LiuXia's Husband

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LiuXia is from Chengdu. Her family and friends are OK. Mom was outside walking when the quake hit, said it was VERY violent and lasted a long time. Son was online chatting with former classmates at that time, could see the internet cafe damage occurring. He later found out his school was hard hit, probably will be demolished. We have also donated to Red Cross China Fund.

We had a similar problem: the custodial father would not allow the son to immigrate with LiuXia. He finally relented shortly before the son turned 18, so we were able to start the process. Needless to say, the father and grandparents were not too happy that the son wanted to leave them. Add to that the stress of being twice denied for a IR2 visa (great first impression to make on a potential future citizen) and its a wonder the kid hasn't gone postal. Anyway I guess my point is that a follow-on visa is not a guarantee. It would seem like a slam dunk that a child would get a visa if the mother had already gotten hers and all the child's paperwork was provided, documented, matched up, approved by NVC, etc... But when you are dealing with a(n) <insert adjective here> governmental agency like GUZ, anything can happen. Best if you can get the mother and child approved at the same time.

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Thanks for all the advice. This must be true- I read it on 001.

And the beat goes on. Congratulations.

As I read it, we need to file AOS (or removal of conditions) within 90 days of her 2 years anniversary of CR1 issuance. But my wife INSISTS it is within 90 days of our 2 years marriage anniversary. Can somebody please verify the correct timeframe. (BTW- My native tongue is English and the instructions seem clear to me, but... 001 disinformation is hard to overcome).

Dateline: Chengdu LiuXia gets a phone call from GUZ on Friday- Wednesday interview will be CR1 instead of K3. I arrived Chengdu Saturday night and we travelled to GUZ Sunday. We stayed at a hotel about 4 blocks from the embassy, off the island. Don't know the name of the place (001 sisters can find out), but it was new and the price was right-about $15/20 per night. The proprietor (Mr Yong) was extremely helpful as a guide, escort, and travel agent. Monday and Tuesday were full days at hospital, etc. Wednesday morning we met Ron(SoCal) and Eva(K3), Will(NYC) and Susan(K1). Girls enter embassy, guys wait at Blenz. About 10, Eva and Susan show up at Blenz- where is LiuXia? At noon we go to lunch, after which, the girls return for interviews. By 230, my nerves are frazzled- still no LiuXia. Did she get lost, abducted, or what? Then at 315, they all show up back at Blenz, trying their best to look sad. But they couldn't pull it off, the excitement was too great- 3 for 3, we're batting a thousand! En masse, we go to the Post office right around the corner. Later that night we have a victory celebration at a hotpot across town. Thursday we take the subway to another medical center for additional shot records. Friday morning, we all pick up and compare visas at yet another post office. Later that evening , back to Chengdu. Interview details: CR1s interview all day long, have to pay extra $45 in RMB(373.50 exact change) only. LiuXia's VO was a tall handsome blonde at window 7. He rejected the previous applicant, so she was very nervous. But her interview was a slam dunk, especially considering it was all done in Chinese. Q1: What is your husband's name? A1: Duh. She also gives my regards to VO. Q2: Where does he live? A2: slight twist- She answers Portland, my residence is actually across river in Washington. VOs consult. OK. Q3: What is his work/employer? A3: she answers and shows him a company monthly magazine that highlights our Chinese operations. Q4: How many times has he visited you? A4: hands him my passport, answers. Q5: Do you have pictures together/ correspondence? A5: passes him a Chinese newspaper article showing us together. Also shows him an email (some of which is written in Chinese) that I sent her prior to applying for visa (apparently the email with Chinese writing BEFORE the application seemed to have great importance). VO: Congratulations, you are approved!

LiuXia and Brian will be there for sure! Sign us up for the dinner at Jake's, too. Yum.

Believe it or not, I have received personalized and timely responses to every email that I have sent GUZ.

Our interview is on June 8

June 18th or later. Picnic in a park.

Email from GUZ was waiting for me tonight. As the saying was in the military before enlistment expiration, "short 41 days".

This is really gonna mess up nooneufo's charts. Hope the visa unit move in June doesn't make this boat any slower.

With K3s from Missouri moving slowly and CR1s progressing rapidly, I think our CR1 will arrive Guangzhou before the K3 interview. Correct me if I'm wrong, but then the interview will be CR1. This means vaccinations are required. Some confusion exists about where to get the shots. Are only the medical examiners on the list acceptable to give the shots, or can they be done at a clinic in the hinterlands?