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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE because Chinese divorce papers not translated
Here this is from the State Departments website and concerns where and how to obtain documents or records in China! Here is the link for this page http://travel.state....5.html?cid=9015 China has a lot of China specific requirements, so you need to double check all information you receive here. What would be acceptable for many countries is not acceptable for Guangzhou! Best Wishes, Robby


Documents

Most of the documents listed below can be obtained from one of China's Notarial Offices (Gong Zheng Chu). All Chinese documentation to be used abroad is processed through the notary offices and issued in the form of notarial certificates. Notarial offices are located in all major Chinese cities and in rural county seats. These offices are part of the Ministry of Justice structure, but are separate from the people's court system.

Notaries in China do not perform the same functions as their American counterparts. Chinese notaries affix their signatures and office seal to certificates that attest to the probity of claims made by the applicants. By regulation, notaries are empowered to issue certificates only after they conclude that the applicant's claims are true. Notarial certificates of birth, death, marriage, divorce, no criminal record and pre-1981 adoptions are, at best, secondary evidence of the events they purport to document. Although these certificates are secondary evidence, they are used because primary evidence is not standardized, is easily forged, and difficult to evaluate. Notarial certificates are easier to interpret than primary evidence and theoretically represent an expert judgment on the part of the notarial official as to the facts documented.

The certificates can be based upon primary evidence, secondary evidence, testimony of the applicant or other parties, or investigation by the notary. For most notarial certificates of birth or adoption, the primary underlying documentation is the household register (HHR) which appears to be extremely susceptible to fraud and manipulation, especially if the holder of the HHR lives outside of a major metropolitan area. Notarial certificates rarely cite the basis for their issuance.*

Thus a certificate in itself may not be adequate evidence of the facts claimed, and is best used in conjunction with primary and contemporaneous secondary evidence: old land deeds and old family registers; letters or money receipts; family records from countries that have reliable public documents; school and medical records. In relationship cases, especially where the petitioner left China years before, the best evidence of relationship, or lack of it, would be the Hong Kong Certificate of Registered Particulars (for petitioners who lived in Hong Kong), or the petitioner's immigration and/or naturalization file.

Local conditions often do not permit consular officers to conduct on-site inquiries. However, if there is a reason to doubt the claims in a certificate issued by a Chinese notary, the American consular post in the issuing office's area may verify the information through the notarial office, or, if possible, by field investigation. A copy of the document in question should be submitted to the post, as well as detailed reasons for the suspicion. For suspected relationship fraud, the first step should be a check of the information contained in the INS file or Joint Voluntary Agency (JVA) files for former refugees. Given sufficient reason, notaries do investigate, and in some cases, revoke certificates. Several months should be allowed for a reply.

Individuals residing outside of China may obtain notarial certificates from the notarial office with jurisdiction over the county of previous residence. Chinese relatives or friends may request issuance of certificates on behalf of someone now living abroad. Relatives and friends should have specific written authorization from the interested party before they request certificates. Alternatively, persons in need of notarial documents may contact the PRC Embassy or Consulate nearest to their residence abroad and ask that the request be forwarded to the appropriate notarial office. Obtaining a notarial certificate through a PRC Embassy or Consulate can require considerable time.


Birth Certificates
Available in the form of notarial certificates, which are secondary evidence. Notarial certificates of birth (Chu Sheng Gong Zheng Shu or Chu Sheng Zheng Ming Shu) for persons living in or recently departed from China are generally reliable, but are best used in conjunction with other evidence. They are most often based upon an AHHR, (Household Record) which is easily susceptible to fraud, especially in villages. Notarial birth certificates for persons long departed from China are most likely based merely upon the testimony of interested parties.

While some notarial birth certificates will list stepparents or adoptive parents along with natural parents, this is not always the case. In some cases, the certificates will list only the natural parents, covering up an adoption.

Some applicants will present notarial certificates of relationship (Guan Xi Gong Zheng [or Zheng Ming] Shu) in lieu of notarial birth certificates. These certificates of relationship are unreliable and tend to be based solely upon the testimony of interested parties. Notarial birth certificates should be required. Care should be taken with any certificate that lists step relationships. These relationships are as of the date of issuance of the certificate only. Marriage certificates should also be required.


Adoption Certificate
Certification is available in the form of a Notarial Adoption Certificate ("Shou Yang Gong Zheng" or "Zheng Ming Shu"); however, in accordance with the most recent revisions to China's adoptions law, a Notarial Adoption Certificate is no longer a requirement in adoption cases that were initiated after April 1, 1999, the effective date of the revisions. Notarial Adoptions Certificates remain available should any party involved in the adoptions process wish to have one (Adoption Law of the PRC, Chapter II, Article 15).


