1st NOA I-130 WHEN?

[Buzzy]

On January 16th 2005, I sent my I-130 petition, two 325-A forms, all meticulously filled out, my translated official PRC marriage certificate, and the rest of my documents; along with my 185 dollar US money order, to the US consulate in Guangzhou.

As a US citizen, I have been living here in China for five years. My Chinese wife and I have been married for a year and a half--married right here in China.

Well, I haven't heard anything from the consulate--nothing, nada, and zilch.

I did, however, send an email yesterday inquiring about what is going on--so perhaps I will hear something within a week.

Is this common particularly with US-Chinese married couples here? I thought by now I would have heard something, anything.

 

I wonder what's going on. Our relevant phone numbers are on the documents,as well as our mailing address here in China; yet, nothing....

 

Have I been patient enough?

 

Should I have just bypassed Guangzhou altogether and sent the petition and everything stateside, that is, if I could?

 

This is my first posting, so please pardon my ignorance.

[Orrin]

I'm not sure if the rules have changed in the past few months or not, but when I filed the I-130 at the GZ consulate, I had to provide my Chinese resident's permit, better known as the "green book." With out that, I would have had to file the I-130 through the Texas processing center that handles petitions from my home state of Florida.

[Orrin]

I'm not sure whether or not the rules have changed in the past few months, but when I filed the I-130 at the GZ consulate, I had to produce my Chinese resident's permit, better known as the "green book" before they would accept my petition. Without the green book, I would have hade to file through whatever processing center in the U.S. that handles petitions from my home state. I would assume that the GZ consulate would accept a notarized copy if you file by mail.