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When my wife was in maturnaty leave i applied for a american visa in his chinese passort not understanding that he was a citizen without my consent thus forced to renounse when he turns 18, it was denied and for 3 years my mother who is almost 80 now wants me to bring him there but i dont understand how to do this, as i have his chinese passort i can not apply for some trip permit through china and america says he is a citizen who can not leave china to goto america i was told i could try to goto a 3rd country first then fly to america but his american passort wouldnt have a entry stamp i think, and now after all this time my wife isnt happy on my getting his American passort how can i do that without her consent and even if i do she refuses to let me take him with out her and she only gets 15 days a year vacation time, My name is Leon Arant and helpfull reply would be nice thank you -
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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Hi all I'm not sure if this is the right category to post in but here goes: My wife is here with me in the States, she has her green card, and she plans to take a trip back to China in November. We were married on March 9, 2015, so I know there is one more step which we need to complete within the 90 day window before our 2 year anniversary. My questions are related to that final step we need to complete and how her status in the US will affect her ability to return if she goes to China. Separately (and I'm not sure if anyone will have knowledge of this) she wants to take our daughter with her to visit China. Our daughter was born in China but we got her an American passport and China gave her an exit permit, so now she is living with us in America as an American citizen. My questions around that are about which type of visitor visa to get her since she was born in China and has one Chinese parent but now lives in the US. The only info I can find on the consulate website is about children with one Chinese parent who were born in the US, not China like our daughter was. Questions- *Will my wife be able to return even though we haven't finished her immigration process? (still need the last step completed within 90 days of second anniversary) *Can someone please help me understand what that last step is? *Does anyone know if there are special things to consider in regards to getting my daughter a visitor visa to China as she has one Chinese parent, was born in China, but now is an American citizen living in the US? Thank you very much -
Hi guys. My fiancee is 7 months pregnant (Due May 8th) and we are beginning the process of the CR-1 Visa. My work visa here in Shenzhen lasts until July 10th. My head is starting to spin thinking of all that needs to be done and knowing that I have so many questions about this process. We have to go to Nanchang (hopefully next week) to actually get married, after which I will try to DCF the I-130 petition as soon as possible. I have a lot of questions that I would greatly appreciate your help with. 1. About the process of actually getting married. From what I've gathered from my fiancee, we need to go to Nanchang because I'm a foreigner and her hometown of Ji'An won't process a marriage with a foreigner. Do I need to do anything special to make sure the marriage is properly registered after I marry in Nanchang? 2. I read that when I bring in the I-130 to Guangzhou, I will need a notarized marriage certificate. I've also read that I will need to bring a notarized translation of the marriage certificate. Where can I get these notaries completed? Do other documents need to be notarized such as birth certificate and police report? I read that her birth certificate, which I think we only need for the interview not for for the I-130, must be obtained by a "local notary public office", and I'm not sure what that means. Does she need to go to Ji'An to get a notarized birth certificate? 3. Since my visa expires July 10th and I doubt the process will be finished by then, what can I do to make sure I'm able to stay in China until the process is complete? Should I go to Hong Kong and apply for a tourist visa? Or is there a longer term visa I can apply for since I will be married? Can we still stay in Shenzhen if neither of us are working or would we have to live with her parents? I'd really like to avoid that because they live in a tiny village in the mountains and I'd rather not bring my newborn baby there. 4. For filling out the I-130, I know this question has been answered before so forgive me, but line 1, 2 and 3 about name address obviously is meant for names and addresses in English. Do we just attach a form with her name and our adresses written and write "see attached form"? Should we use Pinyin or Chinese characters? Line 20 says to write the name and address in relative's native alphabet, so I'm assuming for line 1, 2 and 3 we would use Pinyin. The next few questions are concerning the interview, which I know is in the future but it would help put my mind to rest having a few things cleared up: 5. Does she need to bring both of our "police certificates" or criminal records with her? Or is it just her police certificate she needs to bring? If she needs mine, would I need to provide one from America and Suzhou (where I lived last year) and Shenzhen? 6. I read that her medical examination must be completed in a designated place, but I didn't see it written where that designated place is. Will we have to go all the way to Shanghai to get the medical check done? I'm worried that because the baby is due in early May it will be complicated for her to be travelling around and getting vaccinations. 7. I don't think I'll have a job lined up for when I get back to the US. We've saved up some money and I was planning to go job hunting once I actually get back to the US. I will have a joint-sponsor (my mother) because I would not qualify. Will it be a problem that I don't have something lined up for when I get back? Is one joint sponsor enough (she is well above the poverty line but not rich). Okay that's all that's coming to mind right now. I'm sorry for so many questions, but I'm just feeling very overwhelmed especially with the baby on its way. I'm sure that as I go through the process I will think of a few more. You all are an amazing resource, thank you so much,
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Hi All. Im very anxious about our upcoming interview. As my name suggests I really wanna go home. My husband and I married in China and we have a baby also an American citizen born in China. I want to raise my baby in America. What are the chances of success (with a child) that my husband can get the immigrant visa if all documents are in order? They wouldn't just deny us right? I can't endure China any longer but I don't want to leave China without my husband. Also if he gets the visa, when must he enter America by? Is it 6 months from the issuance? Thanks in Advance
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Hello all, We are just about and the end of the long immigration process of getting my family to the US. I have searched many sites, without any luck, concerning the requirements to properly exit China with our daughter. It seems everyone who has done this has a different situation and story. She has her US passport, but has been living in China via my wives household registration book (Hukou , so she doesn't have any Chinese issued visas in it. We tried to get her a Temporary Exit permit (Tongxing Zheng ֤ͨ), but we were turned down, both here in Xiamen and back in her hometown. We were successful in obtaining a Chinese passport. Does anyone know the process of getting a Pro-forma visa from the consulate general in Guangzhou? I checked both their website and ustraveldocs, but I drew a blank. Thanks in advance, Phil
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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, -
In certain instances, a child born in China to a US citizen will have filed a CRBA (Consular Report Birth Abroad) and will have both US and Chinese passports. In such instances, if the child is now in the US and returns to China, can the child use either his/her Chinese or American passport for travel between the two countries? Some people would prefer to use the Chinese passport for entry into China to avoid issues related to the duration of stay normally associated with Chinese tourist visas and visa extensions. If a Chinese passport is used, will the child need a visa or other documentation in his/her American passport to re-enter the US? IF so, what steps should the child/parent take?
