MikeXiao

Chinese Green Card This is good reading on getting a Chinese Green Card.

Not easy to get Chinese green card at all. Not as hard as you may think.

For us, it was for retirement. When we move back to China, it is easier to return to the US with American passports than have to try and get a visa. We figure by the time we retire, the kids may be married and stay in the US. We'll just get Chinese green cards.

That is indeed, some very good news. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

A few years ago, I used Asiarooms.com to book a room for my wife and daughter in GUZ. That worked very well.

Here in Virginia, my wife had her interview December 8 and her ceremony was January 22. We applied for the passports the end of that week.

CONGRATS!!!! Good news indeed.

That is some very good news. Congrats to the NEW CITIZEN!!!!

Mine too.

Congrats!!! Look over there, do you see it??? It's the light at the end of the tunnel. And it's getting closer.

My wife's brother wants her to bring him a 3g phone. Anyone have any ideas of phones we can buy here that he could use in China???? Thanks

I do not want to make assumptions on your China experience; or your SO's USA experience. After Ying was here she was uncertain on what to do about citizenship. Yes, the option for us to retire in China was a option for us. Thankfully I have spent enough time in China to fully understand that picture and I know I could handle it. The citizenship option is Ying's, not ours or mine. She knew I would support any decison. She decided that she wanted to be a US citizen. Which I fully support. I guess my advice is that at the P3 stage, decisions on citizenship may be premature, if you make them, don't be too surprised if they change. Very wise advice. When we were going through the process Christine was certain she wouldn't want to go for citizenship. Since she got here she's decided she wanted to after all and then decided maybe it would be a good idea to keep her Chinese citizenship in case we decide to retire there one day. I'm sure we'll go through a few more of these phases before all is said and done. B) Ed's point is a good one. P3 stage, or even when she gets here is most likely too early to make a decision that has so many factors attached to it. My wife's decision was for the citizenship. We are planning on retirement in China, and I thought that would be a reason not to get citizenship. Then she stated that if the children stay here, and we retire, it would be much easier for us, as US citizens, to return to the US for a visit, than it would if we were Chinese citizens. Smart woman I married, teaches me things all the time. Mike, How ya doing buddy? Hong and I where thinking the same thing. We too will retire in china. Though we have thought long and hard about this topic. She decided not to become a U.S. citizen. the reason for this We want our children to learn Chinese customs in china. Even though our children will be U.S. citizens and will goto school in china and in the U.S. We all as a family can still visit each other on a regular basis. We will just spend half the year in China and the other half in the U.S. Ya know like snow birds. Mike and Zhenghong (Hong) Mine thought that when retirement rolls around, the kids will be in college or married or both. If they elect to stay here, then we want to be able to visit without the worry of getting a visa. Just have to renew the passport every 10 years. Mike and Hong (Virginia)

I do not want to make assumptions on your China experience; or your SO's USA experience. After Ying was here she was uncertain on what to do about citizenship. Yes, the option for us to retire in China was a option for us. Thankfully I have spent enough time in China to fully understand that picture and I know I could handle it. The citizenship option is Ying's, not ours or mine. She knew I would support any decison. She decided that she wanted to be a US citizen. Which I fully support. I guess my advice is that at the P3 stage, decisions on citizenship may be premature, if you make them, don't be too surprised if they change. Very wise advice. When we were going through the process Christine was certain she wouldn't want to go for citizenship. Since she got here she's decided she wanted to after all and then decided maybe it would be a good idea to keep her Chinese citizenship in case we decide to retire there one day. I'm sure we'll go through a few more of these phases before all is said and done. Ed's point is a good one. P3 stage, or even when she gets here is most likely too early to make a decision that has so many factors attached to it. My wife's decision was for the citizenship. We are planning on retirement in China, and I thought that would be a reason not to get citizenship. Then she stated that if the children stay here, and we retire, it would be much easier for us, as US citizens, to return to the US for a visit, than it would if we were Chinese citizens. Smart woman I married, teaches me things all the time.

When you take your messages to the interview, the VO does not want to see all the history of your messages. Most likely they will not look at them at all. They only want to see the communication. Remember this, give them what they ask for. Nothing more or less. Don't give them enough rope to hang you with. Give them enough of a sampling of the messages, that they can see the communication process.

That is very good news, and you should be proud. CONGRATS!!!!!!!

Good luck to you. During the studying process, about 2 weeks before the interview, I made my wife take 2 days off from the studying. That was all she was doing and getting very little sleep. After the interview, she said that she had studied too much.

Hey Littleturtle, long time no hear from. Check our timeline. Mike

Down here in Virginia, my wife's interview was in December and the ceremony towards the end of January.

Good Idea, by the way, where is yours!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Before my wife got here, I bought a $15 Wal-Mart special rice cooker. She is still using it. The plastic plate around the switch is cracked and so I went out and bought one of those nice Japanese models. Well, she put me in my place. "NO NEED" was the word she used. "THIS ONE STILL WORK". I threatened to toss it as soon as her plane left for China last summer. I won't tell you what she said to that. So until the old one stops working, the new one is in the cabinet in the kitchen. At least she took it out of the box. But anyway, most of the appliances can be bought at the local asian market. They have the rice cookers, the thermal pots for water, steamers, etc.

Wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it. Truely amazing.

We used the same copies that we have used since the start, they were just fine.

My wife's interviewer wanted to see current bills with both names and the address. She looked twice at the ones included in the package, and decided they were good enough. But my wife said that she had to ask another person if that was OK? But we wish you good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike, I didn't know you could speak geek. Good job.

My wife's original came back about 8 days after receiving the passport.