Jeff n Jianli

Welcome to CFL, Hong. I do not post much but I do like to read about other Chinese women's perspective on things. Once again welcome.

Our check was cashed about a week after sending it in also. We just got the biometrics done yesterday. Our appointment was at 3 and was out of there by 3:15. Good luck

We had our wedding ceremony on my second visit but did not get married legally. We did not have any problems. It was a wonderful experience and it made her and her family very happy.

My wife told me she would loose all of her retirement benefits if she became a USC. She is keeping her Chinese citizenship. FYI, I think that BofA is owned by the Chinese government. Just what I heard so not for sure.

They will not issue a birth certificate if you are not married

Welcome to CFL and congratulations on the baby. We were in a similar situation and did not have any problems. You only have a short time but read as much as you can on CFL. Make her as comfortable on the plane as possible. Buy a widow seat and an isle seat so that there will be a good possibility the seat in the middle will be empty. I assume you are with her now.

¡°The most dirty and run down place that I ever stayed¡± Quote from my Lao Po who lived in rural China most of her life.

Sorry to hear about the problem with getting your SSN. I learned from CFL that it takes 10 days for them to get her arrival entered into the computer system. I can not imagine what could be wrong at the USCIS. All they needed from us at the SSA office was the I-94, her passport, and her birth certificate. You should try a different SSA office. It is definitely not true that you have to get married first. This is a good place to start to learn about the AOS process. http://candleforlove.com/FAQ/CFL_FAQ_AOS_Final1.htm We will also start concerning ourselves about this soon. We entered the US on July 5th Got married on July 10th Applied for Jianli's SSN July 16 Got her number the next day Got her SS card in the mail around July 23rd Applied for her new SS card with her new last name on July 28th Got her new card on July 31st

First I want to thank all the Cfl members.This is the best site on the net. We arrived in Guangzhou from Shenzhen at 2 pm the day before and it was raining very hard. She got her medical exam done two weeks ago. We checked in our room with Mr.Yang. I can not recommend staying in any of his appartments. It was the worst place I have ever stayed. There are too many negative things to list here. We met up with Roger and June who had their interveiw on the 30th also. We ate dinner with them and later compared notes in our room. That helped a lot. They are very nice people. We did not get any sleep that night because the baby moved so much that she thought for sure something was wrong. This is Jianli's account that she posted on 001: I prepared a full backpack of files for the interview, but only tax return of 2007 was used. However, I still feel it¡¯s better to have more than what the Vo might ask for. Jeff and I read a lot about other experience and prepare anything that newly demanded my Vo. I even bring Jeff¡¯s Birth Certificate. We did prepared more than enough. Jeff and I got to Consulate about 7 and got inside about 8, then I sit in the hall waiting to call my name. They first call the name of each applicant, the purpose is to unseal the parcel. Meanwhile, they¡¯ll ask a few questions. I was asked whether I have been abroad before, which country and how long? Have I ever been to Hong Kong and Macau? Am I Communist Party Member? How long have I been pregnant? After unseal the parcel, I got a number. I sit back and waited to call my name to have finger prints. After finger prints will be interview. I came out the consulate at 10:10am, so I had interview at 10 I guess. Ok, here¡¯s my Interview: Me: Good Morning Vo:Good Morning. How are you?(smile) Me:Not well, the baby moved a lot last night which makes me worry a lot, but it's better now Vo:(smile)Ok, your passport? Me: Here's My passport. Here's my fiance's passport and his driving liscense. Vo: Thank you. Vo: May I have your middle Finger print? Me: Which Hand? Left or right? Vo: left Vo: How did you know each other? Me: He contact me on Skype on Oct. 3rd, 2006 Vo: What do you do? Me: International trade. But I quit my job a few months ago. The last job I quit in April. Vo: How many times have you met? Me: Including this time, 5. He is waiting for me downstairs now. Vo: 5! Me: I have a list of documents I prepared, would you like to read it? Vo: Ok. Vo: Where did you learn English? Me: I was majored in Business English in college. (The vo looked over our original application(I-129F) he has and I saw the pics Jeff sent) Me: We have a lot more pics now. Vo: oh. Can I see the tax return? Me: yes, I have tax return of year 2005, 6, 7, which one you'd like to see? Vo: 2007 Me: Here's original of 2007 Vo: Thank you. Vo: ok, you are approved. Me: Thank you, thank you very much! Me: Have a nice day! Vo: Thank you, Congratulation! All documents we prepared is listed below: 1. Proof of Income: Including I-134(notarized), Employment Letter (Notarized), Tax return, W-2 of year 2005, 2006, 2007(both original and copies) and part of Check stubs(recent earnings statement). 2. Evidence of Residence: Mortgage Statement, Mortgage Interest Statement, Survey of Residence, Water Bill, Electric Bill, Telephone & Internet Bill, Current Credit Card Bill(Showing the ticket to US of XXX is paid), Real Estate Property Tax Statement. 3. Proof of Assets: Checking Account Statement of National City Bank, Checking account Statement of MainSource Bank, Latest monthly Statement of both Banks, Certificate of Title of the Car, IRA Saving Account statement of NatCity Bank, 401K Retirement Account. 4. Evidence of Relationship: Evolution of Relationship (Notarized).Plane Tickets of 4 trips to China in Sep.2007, Nov.2007, Feb, 2008 and April,2008. Plane Tickets of the Latest trip on Jun.26, 2008. Receipt of Engagement Ring. Part of Skype Chats from Oct.3, 2006 to Aug.4, 2007.Screen Shots of Video Chat, Yahoo Messenger Chat list from Jun.27, 2007 to June 24, 2008. 5. Additional Doc:Birth Certificate of Jeff Sheckell, Ex-wife¡¯s Information, NOA1& NOA2 of K1 Application, Letter from NVC stating the petition was sent to Guangzhou, Invoice of Applying Multiple entry Chinese Visa. Passport and ID card(Original and copy) From Applicant Beneficiary: 1. Proof of Residence: ID Card, Household Certificate, Real Estate Certificate, Water, Power bills, Telephone and Internet bills, Credit Card Bills, Fond Bills. 2. Proof of Relationship: 2 Albums of pictures taken during 4 different trips, Email Lists, Tickets & Boarding cards of us going back to Shaanxi. 3. Personal doc: Passport, Passport to Hong Kong and Macau, Notarized Birth Certificate, Police Certificate &Unmarried Certificate. 4. Additional Documents: Passport, Passport to Hong Kong and Macau, Resume, Employment letters Issued by Shenzhen Ryan and Shenzhen NOV. *************************************************** I sat with Roger and had some coffe on the 4th floor. People started coming down from the interview soon after 9. I then stood by the excalator to wait. There was a lot of blues, apparently from non-cfl members because they seemed very confused even with simple things. June came down first with a pink slip. Jainli soon followed with a pink of her own. We were all so excited! We took our pictures with our pink slips showing. We was planning on staying in Guangzhou but decided to come back to her home to see a doctor. Everything is ok. Waiting at home to get the visa now. I hope this helps others going through this process.