Early Adoptions
Prior to January 1981, there were no standardized adoptions laws and regulations in China. Commonly, adoptions were orally agreed to by the adoptive parent(s) and natural parents and/or surviving family members. There may or may not be a written record dating from the time of the adoption in these older cases. Parties to pre-1981 adoptions, however, often secured Notarial Adoptions Certificates at a later point in time that listed the natural parents' names, adoptive parents' names, and the date of the adoption. These certificates were supposedly issued only after the notary ascertained that an adoption took place conforming to local practice and regulation. Although notarial offices issued certificates for pre-January 1981 adoptions, these are considered to have been extremely susceptible to fraud, such that contemporaneous evidence of the adoption and co-residence, especially in the form of school records, is required for verification purposes.


Following Enactment of the Adoption Law of China, Effective April 1, 1992
China codified its adoptions laws and regulations in the Current Adoption Law of China on December 29, 1991, which came into force on April 1, 1992. Under this law, a Notarial Adoption Certificate was required in all adoption cases, and the inability to obtain a Notarial Adoption Certificate was prima facie evidence no adoption ever took place. Therefore, adoptions taking place after January 1981 and before April 1, 1999 are considered valid only with the issuance of a Notarial Adoptions Certificate. Additionally, for adoptions cases initiated during this period, the date of issuance of the Notarial Adoptions Certification serves as the effective date of adoption.


Revisions to the Adoption Law of China, Effective April 1, 1999
On November 4, 1998, China amended its adoptions law, effective April 1, 1999. Under the revised law, Notarial Adoption Certificates are no longer required in the adoptions process, nor are they used to establish the effective date of adoption. Instead, a Certificate of Registration of Adoption is used, and the effective date of an adoption is the date of registration (Revised Measures for Registration of Adoption of Children by Foreigners, Article 11). These certificates are issued by the provincial-level Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is responsible for approving all adoptions of parentless or abandoned children who becomes the wards of the Chinese state.


International (Inter-country) Adoptions in China
Foreigners may, in accordance with the Adoption Law of China, adopt a child (male or female) in the PRC. As in a domestic adoption, the adoptive relationship shall be established as the date of registration in all adoptions concluded on or after April 1, 1999, the effective date of the revised law. For adoptions occurring prior to that date, failure to obtain a Notarial Certificate of Adoption remains prima facie evidence a legal adoption never took place. While a Notarized Adoptions Certificate is no longer required, one may be obtained should any party involved in the adoption relationship wish to have one. Moreover, it remains true that if a foreign parent or married couple adopts a Chinese orphan, at least one of the adoptive parents must travel to China to complete the adoption, at which time they will receive a Notarial Birth Certificate and a Notarial Abandonment Certificate (Revised Measures for Registration of Adoption of Children by Foreigners, Article 8). The Notarial Abandonment Certificate should detail under what circumstances the child was either orphaned or abandoned. Please consult the U.S. Consulate Guangzhou's Adoption Unit for more on the inter-country adoptions process.


Marriage and Death Certificates
Available in the form of notarial marriage certificates (Jie Hun Gong Zheng [or Zheng Wing] Shu) or death certificates which are generally reliable.


Divorce Certificates
Available. Notarial offices will issue notarial divorce certificates based upon extant records to confirm either a court-decreed or uncontested divorce. In an uncontested divorce, a couple can obtain a divorce certificate from the marriage registration office in the neighborhood where they reside. In a contested divorce, both parties will receive a copy of the formal divorce decree from the court at the time the divorce is approved. If the original decree is lost, the same court will often issue a duplicate, but these various decrees or certificates should not be accepted in lieu of the notarial certificates.


Police Records
Generally available, reliable. Persons should apply for a certificate of no criminal record at the local Public Security Bureau (PSB) (or certain types of employers such as state owned enterprises), then make application to the notary office for a certificate based on the PSB document. Persons without a criminal record will be able to obtain a certificate to that effect. Certificates for individuals with one or more criminal convictions will list all convictions for which records still exist. The certificates purport to reflect all criminal convictions during residence in China. Police records are generally not available for the period prior to 1949. Certificates are available for those in the J-1, Z, and X categories. The GOC does not issue police records for temporary residents of China in L or F visa categories.

Police records also are not available for those who were in China in diplomatic status including those working for international organizations such as the United Nations. Notarial police certificates are based in part upon records from an individual's employer. If an employer refuses to release records, the notarial office is not able to issue a certificate. This is the case for persons sent abroad for education by the Chinese Government who fail to return to China.

