Orrin Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 My wife and I were married in Zhuhai in June of '01. I was teaching English there and had a resident's permit, (green book) and a "Z" visa. Because I was holding the resident's permit, I was able to file (hand-deliver) my I130 to the INS office in Guangzhou. That was done on Sept. 17, '02. I received the P1 on Sept. 25, the P2 on Nov.29, and the P3 on Nov.30. Her first interview was on June 10, 03. She was rejected because I didn't qualify on the AOS, and needed a cosponsor. I hand-delivered our cosponsor's AOS on the morning of July 1. Her IR1 visa was approved on July 2 (her birthday), and she picked up the brown envelope on the afternoon of July 3. We cleared customs and immigration in Seattle where my wife’s passport was stamped with her “A” number and an I551 employment authorization on Sept. 16, and we flew on to Salt Lake City, where we are living today. On Sept. 22 we applied for her SSN at the local SS office, and were told that it would take 6 to 12 weeks for them to check everything out with immigration. Now here’s the really good news. YESTERDAY, OCT. 3, MY WIFE’S GREEN CARD ARRIVED IN THE MAIL!!!!! Now, all that remains is the SSN. That will be the final step in a process that has taken almost 4 years. As an added bonus, within a few hours of the arrival of my wife’s green card, the good friend, “SixStringRonnie”, with whom we are staying for the time being, received notice of approval of his K1 petition after 193 days. His fiancé also happens to be my wife’s best friend . Yes, October 3, 2003 certainly was a “red letter” day or everyone. I will be posting a much more detailed account of our experience in the “our stories” section very soon. Link to comment
Dave G. Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Great story! Congrats! Yup....10/3 was a glorious day. Where abouts are you in SLC? I went to the UofU for undergrad...... Link to comment
Mick Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Congratulations on finally getting your case processed. Best wishes for a great future. Link to comment
Bob & Minglian Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Wow, 3 1/2 years from your first trip to Zhuhai to time of green card in SLC. A long, long journey, yet now, with so much to truly celebrate. Without a doubt, many of us are green with envy! What a great story. Congratulations to you both! Link to comment
skrunks Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 congrats congrats congrats. I am facing the green card and SSN issue now as well, 'hopefully' all will go as smoothly in that regard as yours. Nice to hear you've nearly reached the end of the journey... Link to comment
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