DaveR Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Good Luck to Bob and Nicole. I think from the way things are working now, that they arrive in the morning for the biometrics and look at the receipt for the visa. Then they come back in the afternoon for the interview. This is what my SO told me happened in her group. I think a "yellow cow" must be some mama-san that thinks she owns the turf where everyone waits. Dave Link to comment
BobandNicole Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Back home finally, white slip in hand Yahoooooo... Interview not particularly a big deal. VO was a young women, actually from my wife's description one of the three people I saw coming back from lunch at Lucy's. VO asked wife for her passport in Chinese, wife replied in English if she needed my passport, from then on the interview was in English. VO's main concern was the domicile issue and asked if I had property or investment in U.S. Wife produced some bank statments from US bank account, told her I had property in Arizona, that seemed to suffice. VO asked if we were going to US right away, wife replied to visit, but not move there for a few years yet. VO mentioned that since this is a residence visa, wife needs to spend a minimum amount of time in US, otherwise have to re-do the whole process. No specification of minimum time, I think it's at least one week every year from what one of the VO's told a co-worker (play on softball team together) VO looked at the photos after they were offered, didn't look at the e-mails. Wife was one of the last one's out of the interview time. As far as the yellow cow, she was a stocky thing for a Chinese, with a butch haircut. Reminded me of someone you would see in a women's prison movie who ran the cellblock. In this case, her territory is who can she get money from to put ahead of everyone in line. Justice was served though, the ones she was putting ahead in line all got blue slipped.... As far as blue/white slips, seemed no pattern to it, Some with very little documentation got white or blue, one lady had a folding luggage cart full of documentation and still got a blue slip. Age, etc didnt' seem to make much difference. Nicole said it seemed very little of the applicants could speak english. So tomorrow to pick up the visa itself, then to US in april/may for a while. Back home now, all wrung out mentally. Time for a good nap... Later.Bob Link to comment
DaveR Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Congratulations to You!!! Dave Link to comment
beijingjenny Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 CONGRATS!!!! And yikes - I don't have property or investment... a very small bank account?? Link to comment
Trigg Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 WaaaaaaHoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
BobandNicole Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Ah yes Jenny, but you have your parents as a co-sponsor, which I didn't have..the main thing is to prove ties to U.S. such as tax returns, bank statements from a U.S. bank mailed to a U.S. address, a 401K, driver's licence. I just luckily included the US bank account statements (which doesn't have a lot of money in it) and that's what Nicole used. I also had plane ticket copies of trips From China to U.S. if need be, but VO didn't need those. You should be ok, with your parent's co-sponsorship. They mostly want to know that you have somepace to go TO I think Bob Link to comment
frank1538 Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Congratulations Bob and Nicole. This ordeal will soon become a distant memory. Best wishes to you two. Link to comment
John & Hai Yan Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 CONGRATULATIONS BOB & NICOLE! Never heard about the yellow cow before. Link to comment
beijingjenny Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Thanks Bob. And interesting they don't really care that you are going to live there long term. Hope you got that nap. I know I'll be sleeping very well if things go okay. Link to comment
BobandNicole Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Actually, there is a bit in the USCIS law that says if you meet certain conditons you don't have to meet the physical presence in the U.S. for time in country for citizenship. Since I work for an American company headquartered in U.S. and am on temproary assignment in China it meets the requirments. That doesn't release me from having to have some sort of domicile in U.S. True, a double wide on rented ground on an indian reservation in the Mohave dessert may not be much, but it's a domicile none the less. We'll head back eventually, and if the air gets any more polluted here maybe sooner than later. Sure do miss the blue skies. Bob Link to comment
animatormark Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Bob are you Native American? My reservation is in VA. Pamunkey tribe. Link to comment
tonymasiello Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Congrats on the visa!!! Link to comment
goneflying2000 Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 WAY TO GO.CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS Link to comment
boba Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Gongratulations and thanks for the update. Boba and Meixiang Link to comment
MRMC Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Congrats and best wishes. Link to comment
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