According to a 1957 state council ruling that is still in force, the imposition of a re-education through labor (Lao Dong Jiao Yu) term does not result from a criminal conviction. Administrative organs, rather than courts, impose re-education through labor. It is important to distinguish re-education through labor from labor reform (Lao Dong Gai Zao), which is a sentence meted out for criminal offenses.


Prison Records
See Court Record below.


Court Records
Available in most cases. Normally, when someone is tried by a people's court or by an organ of the executive branch of government, some record remains of the case even for a political crime. In some instances, the entire formal court verdict (Pan Jue Shu) is available upon request by the former defendant. In other cases, the court can provide only a synopsis of the charges and the verdict. In all instances, it is necessary to have the applicant request court records. If an applicant is unable to secure court records, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, or the posts in China with jurisdiction over the area where the record is located can contact the appropriate provincial foreign affairs office and request assistance in securing records. It is not advisable for other U.S. officials to contact courts directly. Most court records will also indicate the original sentence, the actual sentence served and any reduction or commutation of the original sentence. Court records are generally not available for the period prior to 1949.


Military Records
Generally not available.


Notarial Work Experience Certificates
Available. Notarial Work Experience Certificates (NWECS) briefly describe an applicant's work experience in the PRC. They should be required of all employment based preference immigrant applicants who claim work experience in China. Employer's letters or sworn statements from persons claiming person's knowledge should not be accepted in lieu of NWECS. The inability of an applicant to obtain a NWEC should be regarded as prima facie evidence the applicant does not possess the claimed experience.


Passport and Other Travel Documents
There are four types of Chinese passports:

  • Diplomatic Passports: Bright Red. Used for diplomats, and certain other senior government officials, (e.g., provincial governors, ministers, etc.) and the heads of some large state corporations.
  • Service Passports: Green. Used for other government-sponsored travelers who are at, or below, the vice-minister level. Service passports are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • Public Affairs Passports: Dark brown. Used for other government-sponsored travelers who are at, or below, the vice-minister level. Public Affairs passports are issued by Provincial Foreign Affairs Offices.
    Note: Beijing has seen a variety of government sponsored travelers from trading company officials to Kung Fu experts, traveling on Public Affairs passports. The Provincial Foreign Affairs officers appear to have some latitude in deciding who can travel on a Public Affairs passport.
  • Private Passport: Red. (The current red passports first appeared in 1992. Earlier versions, some of which are still in use, are brown.) Both types are used for Chinese traveling for unofficial purposes. The main difference between service and public affairs passports on the one hand and private passports on the other is that a Chinese traveling on a service or public affairs passport must be sponsored officially by the government, (though that does not mean the government is necessarily paying for the trip). Most applications for travel by holders of diplomatic service, and public affairs passports come to the U.S. under cover of a note from the sponsoring Chinese organization

Robby999MaleChina2012-10-18 20:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE because Chinese divorce papers not translated

Seems to be a wise choice and the one I'm leaning towards... Does anyone have a recommendation for a certified translator online? If my fiance does it, It will take three days to do then 10 days to get to me... apparently scanning would not be an option...


You might want to read this and get all the translations done at once. Pay attention to the fact that these documents must be translated by a certified translator and NOTARIZED! Read the part about birth certificates closely. Good Luck, Robby

http://photos.state....%20-May2012.pdf
Robby999MaleChina2012-10-17 22:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures.is my fiancé counted as dependent when dealing with I 184?
Actually it is 100% for the I-134. http://travel.state....pes_2994.html#9
Robby999MaleChina2012-10-30 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures.is my fiancé counted as dependent when dealing with I 184?
The I-134 is normally used for K-1 visas and you need to make 100% of poverty level for the I-134. Here is the link for when to use and how to complete the I-134 Affidavit of Support. If you plan to use the I-864 then you have to meet the 125% threshold to qualify. http://www.uscis.gov.../i-134instr.pdf
Robby999MaleChina2012-10-30 19:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to do the Pay Check for the I-129F
http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD
Robby999MaleChina2012-11-14 19:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to do the Pay Check for the I-129F
http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD

P.S. You only have to post the question once, someone will come along soon and answer it for you!

Edited by Robby999, 14 November 2012 - 07:41 PM.

