice enough to contact the Consulate for me. Sure enough, within a few days the Consulate finally contacted me. To my dismay, I was instructed to submit the same exact "faulty" form again, meaning they had stalled me throughout those 3 months for absolutely nothing. How very unprofessional! Hopefully things will start looking up from now on and move along smoothly... Either way, it's a great relief.

Great, thanks. Will update later on.

That I understood It's just that I never insinuated my passport wouldn't be needed. I would just really like to know whether any applicants have ever been allowed to hold on to their passports after the interview granted that they send it over later...

Not quite sure I'm following... Recommended for what?

Thanks for the feedback. If I were to go to the US that would be prior to my interview, so I guess they wouldn't have the chance to even cancel my tourist visa. If I stick around in GZ, do you know how long it takes on average to get the passport back? There's a chance I might need to fly out of China a few days after my interview, that's the other reason I was interested to know whether it would possible to take the passport with me after the interview and send it to them at a later date.

Yeah, I guess nothing is for sure. Thanks!

Hi, excuse my confusion. You're right, I am the applicant. I guess I will have to somehow verify with the Consulate whether I can hold on to the passport after the interview and send it to them through CITIC bank at a later date. Too bad they hardly ever respond to emails. As for a US tourist visa, I currently have one. Does that mean I am free to travel to the US as I like until the date of the interview?