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  1. Nathan&Min
    Hello again everyone. Hope all is well. I have had job interviews with a rather large international (US based) corporation, and they want to potentially send me back overseas for a period of 9-18 months. What does this mean for my wife who has had her greencard for only 1 year? I know they have the re-entry permit that you can apply for but what is the process and how would this time overseas affect us when getting down to applying for AOS? Thanks, Nathan&Min
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    My wife entered at the POE this past week, I have some family in Mexico that we would like to go visit, and was wondering, her passport was stamped with a regular entry stamp (blue in color) and the officer wrote IR-1 and signed under that. This is proof of status when it comes to coming back into the US after entering Mexico? We want to be sure she can come back, we are just going for 1 night 2 days to Mexico. Thanks Nathan
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    This is a question my wife often talk about, if in 3 years, after receiving citizenship (if she chooses to do so) will my wife (and I) still be able to purchase a home in China? We would like to have this option in the future but are concerned about giving up Chinese citizenship and it's implications in China. Working is another issue we are interested in knowing other peoples experience on, once you become a US citizen, how is working in China? Thanks, Nathan
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    We have visa in hand, checked CGI federal website this morning, it changed from processing delivery to visa ready for pick up this morning. We picked it up at our local citic bank, our original plan was to leave right away, but our home is in Houston so we are going to wait a couple weeks to leave in order to let things get back to normal. Thanks everyone again. It is an IR1 by the way.
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    We have turned in the passport to the Consulate at GUZ, we are ecstatic with how quickly our process has gone, especially with CCP on our backs. I wanted to finish up this post with our timeline, along with a last question going forward: Our timeline: May 9, 2017 - DCF Petition in GUZ May 12, 2017 - Received a letter in the mail requesting additional documents June 8, 2017 - Received email to fill in DS260 and additional documents July 03, 2017- Received email to schedule visa interview July 26, 2017- Held interview in GUZ, needed to submit paperwork for co-sponsor Aug 2, 2017 - Submitted all tax forms and other documents for co-sponsor Aug 14, 2017- Received email to turn in passport to consulate along with 2 passport photos Aug 15, 2017- Turned in passport to Citic bank in Wuhan Aug ??? 2017 - Passport in hand??? still waiting Final question is, we filed for the conditional green card 2 years, but our 2 year anniversary is July 22, 2017. We are well past that, and by the time we are going to enter the US, it will be mid-september, what documents do we present in order to receive an unconditional green card at POE? Please advise. We are forever grateful for this forum, and the help we have received through this long and crazy process, with the 2 year home residency over our heads the past 2 years, and with CCP membership being an issue as well, we thought it would have taken a lot longer to get this process done. Thank you again.
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    After submitting my dads paperwork, including a heap of tax documents, W-2's and other proof of income, we have received notice to send her passport in. It really seems that the CCP issue has been overcome already?
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    What is the purpose of the i864a form? My sister was a dependent of my fathers last year, my mother recently passed away, so my dad is currently the only person flying solo tax and income wise. Do I need to have my sister fill out the i864a?
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    My wife had her interview this morning in GUZ, we had everything prepared very well. My wife is a CCP member but they didn't seem to care at all. They were mostly looking at my income, and asking if we could get a cosponsor. I have a job offer in the US for well above the requirements they need above poverty level. But it's just that, only a job offer, and I have not formally accepted it yet pending salary and benefit negotiation. They didn't think this is enough. My situation is as follows, originally I was going to have my father sponsor me, he is retired and is receiving his pension, social security, and my late mothers pension as well. He has a very sizable savings,would they generally be able to accept a retired person as a cosponsor? He is single and has no dependents. My wife got a green slip and no blue slip, they basically insinuated to my wife that as soon as she had cosponsorship that she would be able to get her visa. Attached is the green slip https://ibb.co/bJHOkQ
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    Hello again, We got the email to fill out the DS260 on June the 8th. To this day (June 20th) we are unable to pick a delivery address with Citic bank on US Travel Docs... it still says, The Case ID that you have entered cannot be found. I emailed the consulate and US Travel Docs, waiting for a reply, is this normal? 12 days?
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    Here's a hypothetical: My company is pushing me to move to the United States for my job in our new US office in the Bay Area. They have paid for my wife to be with me. I technically am still working legally in China until September. If my wife were to be in the USA with me after her interview at GUZ, (she has CCP issue) until they ask for her passport and then come back, will this cause any issues with the process or will we have to be separated during this time? Thanks
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    Hello everyone, We applied for our DCF about a month ago, and we received the news of filling out the DS260 and passport copy, photos, etc yesterday night. We received unfortunate news of my mothers passing and rushed here (Texas) from China to attend my mothers funeral, and we will not be able to return to China until July due to I have business here. Will someone be able to turn in these documents through CITIC Bank on behalf of us in China? They have all of the documents already. Please advise Nathan
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    Three days later, and we got an EMS from the consulate asking for a copy of our original marriage certificate. They just a copy, no need to turn in the originals, is that correct? Thanks! Nathan
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    They may ask to see the red book marriage certificate. But there is no reason why they would keep the passport - until they are ready to put a visa in it. About 15 minutes after leaving, they literally called me and told me to come back to pick it up, as they forgot to return it to me. Oh well.