Robby999MaleChina2012-11-14 19:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTrouble finding old addresses
Check with the utility company (electric ) many require deposits and keep pretty accurate records concerning usage histories for accounts. Cable or satellite providers, warranty registration cards for any items bought around that time.
Robby999MaleChina2012-12-24 07:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPersonal payment check K1 visa
Here is the step by step process! http://www.visajourn...content/k1guide
Robby999MaleChina2012-11-18 07:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLetter of Intent to Marry

I believe I would continue sending orginal letters of intent until they (USCIS) issue a memo like they issued for the G-325A forms requiring original signatures for the I-129F forms.


Robby999MaleChina2014-03-02 21:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLetter of Intent to Marry

Well, if this is keeping you awake at night then you should send an e-mail to USCIS and ask them to clarify the requirements of original documents and signatures for supporting evidence or kindly provide you a link to the regulation they will use when they deny someone's I-129F for using a photocopied letter of intent. I myself prefer to err on the side of caution and not give the government reasons to split hairs with me.


Robby999MaleChina2014-03-02 21:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLetter of Intent to Marry

Using the information copied from the link you posted. I would say the LOI falls under the Attestation classification, so an original document is required.

 

 

  • Form I-20 issued by a Designated School Official to a foreign student
  • Form DS-2019 issued by a Program Officer to an Exchange Visitor
  • Labor Certification issued by the Department of Labor
  • Labor Condition Agreement with the Department of Labor endorsement
  • Form I-693 Medical Examination issued by a authorized civil surgeon
  • Vaccination Sign-off Supplement to Medical Examination Certificate
  • Attestations, formal consultations and advisory opinions (e.g., a letter from a recognized expert attesting to someone?s extraordinary professional skills)
  • Affidavits prepared in place of unavailable documents (e.g., an affidavit in place of a birth certificate where the official records were destroyed by fire)
  • Translations of documents (even when the rules allow submission of a photocopy of the document itself.)

http://www.uscis.gov...ginal-documents


Robby999MaleChina2014-03-02 21:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLetter of Intent to Marry

Here is the info about the link you asked for.  section M, chapter 11.1

 


(m) Submitting copies of documents . [Chapter 11.1(m) update effective June 18, 2007.]

Robby999MaleChina2014-03-02 21:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLetter of Intent to Marry

Maybe this link is better suited.

 

 

(1) When Originals Required and Photocopies Permitted .

 

Originals of application and petition forms as well as documents issued to support applications or petitions must be submitted unless previously filed with USCIS. Documents typically submitted as originals include: labor certifications, Form DS-2019 ( http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/forms/forms_1342.html ), medical examinations, affidavits, formal consultations, letters of current employment and other statements.
 

Official documents issued by USCIS or by the Immigration and Naturalization Service need not be submitted as originals unless required by USCIS.
 

For other forms of evidence, unless otherwise required by applicable regulations or form instructions, a legible photocopy of any other supporting document may be submitted. Applicants and petitioners need only submit those original documents necessary to support the benefit sought. However, original documents submitted when not required will remain a part of the record.
 

http://www.uscis.gov...FM/0-0-0-1.html


Robby999MaleChina2014-03-02 20:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLetter of Intent to Marry

Maybe this will help. It is my understanding that the letter of intent is submitted by both the petitioner and beneficiary for the I-129F. Since an original signature is required for the letter of intent, I would say a photocopy would not suffice.

 

 

Signature Requirements for USCIS Forms Legal Requirements for the Signature on Petitions and Immigration Benefit Applications
  • Applicants and Petitioners: Applicants and petitioners must sign their respective applications and petitions. The signature must be an original signature. Parents and legal guardians may sign for children under age 14. Legal guardians may sign for individuals who are incompetent to sign. In such cases, the filing must include evidence of parentage or legal guardianship if not otherwise required for the immigration benefit being sought.
  • Acceptable Signature for E-Filings: Electronic signature rules apply to forms filed electronically in accordance with the instructions on the form. 
Legal Requirements for Attorneys and Accredited Representatives Signing Form G-28, Notice of Appearance

Attorneys and accredited representatives filing any petition or immigration benefit application on behalf of petitioners and applicants must sign Form G-28, Notice of Appearance, and include the original with the filing. The petitioner or immigration benefit applicant or his or her legal guardian for children under age 14 must sign the Form G-28 in the original. 

http://www.uscis.gov...nts-uscis-forms


Edited by Robby999, 02 March 2014 - 08:29 PM.

