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Phew! What a relief! Don & Randy, again thanks for the detailed explanation.

Thanks Randy & Don. I guess i just wasn't sure whether "Present and former residents of the United States" include people who was on student visa previously.

I wasn't asked to so. I just submitted DS-260 this week and is waiting for GZ to send me the instruction package. I saw police certificate was on the list from the consulate website, and thought that every applicant would need one. Would GZ specify in the package from which country the police certificate is required?

Sorry for the confusion This is for my green card application. I am a Chinese citizen, and applying for 1R-1 visa. I'm now gathering material for the interview in GZ, including the police certificate. I wonder if I need to get one from the US since i lived there for 2 years.

Dear CFL, thanks for the responses on my previous posts. Got one more question, hope someone can provide me some advices. I lived in Colorado from Aug 2000 - Oct 2002 on F1 (Student) visa. Do I need a police certificate for that period of time? If so, where should I send my request to? And any idea how long it might take for me to get the certificate back? Thank you!

married 5 yrs ago. Filed jointly. all good. thanks.

Thanks a lot for all your input. Sounds like I need to reconsider some options including possibly getting a job offer in advance of the interview. Hmmm. Not easy to solve. Thanks again.

Yes, I have a career. I've been working in China for several years. Just recently left a job in Shanghai, and I have 3yrs of healthy IRS returns. that should be good evidence of ability to support wife in the US. Income has been well above the US poverty level, no problems there. I just don't have an income at the moment. And I won't be getting a new job until we move back stateside. getting a co-sponsor is unlikely, so I hope we can count on assets. Thanks!

Hello everyone, there has been so much great advice and commentary in this website, I thought I would post my own question to get some more opinions and suggestions. We had our I-130 approved just last week from Beijing USCIS, and now we are preparing for the interview in Guangzhou. Regarding form i-864 Affidavit of Support, I wonder what people do when the husband, me, is unemployed at the moment and doesn't have a job lined up in the US yet? (I left my job recently and will definitely get another one later, but at the time the interview happens there will be nothing to show as current income) The form says we can use other assets to meet the income requirement. has anyone done that before? Like using the value of our home in China? or using my wife's (Chinese national) bank account? Does that suffice? In the interview has anyone ever been asked where the money in a bank account comes from? how specific are their questions regarding source of money, or do they just need to see that you have money? Thanks so much! Look forward any thoughts on the matter,

Big thank you to Randy & Dnoblett! This info is very helpful! Now maybe i can quit my job at the very last minute ;-)

Hi everyone! I'm new to this website and impressed with the amount of info provided here. Thank you very much! Here are my questions: once I (chinese citizen) receive the immigrant visa and enter the US, do I need to stay in the US until the actual card arrives? Or am I free to travel internationally as a green card holder during this period? I need to travel back and forth betweem the US and China and maybe to Japan/Singapore to sort out several things that can be done only in person (such as selling/leasing out the house, dealing with a few bank transactions etc) before I finally move to the US. Thanks!