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I'm warming up the ole wahooer for you man. looks like long awaited good news!!!!

for k1 and k3 it's the I-134

Very well said Wally.....and whether it's eating a hotdog here in the US with my Chinese partner or trying to locate a wok that she likes, it will be nice when we are able to do that together.... ...and oh, yeah....what's a zenophobe? Could be someone afraid of Zen eh? 163474[/snapback] Xenophobia denotes a phobic attitude toward strangers or of the unknown. Racism and Xenophobia are oft times used synonymously but are indeed different disorders.

This happened to one other CFL member-Frank. Sure enough, his wife got the greencard without an interview!

Hmmmmm, after rethinking this I wonder---The streets are dirty so they remove their shoes. Well, the air in the world isn't that clean anymore either. Does anyone else think that it's about time we started the 'remove your clothes at the door' policy??? I for one am going to mention this to wifey--sounds like a winner to me---unless of course we have guests in which case we can make it optional unless it's the ex---EWWWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Can you say 'CLOSURE'?? How sweet it is!!!!!!!!!

1.5 billion people all crowded into cities with poor sanitation and filthy streets--yup, it's about germs and rightfully so--nOT OCD at all--just pragmatic

Uh, Sammy, you didn't say beer was on you,. you said DRINKS are on you. I have it on good authority that Frank drinks very expensive Scotch--and so do I!!!!! congrats!!!

I think you will find that the schools will accommodate you as far as grade placement and placement in ESL. School systems get federal monies for ESL and ADA (Average daily attendance) money from the state. Depending when she gets here and here birth date should determine what grade placement YOU want for her. My stepdaughter was 14 getting ready to soon turn fifteen when she came to the US. She is physically less mature than the typical American girl her age and arrived in March. It was my choice as to grade placement. I had her finish the school year in the eight grade to acclimate herself to American schools-that late int he year she would probably not have earned any HS credits anyway. She is now a sophomore and is Beta club and straight A honor roll--also in the hunt for valedictorian. she spent last year in ESL but no longer goes this year as she is in regular English class and excelling. You Will be amazed how much effort a Chinese girl will put into school--- I worked in education as a School psychologist and Central office administrator. Believe me when I tell you that schools will listen to what you have to say--they hate any kind of friction or controversy!

She MUST have a passport in order to get the visa!!!!

Different states have different rules. However, rule of thumb is get her school transcript from china and most US schools accept it. At fourteen she would likely start as a freshman. She will get ESL services. She will need her immunizations up to date.

No doubt she is ahead academically Paul. However, when considering grade placement one needs consider social adjustments also. Generally speaking it is boys that benefit most from a lower grade placement but in some cases the less physically and socially mature females will also benefit.

yOU DON'T NEED TO FILL IT OUT. I THOUGHT THE SAME THING WHNE i DID MY SO'S-I CALLED TO MAKE SURE AND DIDN'T NEED IT.

personaly I have been to church twice in my life. got married both times--ain't goin' back but if wifey wants to go to one she is welcome to walk. Me thinks she is happy being what she is and making her what I think she should be would be counterproductive!

For now I'd suggest that you survive getting the Visa--then take 9 tranquilizers and three gallons of good down home TN moonshine---distilled the old fashion way-in a car radiator. Once she is here and your head stops hurting, then an only then do you need to worry about what to do next!!

Don't know about introducing her to christianity but she's doin' a pretty good job of introducing me to buddhism.

Like Don said, sometines you get a nice suprize. We got our greencard a year and a half before the posted processing date---go figure.

Chinese students are expected to learn. No fun, no frills, no BS. Just shut up and study. They excel in math and science and all subjects that require the learning of "stuff" and a step by step methodical approach. However, they appear weak in critical thinking skills. synergising is not their strongest suit. I for one would be a true advocate of a merger of our ways and Chinese ways when it comes to education.

My wife took my last name but kept her first name (surrname) to honor her father. We changed it when we got married and had no problems with aOS or anything else related to it.

Yuppers, that's the way they did it in memphis--no stamp and we got the card in 2 weeks.. Can You say CLOSURE???????????

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You can file EAD at the same time you file your AOS paperwork--but NOT before! Why efile if your sending in the AOS paperwork? why not sedn them in together?

Welcome to our nightmare--I think your gonna like it! We get the great wall package through dishnetwork. It has a like 13 channels including cctv.

Yup, thats the way it is. they will automaticly extend it.