Robby999MaleChina2014-03-02 20:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresok urgent problem, need help!!

what do u mean.....ill have the very same co-sponsor for when we file for the AOS........so if this works, why wouldn't the AOS....idk im just really freaking out atm

 

I mean that having the cousin claimed on his tax forms may cost him money in the future! That is what I meant when I said it might cause problems later. Here is a link that will hopefully explain to you why I said your fiance needs to consult his tax advisor regarding claiming his cousin in the future on his taxes. The co-sponsor is not a problem.

 

http://taxpolicycent...acalculator.cfm


Robby999MaleChina2014-09-15 17:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresok urgent problem, need help!!

I doubt it will be too much of a problem for the I-134, but it might cause problems later in the process.


Robby999MaleChina2014-09-15 17:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresok urgent problem, need help!!

After you are married, you and your husband will have to file for the adjustment of status. The adjustment of status process requires an I-864 be submitted, so if you need a co-sponsor for the I-134 then you will need it for the I-864 most likely. He really needs to clear this up one way or the other before filing taxes this year and claiming his cousin again.  Again, he also needs to ask whether he will be held accountable for providing insurance for the boy and if he can be penalized if he doesn't provide insurance but claims the boy on his 2014 federal taxes.


Robby999MaleChina2014-09-15 17:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresok urgent problem, need help!!

Be patient, there is a few people that are very knowledgable about the I-134 that frequent this forum at night, so one of them will hopefully have a better answer for you!


Robby999MaleChina2014-09-15 16:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresok urgent problem, need help!!

well ill have my fiances tax transcript with me for the interview....and i still dint know what he should write him down as, should he just write "god son"? and for the AOS ill have a co-sponsor as well..

 

How is the boy LEGALLY related to your fiance?  I would put cousin myself, and do everything to make it clear that he is NOT my son. I am not certain about god-son, unless he can produce some LEGAL document that designates him as the god-father to the boy.


Robby999MaleChina2014-09-15 16:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresok urgent problem, need help!!

Section 8 also has a space for him to list relationship and whether the god-son is wholly or partially dependent on him. If he is listed on the tax returns he has to be listed. Another thing he might to think about is the Obamacare penalities are due to kick in this year so he might check to see if he will be held responsible for the child's insurance requirements or if he might be fined. Either way he needs to get this straight as soon as possible because the I-864 which is needed for the AOS requires tax returns/transcripts as evidence. Good Luck


Robby999MaleChina2014-09-15 16:39:00
ChinaAbout to submit DS-230 package
The AOS package is usually sent in first, so that is not your problem. The IV bundle (DS-230 and documents) should include these and any other applicable documents.!

IV Coversheet
IV Fee Receipt Marked PAID
DS-230 Part signed and dated
DS-230 Part 2 unsigned
Birth Record ( translated, notarized and certified)
Police Record ( translated, notarized and certified)
Divorce Record if applicable (translated, notarized and certified)
Marriage Certificate ( translated, notarized and certified)
Current Passport Biographic pages for your wife.
2 current passport photographs for your wife.
GUZ P-3 Supplemental Information sheet

You will also need to include any other records such as military, adoption and other civil records if they are applicable in your case! These documents will also have to be translated, notarized and certified!
Good Luck, Robby
Robby999MaleChina2011-12-15 19:48:00
ChinaAbout to submit DS-230 package
Additional documents for Guangzhou: http://travel.state....T-0004-0904.pdf
When does that get sent in?


That pdf is sent with the IV Bundle also, that is the GUZ P-3 supplemental sheet.:thumbs:
Robby999MaleChina2011-12-14 23:20:00
ChinaPending Administrative Processing Before Interview?
Here is some information about " AP " , I copied this from the WIKI section on this site!


Administrative Processing

From VjWiki - The Immigration Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search Administrative Processing/Security Advisory Opinion may be requested for a variety of reasons, below is some information to help inform an applicant of the process.




When is a Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) requested?

An SAO may be required of a visa applicant for a number of reasons: a "hit" during a name-check; being a "national" of certain countries; studying or researching an academic field on the Technology Alert List (TAL); or, based on the "intuition" of the interviewing officer.

NAME-CHECK… Every applicant for any visa must undergo a name-check through the Consolidated Consular Database (CCD). If the applicant's name matches a name on the database as a 'problem', an SAO is required.

NATIONALITY… Being a "national" of certain countries is all that is needed in order to require an SAO. "National" may mean that the individual has dual citizenship, once was a citizen of one of those countries, OR was born in one of those countries. The only way to avoid this is if proof of renunciation of that citizenship is in writing (whether in fact the applicant was ever a citizen of the country).

TAL… Many of the fields of study listed on the TAL are very broadly stated which results in a number of SAOs. Detailed (but not lengthy!) explanations of the specific research that the applicant is engaged in may obviate the need for an SAO, if the research is clearly not of strategic importance, but this is not guaranteed.

