alexandervivienne

So the appliation was accepted, and we received a document a while back (I-171H) "Notice of Approval of Relative Immigrant Visa Petition" which classified Vivienne as "CR/IR-1/2" We received the notice about 3 weeks ago. It says that the consulate will contact Vivienne about getting a visa. We filed the G-1145 request for an e-notification. To this date, we've not received any other correspondence from Guangzhou, electronic or otherwise. Vivienne has done some research on Chinese sites which said that we should have received a letter by now. Has this been the general experience? What should we expect at this point? Thanks again for all your help!

Thanks everyone for all the advice. I guess we will move forward and try to apply at Guangzhou. Thanks. 马到成功！

Thanks for your reply. I'm still worried about questions two and three, because I seem to get a different answer each time I ask them. I had previously emailed the Consulate directly and they directed me to this site http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/i-130-petition-for-alien-relative.html which does mention 6 month residency in China. Has anyone ever had any luck proving residency while on a business travel F visa? I'd hate to get our hopes up and then go all the way to Guangzhou, just to get turned down immediately.

Hi all, this is my first post. The site was recommended when I had some questions, so I hope you can help me. I'm Alex, an American. Vivienne is my wife, she is Chinese. We want to move to the US in August/September of this year. We're hoping to get a CR-1 visa for her. Our situation is really complicated, so I will do my best to explain it... I moved to Beijing on an F visa in February of 2012. In June of 2012, I moved to Hong Kong on a work permit. Since September, I have lived in Xiamen, first on a long-term F visa (I was at Xiamen University) and now on one of those you-must-leave-the-country-every-30-days business travel visa (Vivienne owns a small market research firm in HK, and sponsored me for this visa) Our combined income should be sufficient to fill out the I-864, but only for 2013, so I'm asking my parents to fill one out as well, which brings me to my first question, 1) If I fill out an I-864, does that make my parents "the only joint sponsor" or the "first / second of two joint sponsors"? 2) Am I eligible to apply through the Guangzhou consulate? I have lived in Greater China for two years now. I have a Chinese and Hong Kong bank account, and together with Vivienne I rent an apartment here (though the lease is in her name). 3) If I'm not eligible because of my F visa, I have an opportunity to apply for a Q1 visa here while Vivienne and I head to her hometown for Spring Festival. Once I'm on a Q1, could I apply right away for the CR-1, or would I have wait until I've been here for six months? Of course, I'd much rather be on a Z visa, but it's hard to find work when you won't be around for a year. I think that's it.. Please let me know if you have any advice. Sincerely, Alexander & Vivienne