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A year ago, my visiting scholar g/f went back home and I was supposed to meet her 2 weeks later in Shanghai, but travel has been banned and I haven't seen her in a year. We talk every day on Wechat and Skype. She was a J1 visitor with 2 year home rule residency requirement. She also has CCP party membership, but just a university teacher in a liberal arts subject, not involved with the government or military, and if she quits CCP she loses her job. We've decided we want to be together forever. I was told I could apply for the K1 today, and they would process starting now. If they finish before the 2 year requirement is met they will wait for it to be met and then issue the visa, so I don't have to wait for it to be met and then apply and wait for the K1 to process. We're worried about the CCP membership with everything Trump said about it. Should we wait for Biden to be in office for a while to apply, or should we apply immediately hoping that we will get it soon after the 2 years expire? -
Found this on wikipedia for those who want to know more about the CCP check process. As I have heard it appears the actual check in DC may be fairly quick, its the processing at the consulate to send it out and get it back, process the visa is the bulk of the AP period in this situation... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Advisory_Opinion As I found when calling the State Dept. all they will tell you is "in AP"... From MITs web site: "Unfortunately, congressional offices are unable to help expedite visa issuance. The Department of State considers this to be a matter of national security and will not circumvent the security advisory opinion process under any circumstances. However, a combination of efforts on the part of congressional representatives, institutions such as MIT, and higher education associations has resulted in high-level awareness of the problems and there are on-going efforts for improvement." Another site, says about the same as Wiki: http://administrativeprocessing.blogspot.com/2008/11/sao-faq.html Really good info! http://am.nafsa.org/knowledge_community_network.sec/international_student_3/international_scholar/practice_resources_17/visas_mantis_security Information on the Name Check Process (done when initially at USCIS): http://administrativeprocessing.blogspot.com/2008/12/national-name-check-program.html Good luck! Lee