INTUITION… Consular officers are asked to use their own impressions to request an SAO if they are at all unsure of whether it is necessary or not.




How long does an SAO take?


SAOs are a referral to "Washington agencies;" note the use of the plural form. Several agencies check the individual's background through their own systems and pass the results back to a central point. It is never possible to find out exactly where the SAO is at any one point in time.

The U.S. Department of State claims that 80% of all SAOs are cleared within two weeks. There is no prediction ever made of the length of time it will take. Some posts may tell applicants the "average for an SAO is X weeks/months", but this is anecdotal and only an AVERAGE for the recent experience of their post.

Anecdotally, many in the academic community have reported waits of two, four, six months and longer. If 80% are indeed cleared in two weeks, then 90% of the remainder are student and scholar SAOs. Reports of delays of eight months and more, while possible, are uncommon.
Robby999MaleChina2011-12-20 21:42:00
ChinaCan a File Folder Case be allowed into Document Intake / Interview at Guangzhou?
Anything you need to turn in at the interview will need to fit through this window!Attached File  ML_InterviewWin.jpg   117.07KB   21 downloads
Robby999MaleChina2011-12-30 13:52:00
ChinaHow is P4 sent out from Guangzhou for CR1 non EP applicants?

I guess I will have to stick with just the emailed sheet,

P4 never arrived still, wondered if GUZ even bothers to add the recipients phone number on the EMS label for P4s?

China Post has not called my wife at all and no notes left.

Has been 8 business days and 2 weekends so far.


I think your wife is the one responsible to add her phone number to the EMS label. I think GUZ wants to be able to just peel and stick pre-addressed label to package!


? MAILING ADDRESS LABEL:
Please get an EMS label from the China Post office and fill in the information required on the label (note: please write "Immigrant Visa Unit, American Consulate Guangzhou" in the sender's Company Name box, and write "No. 1, South Shamian Street, Guangzhou 510133" in the Address box). Then return the label, together with the forms DS-230 and OF-169 as well as a copy of the bio page of your current passport, to the Consulate. This address label will be used to send you the appointment packet.
Robby999MaleChina2011-12-31 19:33:00
ChinaDocument turn in and Interview
Here is a link from the Consulate website discussing that topic! http://guangzhou.use...structions.html
Robby999MaleChina2012-01-03 21:59:00
ChinaCR1 success rates at GUZ if US citizen can't make the interview

I know that not being allowed in interview, but the part where "flashing US passport/EOR" and the "where is husband? / He is outside" seems to be common winner with the questions the Visa officers in Guangzhou?


If the interviewing officer does look at your visa and notices the exit stamp, might decide to ramp the interview questions up. If you will be there in person I would send the passport in, but if not there I would not. Good Luck at the interview!
Robby999MaleChina2011-12-06 12:26:00
ChinaUSCIS Plans Chinese Language Public Engagement
Chinese-Language Public Engagement
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to attend the first national Chinese-language public engagement at the San Francisco Field Office on Thursday, February. 16, 2012 at 10:30AM - 12:00PM (Pacific Standard Time), hosted by the Office of Public Engagment. This engagement is the first in a series called "Jiao Liu" — meaning "engagement" in Chinese. It will be modeled after the agency's successful quarterly Spanish-language "Enlaces," and expand our ongoing efforts to engage directly with our customers to provide information and answer questions about our benefits and services.

Each "Jiao Liu" will focus on a specific immigration or citizenship topic and include a Q&A session with USCIS officials. The theme of our Feb. 16 session will be "The Naturalization Process: Becoming a United States Citizen." Individuals may participate in person, or via teleconference or live Web stream. USCIS officials and subject matter experts fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese will facilitate the event. USCIS will not offer legal advice of any kind during these engagements.

View our informational videos in Chinese and English for more details.

Ways to participate on February 16:

  • In-person: USCIS San Francisco Field Office, 444 Washington Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
  • Via Teleconference: 1-800-475-8388; Passcode: Jiao liu
  • Via Live Web Stream: www.uscis.gov/jiaoliu
For more information on this event, please email us at public.engagement@dhs.gov and write "Jiao liu" in the subject line. To learn more about USCIS's citizenship resources, please visit www.uscis.gov/citizenship.

We look forward to engaging with you!

This page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/jiaoliu




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Robby999MaleChina2012-01-22 16:36:00
ChinaContinuation sheet

Anyone able to tell me where I can find a "continuation sheet"?

