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[Bobby]

Greetings all -

 

Sorry I've been out of touch for a little while. I finally got back from China last night, with CaiYun!

 

Words can't describe how happy I am to be back home. This has been by-far my most difficult trip to China.

 

The Intervew

This was a lot easier than I thought it'd be. They didn't look at any of the proof we had with us. They just asked CaiYun a few questions (Where does your Fiance work; Where does your Fiance live; Do you speak English), and told her to come back the next day to pick up the visa.

 

The only real speed-bump we hit was going through immigration at Chicago. When they went through the forms in her Mysterious Brown Envelope, they found that the doctor in GZ didn't fill out a portion of one of her medical forms. After a few inquiries and a supervisor's intervention, they decided that she was not actually sick, and not to worry about it. They kept her I-94, and now that I think about it, that was probably a bad thing, but I'll worry about that later this week.

 

Now we're back at my place. Its 8:00a, she's passed-out and I'm still doing some last-minute cleaning. Meeting her family was a trip, and visiting her village was that much more exciting.

 

I got a chance to meet with robhon while in GZ. He's a great guy, and it was great to put a face to a name. Youyue (his fiancee) is great and eased CaiYun's nerves considerably. I hope I get a chance to meet with more people from the board, as everyone has been incredibly helpful and great.

 

Well, that's it for now. I'll write more later. I have to go catch up on e-mail, s-mail, cleaning, etc.

 

Talk to you all later,

-bobby

[frank1538]

Wonderful news. Glad this phase is finally behind you.

 

Now, get ready for the ride of your life.

[Stats]

They kept her I-94, and now that I think about it, that was probably a bad thing, but I'll worry about that later this week.

 

That is a very bad thing. You will need the I-94. Someone with some AOS experience can chime in, but I recall it is very important for the "next steps".

 

Edit: I checked the K-1 FAQ. You will need a copy to file for the AOS, which is what I thought. See http://www.k1faq.com/#6.2

 

I would get on it right away.

[dewdrop]

Good news,Bobby.

You need to check I-94 later.It's important for next step.

[Bobby]

Congrats on getting back safely with bride in tow. You will need the I-94; they should have stapled a copy in her passport. It's the only proof you have that she entered legally.

They stapled the departure record portion of the I-94, but not the long part of the form that we filled out. If needs-be, I have the names of the officers that checked-us in, and I can always call ORD and see if I can track them down.

[frank1538]

Congrats on getting back safely with bride in tow. You will need the I-94; they should have stapled a copy in her passport. It's the only proof you have that she entered legally.

They stapled the departure record portion of the I-94, but not the long part of the form that we filled out. If needs-be, I have the names of the officers that checked-us in, and I can always call ORD and see if I can track them down.

I think that's all that's supposed to be stapled to the passport. Jingwen's passport didn't have the whole I-94 attached.

[bobmal99]

As long as you have that part of it you will be OK. You will need it for everything, EAD, SSN AOS. Otherwise I couldn't even imagine what you would have to go through. Congratulations, and good luck with the start of your new life!!!

[Francine-gg]

Congradulations Bobby and Caiyun!!!!

 

We will write to you and francine hopes to talk to Caiyun on the phone.

[Bobby]

Like the others have already mentioned, the little white 'tag' is all you need. It shows when she entered and how long she can stay. It should also have an A# written on it. When you file AOS, use that A# - it is her identifier to BCIS.

I took a look at her passport today.. I didn't see an A-number written on it anywhere (just the I-94 number). I remember while reading it when we filled it out that there was a space on the back for an A-number, but they kept that portion of the form (the long part).