Snowman87

My wife laughed and said that I was happy about the win! FYI, We are in the states now. Immigration was a breeze; it took no more than 15 minutes. Lines were unusually short, I guess we arrived at a weird time. Still waiting on the green card, but it has not been long enough to start worrying.

We were married in august, and I have not been home in nearly 3 years due to the wedding and birth of our daughter. $590 and the paperwork is a bargain. EDIT: Also, I have been looking at flights. I realize it may take longer for us to get through immigration. Is a 3 hour layover enough?

Update: 19th Received documents from my Mother. 19th submitted to Citic bank 21st bank actaully sent the documents. 26th case is still Processing but date was refreshed. 29th Refreshed again still processing. 30th ISSUED! Thanks again for all the help thus far. I will be asking lots of questions about some of the next steps. Let me know if there is some information left out that would be helpful for you. I will be checking periodically.

Maybe because my parents file jointly? Not really sure. Some people have said that they want it to prove my mother's support of the immigration.

I really think that is all they want, although her income would also be above their poverty line if they do care about the money. She it via USPS, 1-3 day, $76! Based on what I have been reading, from the time we submit to the time we get her visa it should be around a month. I hope so, because my current Visa expires on march the 15th, and I would rather not sign another extension with my school.

I promised a longer version for reference. I hope this helps other CFL members that are going through the same process. We were married in 2013 in Harbin and had our first child in 2014. ~2014~ 9/2 DCF beijing 11/2 Emailed Beijing and received a reply that the petition had been approved 10/29 12/1 Received confirmation from Guangzhou that they had received our case. Also instructions to fill out a DS-260 and submit documents to Citic bank. 12/4 Submitted DS-260 12/18 Email from Guangzhuo telling us to schedule interview ~2015~ 1/15 Interview Here is what my wife took with her to the interview: Interview confirmation DS-260 confirmation and letter correcting one mistake we made on the form Copy of every email received from the US government during this process. My I-864 with a copy of my passport, transcripts from last 5 years, letter from employer, and past 6 months of pay stubs. (although I am not sure any of my paperwork meant anything since last 3 years I earned income overseas and filed 2555) My father's I-864 with a copy of his passport, transcripts from the past 3 years and pay stubs showing all of 2014's income. My father included assets even though he is above the income threshold. Taxes proving value of house and copy of most recent bank statement. Notarized Marriage certificate Notarized Birth certificate Notarized Police report Resume, English and Chinese Copy of my valid drivers license Copy of my US bank statement with activity CRBA of our daughter 40 pictures from random life events Email from parents promising a place to stay as long as we need. Everything that we could bring the original of. we also brought along a copy. Here are the questions they asked: Can you speak English? Which state is your husband from? Where did you meet? Do you have a child? How old is she? Have you ever been to America? Any other countries? Who is my father's name? Did your mother-in-law send any papers? He also saw that I am from Ohio and asked if I was happy about the buckeyes winning the national championship. RESULT: White paper requesting a I-864a from my mother. If anyone has any questions about any particular part, I am more than happy to answer!

The email I found on their website was dhsbeijing-cis@dhs.gov, but they may both go to the same inbox.

Thanks for the reply. I do not think it is a money issue. I think since my parents file jointly he decided he want it. Like you said, they may just want the signature. At least we know how to advise other people who come asking.

My wife had the interview today and did great. She said she was one of the only few speaking English the entire interview. So proud of her! Even though my fathers income as reported on his I-864 exceeds their standards, they requested an I-864a from my mother. Few questions: First, I planned on submitting her passport with the documents. Confirming this is the correct course of action. Second, my fathers I-864 would technically be incorrect since we did not include my mothers income. Should I worry about this or assume they can do the math? Third: how much time does this usually take? Thanks

I DCF'ed in Beijing on the 2nd of September. On exactly the 60th day, I emailed and got a response that my I-130 had been approved. Our interview is on Wednesday, I will write up a timeline in the interview results section of this forum when we get back from Guangzhuo. That should be more helpful for you.