I need it to file my I-130



OfficeMax,Staples and other places that sell plain white paper. The sheet is just an addendum page you create yourself, mostly used when the answers are too numerous or too long. Just mark the page Addendum to whatever the section and question is. Example Addendum to I-130, Question# whatever the number is. I had one myself, had about 4-5 questions covered on one addendum sheet! Good Luck!
Robby999MaleChina2011-07-09 23:30:00
ChinaAmerican citizen at Guangzhou

Whats ROC?



Removal of Conditions on the Permanent Residence Card (CR-1). If you and him have already been married 2 years before his entry to the US he should receive an IR-1 visa and you will not have to worry about ROC.

Edited by Robby999, 16 March 2012 - 04:00 PM.

Robby999MaleChina2012-03-16 15:54:00
ChinaChinese D Visa
I think this is what you are looking for!


China D Visa (Residence Visa)
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1. Certificate of your residence approval. The applicant may entrust his relatives in China to transact the certificate for your residence approval with the local authorizes (the administration for supervising the enter/leave the country);

2. Your valid and actual passport with blank visa pages and at least 6-month period of validity (counting from the day you submit the application);

3. Fill in the Visa Application Form, attached with 2-inch passport photo (black & white or colored are all accepted).

4. A Physical Examination Certificate.

Note: Please fill in the visa application form faithfully, completely and clearly, or possibly your visa application will be refused and accordingly make your oversea trip protracted.

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The applicant can handle the visa personally, or entrust other people, travel agency and visa handling agency to transact the visa he wants according to different consular jurisdiction of the embassies or consulate-general.

1. Make an appointment ahead of time is NOT needed.

2. Visa application by mail is not accepted, but the postal service back to you is provided.

3. The normal processing time for handle the visa generally is 4 working days. If you need urgent service, 30 US dollars will be added as the additional fee for 1 working day processing while 20 US dollars for 2 to 3 working days processing.

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1. VISA, MasterCard, Money Order, Cashier's check, Company's Check and Cash are all accepted (based on the written stipulation), but you are suggested to pay for the visa expense by cash due to the actual experience.

2. Visa Fee: the visa fee is different according to your nationality and the number of entries. Generally speaking, the fee is higher if the number of entry is more. For US citizens, 140 US dollars per person/visa while 30 US dollars for citizens of other countries if you apply the visa in the Chinese Embassy in the USA.

3. The period of validity of D visa is 6 months for only once. The visa holder should enter China within six months and transact the correlated residential procedure at local public security bureau in the following 30 days after you enter China.
Robby999MaleChina2012-03-25 10:20:00
ChinaCR2 Legal Custody Requirement - CHINA
This is copied from the Guangzhou embassy website's FAQ's.

17. I don't understand the concept of domicile. Please check travel website for further information about what constitutes a domicile and how domicile requirements can affect immigrant visa applications.

18. I'm divorced and applying for an immigrant visa. Do I need permission from my ex-spouse to take our child to the United States?

The Consulate generally accepts either a notarized copy of the custody agreement currently in effect, or a notarized statement from the ex-spouse giving the child permission to travel. This requirement can vary, however, according to the circumstances of each case, and is ultimately at the discretion of the adjudicating consular officer.

<a name="B19">19. What is a priority date and where can I find more information about it?

For numerically limited visas, petitions are processed in the order of their priority dates. For family-based visas, the priority date is the date when the petition was filed at the relevant USCIS office. For employment-based visas, the priority date is typically the date the labor certification application was received by the U.S. Department of Labor.

See current priority date information.

I think it will depend on the interviewing officer ! Here is the link if you want to check out the FAQ's for Guangzhou! :)
http://guangzhou.use...cn/iv_faqs.html
Robby999MaleChina2012-05-17 21:25:00
ChinaCR1/CR2 Medical Exam - One Day or Two Days' Business?
Here is the list of designated clinics, call them and ask for the most accurate answer! http://photos.state.....20Dec_ 11.pdf
Good Luck!:thumbs:
Robby999MaleChina2012-06-08 17:50:00
Chinaacronyms
The Wiki button on the blue bar above located on the same bar as the google search box is your friend!:thumbs:


Acronym Summary
AOS - Adjustment of Status OR Affidavit of Support

AP - Advance Parole OR Administrative Processing

CO - Consular Officer

CSC - California Service Center

DCF - Direct Consular Filing

DOS - Department of State

EAD - Employment Authorization Document

FOIA - Freedom of Information Act

IMBRA - The International Marriage Brokers Regulation Act

INA - Immigration and Nationality Act

MENA - Middle East and North Africa

NOA - Notice of Action

NOID/NOIR Notice of Intent to Deny or Notice of Intent to Revoke

NVC- National Visa Center

OP - Original Poster (of a topic or thread)

