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Hey guys, thanks for your responses. To clarify the a little further the specific issue had to do with the communicable diseases, so our worry was that she wouldn't have time between the medical and the interview to take care of it, and then we weren't sure what the result would be. Anyway, it turned out to be a false scare for us praise God, but I'll post what we learned anyway in case it helps someone else. After we found out there might be an issue, my wife called the clinic in Guangzhou to verify what steps we should take. We thought that there would be an issue with the communicable diseases so we asked what we should do, start treatment where we live locally first and bring a Dr.'s note? Did we need to reschedule the interview, etc. What the Dr. we spoke to told us, which was pretty crucial if there had been an issue, was that any treatment received had to be through their clinic. So if there actually had been a problem and we started treating it locally in our city before we arrived in Guangzhou, it would have been worthless as far as the medical exam goes, or this was our understanding anyway. They emphasized that we had to have the treatment done for any issues by their clinic. So my wife left on the next flight she could get (as our interview is coming up very soon so she needed to start treatment ASAP if we would make it in time) and had her medical exam. To our relief the results turned out fine showing no issues at all.

My question is about the medical exam before the interview. My wife's interview is in a couple of weeks time, and I just found out there is reason to believe she may fail part of this exam. The issue is correctable but requires time. My question is does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? I'm considering re-scheduling the interview, but I'm wondering if it would be better to just go ahead and have the interview and then have to resubmit medical evidence afterward (assuming that is the procedure). Or if she fails the medical for any reason, treatable or not, is that an outright visa denial? Thanks for any help

I have a question about the submission for the i864, as well as other documents for both the I130 petition and interview document submission stages. 1. My father will be our co-sponsor, and I'm wondering, if he fills out and signs and dates the form in the States, can I just have him email me a scan and use that for the submission? Or will I require the original document? 2. If the original is required, my father will be visiting a couple of months before we will need to submit the i864. Can he sign and date it at the time of the visit, or will the length of time between the signed date and the submission matter? Is there a time frame that these documents are valid for once signed? 3. Is there any kind of general guideline/list of documents that originals are required for vs. scans/copies are acceptable? For the I130 and interview submission stages? (sorry I don't know the technical names for the different stages - too many acronyms) Thank you in advance for any help and suggestions

Okay, no problem there, I am here on a legitimate residence permit for legitimate business, but there is also a missional aspect involved (kind of quasi missions, quasi business).

Hey guys, another quick question. Hypothetically speaking, if the petitioner applying in GUZ for their spouse was in China as a missionary, would this cause any issues? Because it is technically illegal according to China's laws to live here as a full-time missionary, so I'm wondering if the US Government would take any issue with this or if they don't have a problem with it? I know that there are mentions of missionaries in the I-864 as to retaining domicile, but presumably this is in countries where being a missionary is legal. Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your response Randy. That makes me feel a lot better about the domicile requirement. As for the career piece, I will still have some income coming in from the states at that time, though it will be far below the requirements still. I plan to contact a few people about jobs closer to the time, would just a copy of back and forth emails between prospective employers work? Does it need to be anything official? Thank you again

Hi Everyone. I've been reading up on a lot of forums on this site over the past few weeks and really appreciate all of the great input offered from those who have been down this path before. I have many questions about this process still actually, but will just ask a few for now, and post others later as time goes on. First a little background: My plan is to file DCF for a CR1 visa. We are not actually married yet, but this seems by far the fastest and least "mafan" of all of the options available for those who are able to use it. We have known each other for 3.5 years, and have been dating for only the last year. We plan to marry in spring 2017 and file immediately after. I have been in China for 3.5 years, the first two years as a student, then one year on the business "M" visa, and now just recently on a "Z" visa, with a residence permit, so by the time we apply it will have been over 6 months of being on a residence permit which meets the DCF requirements. From moving to China until now, throughout my time here, I've continually received income through the US, through a non-profit organization that I receive donations through, which is taxable income, and as such I have filed taxes each year since residing here. I have recently also started earning income here in China, and will begin filing this foreign income along with my US income on my next tax filing. I do not meet the financial requirements for support, so my father will be our joint sponsor. We also plan to stay with my parents when we move back, which is where I have maintained my permanent address. The bona fide marriage doesn't concern me as much, as our relationship is bona fide and we have evidence such as photos, chat logs, etc., though no joint bank accounts or leases yet as we're not living together at this time. But this doesn't seem to be as big an issue for DCF filers. My main concern is with domicile. And I'm still a little confused about which way to file, either as having maintained domicile, or intent to re-establish. When filing, do you have to claim one or the other? Or can you just include evidence that I believe proves I have maintained domicile, with additional evidence showing intent to move back? So far my available evidence is: active voters registrationactive drivers license, recently renewedmultiple credit cards with parents address as permanent addressmultiple bank accounts with parents address as permanent addressretirement account with parents address as permanent addresscontinually active health insurance, with parents addressletter from my father stating we will live with themWould the above be enough to qualify as maintaining domicile? Or should we go the re-establish route? Or again, do I have to choose? Another question is, if we were to be denied based on domicile, is it an outright visa rejection, or is there time to re-submit or change my claim from having maintained domicile to re-establishing? Also one last question, unrelated to domicile. Like I mentioned before we plan to marry and then begin filing immediately for CR1. Does any time need to pass before we begin filing, or could I theoretically file the petition in GUZ the next day and have no problems? Thank you in advance for your help, really appreciate your guys' assistance.