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Dear Mickeyman, I

Please don't worry. I think you are about to receive your NOA2 any day now, based on your NOA1 and my NOA1, vs. my NOA2 date. Your story is very much like mine. Best wishes for you.

Thank you for your encouragement and kind words. I know that everyone of the wonderful VJ members have or will go through the same hurry up and wait scenario but it is just a bit nerve racking to see things moving at at fairly good pace and then slow down near the finish of the first race.

Again Thanks for your encouragement and support it makes the pill go down a bit easier.

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-05-18 09:02:00

It figures things would slow down right as it gets to around the time my NOA2 is due. =/ It's also frustrating when you see a bunch of people with NOA1 dates after you getting their NOA2's. I mean I know they're not really going in actual strict order and they're just working from big piles, but it's still frustrating. It just looks like the list is moving ahead with later and later dates and making it seem like mine got lost or something. it makes me worry. I wish people would update their timelines so that I could at least see if anyone from earlier dates was still being processed and not just fallen inactive or something. *sigh*

I think the best thing to do is to just not watch the trends/timelines so closely. It makes everything go a lot slower and/or cause worry. According to my VJ timeline, "Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between May 10, 2012 and May 13, 2012*." That hasn't happened. =/ I'm just trying to not watch the dates so much.

I know you are probably right about not watching but once you reach that 4th month mark i am thinking it is kind of normal to get more anxious (not that we all don want our love ones with us yesterday).

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-05-18 08:58:00

If you're using VJ to track your progress, do note that it's reliant on your fellow VJ-ers and when (or if) they update their timelines as they move through the process. If you're using USCIS, they have the estimated timeframe at five months, which means you're still in that window.

Yes I have been using the VJ time line since the USICS site is not updated too often (if at all) or very maintained.

and yes I will keep waiting (as if there is a choice) and try to be patient but of course since we are coming up on our 5th of course both of us are becoming even more anxious.

Thanks for the encouragement and wisdom

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-05-17 13:39:00

Hello everyone another newbie here,

Does anyone have a clue what has changed at the CSC with NOA1 to NOA2 approval this last month?

Tracking our progress over the past 4 months I have been watching both the K-1 and K-3 trends and each was staying pretty much steady with the dates almost predictable, however this month the K-3 approval dates have sprinted months ahead of the K-1 applications but only at the CSC. Does anyone know why there has been a slow down of the K-1 approvals?

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-05-17 11:06:00

getting a No Marrage Certificate

I was looking for information about how my Fiancé can receive her certificate of non-marriage. She is afraid that the Chinese notary will have to ask her employer for paperwork to prove she has never had time off to get married. This (of course) is something she doesn't want to do because she is afraid she would lose her job if they know she is trying to get a K-1 visa.

Anyone that has been through this or has information about the steps and procedure to get this type of document please let us know.

Edited by mickeyman, 04 June 2012 - 02:29 PM.

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-06-04 14:28:00

Unmarried statement versus certificvate

This is all great information but my Fiancé has an concern that she will have to go to her employer for verification since she has had this job for well over 15 years, (this was indicated by someone at the Bureau of Public Affairs in Wuhan). She is concerned that if she does she could loose her retirement if she quites after she gets her visa and is ready to leave.
Anyone have any input about this would be greatly appreciated so I can pass it on to her so she possibly isn't so worried.

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-06-07 11:59:00

I129F approved

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :thumbs:

It is such a great feeling after the long wait isnt it.

Now on the what should be the faster waiting period.

Best wishes and luck on the second part of your journey

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-06-06 14:30:00

Guangdong here we come

Our wishes and prayers go with you on a successful interview :thumbs:

and bringing your loved one here to share what will be a happy and fulfilling life together I'm sure.

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-06-08 13:37:00

K-1 and K-2 approval

That is FANTASTIC NEWS!!! :thumbs:

CONGRATULATIONS!! :dance:

Best wishes and happiness on your new life together (L)

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-06-14 13:38:00

Thank you all for filling some of the unknowns for us. We now have our approval so we will soon find out what this early retirement is like in Wuhan and once we do of course we will put as much information out there so those that follow Will have a bit more idea of what they might expect.

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-08-17 12:51:00

All our friends who are in the same situation it is tough. If she has government pension or company makes a difference. Unfortunately only the two of you can decide which is best economically. Good Luck to both of you, four years is a tough one.

You are right bigdog 4 years would be a really long time. We know it will be a big decision and one we will have to face soon (since interview is next week). We were just hoping to see what others had done to act as a bench mark for what might be ahead of us.

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-08-08 16:16:00

My wife had to get this retirement thing straightened out with her company and insurance so when she came to the US and turned 50 that her retirement money would go to her mother or sister. She said she didn't want to waste the money she had already paid in, anyway it took her a few months of going back and forth with her company and the insurance company to where we pay somewhere around 6,000 ren a year till age 50, and she turns 39 later this month. My wife says it is different with each city and based on what percentage you pay in is the percentage you get back, she wanted 100% payout.

Dan_ling

Good information thank you.

So would youtell us did she stay in China for those 2 months while she work things out or did she go ahead and come to the US and do it long distance?

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-08-08 16:12:00

no I am still working and will for at least another 3 to 4 years..her concern is that when she ask her company to retire early they will say no. We were hoping to find other people here that went through the same process and can share how they handled the whole thing.

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-08-03 22:19:00

My wonderful Fiancé is about ready to have her interview in Guangzhou and we are being confident that all will go smoothly. Here is the next huddle for us, she has about 4 more years to work before she can officially retire (unless the China government make the changes they are talking about then even longer) so can the members please share with us how they went about retiring so we can have a better idea of what to expect and possibly what we will need to do.

mickeyman

Male

China

2012-08-03 13:02:00