OPT - Optional Practical Training

PCC - Police Clearance Certificate

POE - Port of Entry

RFE - Request for Evidence

SAO - Security Advisory Opinion

SIF - Sign-in failed

SVP - Student and Exchange Visitor Program

TOS - Terms of Service?? [please enlighten]

UPL - [please enlighten]

USC - U.S. Citizen

USCIS - United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

VSC - Vermont Service Center

VWP - Visa Waiver Program
Robby999MaleChina2012-06-10 16:24:00
ChinaWhere can I get an AFFIDAVIT OF SINGLE STATUS

contact www.visarite.com

They handled mine and several others far more conveniently than the published method. Call them and they'll walk you through it. On the other hand, if you're going to be near a US Consulate in China, any can provide you with a "Certificate of Marriageability" that also works. You'll need to walk in with any divorce decrees and your intended spouse's Chinese ID card.


yep, that's the one!!!!!! :thumbs:
Robby999MaleChina2010-02-15 23:27:00
ChinaWhere can I get an AFFIDAVIT OF SINGLE STATUS

Also Im gettin married in China in late april early may.
So I need to know how to get the paper work and
how to get married in china and where to get married.
Can anyone here help?

Thanks.
Craig!!


Hello #######,

I got married in China last September, I guess I took the lazy route and got my Affidavit of Single Status through a visa company located in New Jersey. I found them on-line. I downloaded the forms and sent required documents with payment, they handled the rest. I received the Affidavit of Single Status within 2 weeks and was off to China. I had no problems what so ever using the document they provided, if you need or want more info just pm me and I will give you the name, site, or phone number. I have used this company for 2 visas and my Affidavit of Single Status. I did not have the time or the money to chase all over the place getting all the signatures and approvals like many people do. If I remember correctly I paid $165.00 for the Affidavit of Single Status, no legwork and was delivered to my home by courier. Good luck, Robert
Robby999MaleChina2010-02-15 23:19:00
ChinaCalling China
I use my local phone company, they charge me 0.10 each minute day or night.
Robby999MaleChina2012-11-04 23:15:00
ChinaIs this possible? Pickup Visa in GZO
Here this link will answer those questions for you. Good Luck to your wife at her interview.:thumbs:

http://guangzhou.use...hout-china.html

Edited by Robby999, 01 November 2012 - 11:42 AM.

Robby999MaleChina2012-11-01 11:38:00
Chinamarriageability affiidavit certificate
Here is the company I used back in 2009, you should e-mail a draft copy of the affidavit to your future spouse to insure that the Marriage registration office will accept the affidavit supplied by this company. You can also call the company and ask, they keep track of what provinces do or do not accept their affidavits. If they do not accept this version, then you can get the affidavit at the US consulate that serves your wife's province, the affidavit issued by the consulate will cost around 50 dollars, then you will have to pay to have it translated locally to Chinese. I will give you 2 links to check out.

This is the company I used for visas and the Single Status Certificate, I was married in the Shandong Province in 2009. http://www.visarite....usAffidavit.htm

Here is the link to the consulate in Guangzhou concerning Marriageability Affidavits. You will need to check for the consulate that serves her province and check their website for Notarial Services, the Affidavit will be listed on that page most likely. http://guangzhou.use..._in_china2.html

Good Luck, You can check out the China forum in the regional forum section on this site also, bunches of good info there. :thumbs:

P.S. You need to verify any info you receive here with others who have went through Guangzhou because there are MANY requirements needed that are not required for any other consulate for fiancee or spousal visas.

Edited by Robby999, 09 March 2013 - 11:26 PM.

Robby999MaleChina2013-03-09 23:21:00
ChinaChina's Social Security Program

Wikipedia is more accurate.  The social security age for female workers in PRC is 50 and not 45 as your US document alleges.  http://en.wikipedia..../Retirement_age

 

 

 

 

Basic pension insurance (central government guidelines): Age 60 (men); age 60 (professional women), age 55 (nonprofessional salaried women), or age 50 (other categories of women). The insured must have at least 15 years of coverage.

Age 55 (men) or age 45 (women) with at least 15 years of coverage if employed in arduous or unhealthy work.

 

The age requirements vary from 45-60 years of age for women, it depends on their career and employment classification.smile.png


Robby999MaleChina2013-05-15 19:54:00