This is the flight I always take. Non-stop and only 14 hours. We both plan to leave from there July the 5th

It would not hurt to have your SO give you an invitation letter in both Chinese and English. Have his government ID number and phone number on it and whatever else you think could help in your situation. Have him sign it in Chinese and pinyin. Scan it and email it to you. That is what we did. It does not take much time and does not cost anything. You never know what might be happening as you are entering the country. These are crazy times even for China. I can post our letter if it helps.

Thanks so much for your best wishes. I can hardly think of much else. Jianli is very anxious also. She just got back home in Shenzhen after getting her medical exam. Everything is completed and in good order, just waiting now. Soon I will be in leaving for my 5th visit. I will try to give a detailed report of our interview experience. Good luck to those before us and after! Jeff

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I guess karma would explain all the earthqukes in California then. It just shows that the Hollywood elitists are just as ignorant about world politics as they are about American politics.

It sure would be nice if we could exchange our dates.

Good Luck Jin. I will pray for you

We hope that we will have the interview in June. We would be happy to meet up with anyone that happens to be there while we are. Good Luck everyone

I have read you many times. I hope everyone enjoys this. We all need a break going through this process

My son, Francis Norton, made a webpage about our community a couple of years ago. I am very proud of him. I have just bought the house with the "view" and I am becoming very anxious for her arrival. Please let me know what you think. Thanks in advance. Oh yes, I forgot, here is the link http://mytrailerpark.com/

I am not sure but I think you are supposed to send a return label with packet 3 so that they can use it to send you package 4

I think it would be very helpful if CFL had something like visajourney to enter our immigration timelines http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list...na&dfile=No

I guess every state is different. In Indiana during the divorce I could have requested that my ex not take the kids out of state if I wanted. I just assumed that taking a child out of the country would be out of the question if both parents did not agree. Jeff