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    Its been a long time coming and its a relief to get this process going. Here's my questions about the process: On a lot of the checklists it doesn't mention the marriage certificate itself needs to be brought to the application. I didn't bring it foolishly and he asked if I had it. He said I may need to add it later if asked. Is this normal? I had the white book and thought that was enough. Secondly they took and kept my wife's passport. Is this normal? I thought it was quite odd. Thanks Nathan
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    I have an upcoming appointment that I can't make to file an I-130 for my wife. We are kind of last minute getting the marriage notarial certificates (and others for later) ready for the filing and we feel like we won't make the time this Thursday. I called the consulate in Guangzhou and they said we could file on a Friday during the public hours if we needed to. The reason I can't set an appointment is the next available appointment is the middle of May, and I will be on a business trip for more than a month in the USA starting May 11th. Does anyone have experience in filing an I-130 during public hours on Friday in GUZ? Thanks, Nathan
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    Been looking it up so much on here, visajourney, and Google but haven't been able to find any approximate processing times for the AP for CCP membership this past year? My wife and I will DCF in May, interview hopefully in July, and on from there have to blue-slip it until they get the AP done and over with... how long has it been taking lately? Nathan
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    Will there be any implications come time to DCF?
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    So, my wife and I have been living in China for nearly 2 years, and I have been working here nearly the entire time. We have not petitioned or started any sort of immigration proceedings whatsoever, but are planning to in the near future. In the meantime, I have several business trips I need to take to the United States, and there is one coming up this next month that I'd like my wife to come along with. She has had a US visa in the past, and I was wondering what sort of implications or issues we might run into if we apply for a tourist visa and going to the US (2-3 weeks only). I want to reiterate that this is strictly for business and that we will have return plane tickets on hand for the interview when it comes to that time. We both have full time jobs here in China. Thanks, Nathan
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    According to Texas' government website, it seems that this 30 day rule is not true. If you can prove you have an abode (which is impossible to tell where you are actually sleeping, and my uncle is letting me to live there for as long as I want, he doesn't actually "live" there himself anyways.) and to prove you have an abode in Texas, all you need is 2 proofs of residence. I have bank statements (digital) and physical that will be sent in the mail to his house in Texas, along with a voter registration card from the county in which he lives. That's it really. It's pretty easy, and I have looked into it pretty extensively. I think you're talking about a NEW license - where you take the written and driver's test. You can do that at any time. What I found out was that I didn't need a Texas license at all - my Chinese license was perfectly good for the approximately 30 days I was there. My residence was a hotel, or I possibly could have used my sister's address. Our circumstances are different - go for it. If they mention the phrase "30 days" to you, at least you'll have heard of it. I don't care to sort out where the differences are. Then again, if your bank statements are more than 30 days old when you present them, you may have even THAT possible issue covered. Found it - at http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/residencyReqNonCDL.htm, but also that your former out-of-state (or out-of-country) license is good for NINETY days. I have my valid unexpired Pennsylvania license ready to surrender it doesn't expire for almost 3 years. Looks like I'll be good to go, Just got word from my company that I have a trip to Houston (my uncle lives in Harris County, Kingwood to be exact, just a bit north of Houston) this month. Gotta get my documents in order! Thanks for the help everyone.
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    According to Texas' government website, it seems that this 30 day rule is not true. If you can prove you have an abode (which is impossible to tell where you are actually sleeping, and my uncle is letting me to live there for as long as I want, he doesn't actually "live" there himself anyways.) and to prove you have an abode in Texas, all you need is 2 proofs of residence. I have bank statements (digital) and physical that will be sent in the mail to his house in Texas, along with a voter registration card from the county in which he lives. That's it really. It's pretty easy, and I have looked into it pretty extensively.
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    In this aspect I am not worried. I have several job opportunities in the United States waiting for me, I just can't get to them since i'm "stuck" here in China for the time being. From what I'm understanding with what you said: It isn't a huge problem that my parents will sell their house and move from the US, as long as they have a proof of assets and ties to the United States for the role of a joint sponsor in this mix. As they move away, I will have to establish residence in the United States by other means other than my old house which my parents will sell. I can re-establish residence by claiming residence in another relatives house (talked to my uncle this afternoon, and he said I could stay in one of his houses) Is there anything I am missing? Edit: My uncle lives in Texas, and I have already started the process of claiming a legal residence there at his home by changing my bank account information, credit card address listed, and will apply to vote there when I get to Texas in November (and numerous times after that for business trips). Once I have 2 proofs of residence I can directly apply for a drivers license from the local DMV in the county in which I will claim domicile, and then in the eyes of the consular officer, this will be my home where we will stay once we emigrate?
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    @Randy My wife has the 2 year rule on her head until July 2017...
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    Hello everyone. Just a few quick questions as my wife and I are slowly but surely approaching the date in which we will DCF at Guangzhou. My mother was going to be a co-sponsor since I am a recent graduate making a meager salary here in China, and with a savings amounting to a few thousand dollars, I was afraid that this would not be sufficient to prove that I was able to support my wife in the initial stages of the immigration process by myself. My parents have plenty of savings and the means to provide more than enough 'support' to my wife by signing a co-sponsor affidavit. The problem is my parents are planning on retiring in April, and move away from the United States. They will still have bank accounts, investments, and all that here in the US, but they will be selling their house. This presents two problems for me: I won't have an actual residence in the United States anymore since my parents home is my home on everything from Bank statements, to credit card bills, to my voting registration. Secondly, will my mom will be able to sponsor us if she isn't actually in the United States? They will be living in Malta at that time... Any advice is appreciated. Thanks. Nathan & Min
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    Even if my wife isn't eligible to emigrate right now, she can still start applying? How early is too early? She won't be able to actually emigrate until July 9th, 2017. I would try to file it DCF around May or June 2017 If filed now it may be placed in a holding pattern until the HRR has been satisfied, or it may be rejected and told to file it closer to the date HRR is satisfied. We were planning on being back in the US by July of next year right when her HRR is up. We were thinking of starting the process this fall, because the CCP issues can add another 2-6 months onto the time. I feel like May of next year seems a tad late, no?
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    Even if my wife isn't eligible to emigrate right now, she can still start applying? How early is too early? She won't be able to actually emigrate until July 9th, 2017.
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