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I'm not sure why this is news all of a sudden, but I'm seeing it in multiple places, so here you are! See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/China.html Travel AdvisoryJanuary 10, 2018 China – Level 2: Exercise increased caution
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Hello everyone, I have a couple questions about the green card process with many more to come in the future, I’m sure. First, I’ll tell you a bit about our situation. My wife and I have been married for 4 and a half years. She is Chinese and has a 10 year – 180 day - B1/B2 US Visa. I am American, and we have a 10 month old American daughter who was born here in Shanghai. We’ve been living together in Shanghai for the last couple years but are getting ready to move to the US. We were originally going to DCF but I’m a bit concerned with the I-864 as I’m currently unemployed here in China and because my occupation when I'm in the US is an IBEW union electrician. If you know anything about union trade work, you know that there isn’t really such a thing as a work contract that is signed in advance, or that lasts for a certain amount of time, or that shows a yearly salary. I need to actually be there and start working to show all of that, which is what I'd like to do if possible I know a joint sponsor would be a solution but I’d rather not have to ask my dad to be one unless I absolutely have to. I also know that I could move back ahead of them and start working but splitting up our family is not an option. Questions: Is there a way to start the green card process for my wife while we’re still here in China, then we all move to the US and I start working to build up some pay-stubs and proof of income before filing the I-864? Or maybe even move to the States with my wife on her current B1/B2 visa and then start the whole process from there with an AOS after I’ve been working for a bit? Isn’t the I-864 normally one of the last things submitted? If that’s the case, couldn’t I make it to where there’s enough time between the start of the process and the filing of the I-864 for me to work most of next year, file taxes for next year, and then have a tax return to submit showing decent income while we all live there together? I was thinking you had a certain window (like 2 years) that you could wait to finish the whole process once it was started? Could that help me out with this situation? What are our options? Do we even have options? Thanks for your help in advance, Tom
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Hello, Everyone! It's been a long time. Has anyone had to apply for a travel document to enter China from the US? I was under the impression that once one had a US passport all one had to do is apply for a visa. That is not the case for my Chinese-born son. The same applies to children born in the US if at least one parent is Chinese and has not established residence. It's an effort to prevent dual citizenship. In the above case, the child is considered a Chinese citizen and therefore cannot be issued a visa. The child cannot be issued a Chinese passport because he has a US passport. The travel document gets around the dilemma. The problem is that the family has to apply in person at the visa center, in our case, Washington, DC. In order to schedule an interview, an appointment has to be made online. It's all in Chinese. My wife has made three attempts, each time resulting in a three-day timeout. She's getting frustrated. Is there anyone who has gone through the process who could describe it is such detail that I could use Google translate to get through it? Thanks in advance.
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Hi All, It’s been about three months since our son was born and I wanted to have him get his passport/ssn taken care of. But we are in Hangzhou and the easiest location for us is the Shanghai embassy. On the website we are unable to select any date for that reason at all, but for Beijing or Guangzhou we are able to select a date. My question is , does the Shanghai embassy handle newborn baby passports anymore? It would be a hassle for us to go all the way to Guangzhou for this if we can avoid it. Also he has an English name and we aren’t applying for a chinese passport, probably obvious just wanted to be clear. Bill
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Hi all Happy Thanksgiving! Being in China again during the holiday left me without yet another turkey dinner. I am going to throw this out and see what comes back to me. I've been in China for 12 years. A long time yea I know. I am married with two lovely twin girls(6 months). I of course want them to go to school and live in the USA. For obvious reasons. right? Here is the deal: I want them to understand China before I take them home. That means we will remain inside China for at least 5 more years but I am thinking more like 10. So theyll have some school here but no freaking gaokao for my angels. I want to know so many things so i'll just have to be anal about it and list them. If anyone can help, way cool. thanks in advance! 1. If my girls get their American passports but live in China how does it work with visas for them? 2. Do they need a visa? 3. This one is complicated: We did not go to GZ yet because there were issues after the birth but all is well. We didn't want to take the girls on a train at such a young age. So i am sure that I will have to pay some stupid fine. As if I broke a law having children. 4. Once my girls get their passports & visa etc blah blah, what do I need to do about getting my wife a tourist visa to go visit my hometown(Chicago)? 5. Is it easy for my kids to go to the USA? 6. What will happen to their hukou? 7. I forsee a major clusterfudge of paperwork, interviews and so on. What could I fully expect to see in terms of getting my girls their passports, visiting chicago and keeping them living in China for the next 10 years. 8. Any external links you may suggest to me? I would like to say that this site is really good and would like to thank all of you here. You make the world a bit easier for us red-tapers. - David
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Hello All, I've been lucky enough to be awarded a ten-month fellowship to support my PhD research in the PRC from June '17 through March '18. Unfortunately, it appears that the (multiple entry) visa I receive will require that I leave and re-enter the country every sixty days. My children are American citizens (with passports, etc.). My wife is Chinese. I'm wondering what type of document I can get for my boys to avoid them also having to leave the country every sixty days during our ten-month stay. It'll be enough hassle, financial and personal, for me to leave every so often. I'd really like to avoid having to take the boys each time as well. What are my options? Thanks! -
This week the Chinese govt changed the policy for exit of a baby with a us passport and a chinese mother and us citizen father. They are no longer giving exit and entrance books. We had to file for Emilys chinese pasport. And get a us visa issued to the chinese passport. Even though she has a US passport. Nedless to say this caused us a lot of isues his week. Since we were near guz trying to file the paperwork we did a quick passport application and tomorrow I will hit the consulate during the open 2 hour friday window time. Hopefullythey will have a easy way to quickly file for and get the visa when the passport arrives. I broke a rule and purchased the plane tickets for for jan 18. Stupid thing is the baby lap ticket has her English name and her chinese passport has to have the chinese name. Sorry fir extra typo s tablet is not good for my finger, -
A new wrinkle on this topic: Americans abroad find citizenship too taxing to keep It seems the State Department has found a way to punish American Citizens when they renounce citizenship. MORE: http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2014/08/30/government-fee-to-give-up-u-s-citizenship-is-raised-fivefold/ Unintended consequences....
