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Quick questions I can't find clear answers to elsewhere: My baby was born in China earlier this month. I am in the US and cannot go to China. Question 1: To apply for the CRBA, are scanned/printed copies of physical presence acceptable, or do I need to mail university transcripts and other documents to my wife? Question 2: Do I need to amend or submit further documents to my wife's I-130 application regarding our child, or because the baby will have a US passport is further documentation unnecessary? Thank you for any clarification the forum may provide.
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In July or August Yuan and I will be going thru the Cirt of Birth Abroad/passport/SS card paperwork in Shanghai for our daughter. She wanted to do it in Guz, but I am going to be very busy with the factory construction and machine install that I will not have the time to go there for a few day's. I put my foot down "which I will pay for later". So we are going to do it in Shanghai. She keeps saying something about an exit paper that she must do in her HOKU city. I told her we can go there for a visit after things settle down here in Shanghai, and file the paperwork then. I was wondering if anyone has gone thru the process lately and if it was as much of a pain in the arse as the whole K1 process? I have brought a lot of information with me to help out. Dr bills from the US for her ultrasounds, Marriage license, back w-2's a few pictures of her pregnant. My college transcripts to prove I was in the USA. -
We are going to have a BABY. If CSC is not to slow she will have her 2 year GC with travel Doc. The baby will be born in China, I have a 6-12 month work contract the baby will be born in the middle of. From what I have been reading online if we both come back to America with copies of the Birth certificates with certified translations that the baby will have an immediate GC when we enter the states. The only stipulations are that we bring the baby within the first 2 years and it is our first trip back to the states since the birth. I hope this is the correct. I would hate to have to deal with another round of USICS forms. My main concern is the Chinese immigration letting us out of the country with the baby without a visa for him/her.
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Hopefully I’m not going to get poked at for asking these questions and would appreciate any feedback. My situation is that I have gone the English teaching route for some years and will be returning to the States for a job. I have been happily married since June 2009 to my lovely Chinese spouse and have stayed by her side even longer than that. We are expecting a baby in Feb-Mar 2013. My questions are: 1) Can I petition using an IR-1 so that my wife is permitted a green card? Will this automatically renounce her of Chinese citizenship? Is there a way for her to allow her residence in the USA but allow her to retain her Chinese citizenship? 2) Can I file everything from the USA even though we got married here in Shanghai? 3) What documents would I need to take back with me if it is possible to petition from the States? 4) I am guessing the best way to prove my bona fide residence with my partner is an affidavit from a third party source since I only rented all this time. I am confused how to go about obtaining this. Here is what it has to say: My question here is how do I obtain such an affidavit? Do I have through a certain body or do I have to draft this out myself? Are there any samples online? 5) I am expecting a baby in Feb/Mar 2012 as I stated earlier. Does that mean I have to sign two i-130 forms? 6) With the info I specified from above, does that mean I have to wait until the baby is born as I would need the baby’s birth certificate 7) When the baby receives his/her birth certificate, isn’t he/she supposed to be assigned a Chinese name by law? How could I assign the baby an English name? 8) I would also like for my spouse’s last name to be mine. How would I go about doing this? I here this is possible during the interview. Is this true? Would I just use her Chinese name on the forms? 9) Let’s say I need my parents to co-sponsor my spouse, would they have to be physically present during the interview? 10) Does my Chinese spouse need to obtain a birth certificate? Wouldn’t a houkou and passport be enough to establish Chinese citizenship? Are the houkou and birth certificate the same? I keep receiving conflicting info. Many thanks in advance
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My wife is planning to give birth of our baby in China (long story!). I'm a US citizen while she is on her 2 year green card. I was told I can easily get my baby a US passport at the US consulate in China so I could bring her back here in the states. Is that really an easy process and how long does it usually take to get all the paperworks done at the consulate? TIA P
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Actually, children born to an American parent are automatically an American citizen. She just needs to file the appropriate paper work to get the passports etc. What parent, the mother or the father ?
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Children: Passport and Travel Issues
kdavid3 posted a topic in General Visa Discussion & First Steps
My wife (Chinese) and I (American) had our first child this last August. My job ties me to China for the next 5 - 6 years. I'd like to take my son home to America so that he can meet his American family. What is the best way to go about getting him issued a passport and visa? An American passport seems like a no-brainer, but would cause problems once we return to China after a short visit to America. As I said above, all three of us will be in China for the next several years. I need to find an option that will be the least amount of hassle in regards to passports, visas, etc. Candid personal experience and stories would be a big help. Thanks in advance! -
I have a unique situation involving my son Ryan (6 years old) who is a Citizen of the united states born abroad (here in china) to myself and my deceased husband. I am preparing the paperwork required for packet 3 for my K-1 which includes a request for forms DS-230 & OF-169 (any children that will be immigrated you to the US) to be completed. Ryan has his Consulate report of birth abroad paperwork and a US passport. Question #1 Do I need to fill these forms out for Ryan? Question #2 Do I pay the fee of 131 usd & 400 usd for him also?. Thank you in advance for your help!
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Has any member of CFL has any experience of going thru the process of acquiring American citizenship for a child born abroad to a US citizen who married a Chinese National? If you do, could you provide some detail of what needs to be done and how long does it take? Is the US citizen has to be presented at the embassy in China to file the application douments? Thanks.
