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ChinaViaChicago Apprentice

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Alright, so I am about to embark on the green card process for my wife.  We have been married for 6 months.  We are both living and working in Beijing.  She is not Chinese however, but an Egyptian national.  Our time frame for moving to the US would be fall 2020 (on or before 9/17, as our lease would end that day).  I know that DCF is no longer an option here and that I will have to mail to the lockbox in Dallas.  We would be interviewing in China.  Guangzhou actually, the Beijing embassy doesn't do interviews.

 

1.  Can I use my mothers mailing address (USA) and my current address (China) on the application form?

2.  Do they need originals of all birth certs, marriage license, etc?

3.  If I have a joint sponsor (which I will),  I mail that in with the I-130 and other forms?

4.  Has anyone else done third country application before that has any insight?

 

 

All in all I think this will take at least a year to get completed, but I am thinking 14 months might be closer. 

 

 

 

 

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Fall 2021?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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I was under the impression you could no longer do DCF, as they shut down all the offices to do that.  Going forward that you have to send it all into the US.

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The one thing you need to look at is how the Consulate looks at US Domicile seems like you have been gone a long time.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Ive been gone since September 2014, I use my moms address for all the banking and CC statements.  I use my dads address for tax filing.  Maybe I will gave my mom draw up a lease for me.

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On ‎3‎/‎13‎/‎2020 at 6:59 PM, aliskay2003 said:

I think if you wanna do DCF you don’t have to send your i-130 to dallas.You gotta submit your i-130 in US 🇺🇸 embassy in chine 🇨🇳.

 

No longer an option.

 

On ‎3‎/‎13‎/‎2020 at 6:37 PM, ChinaViaChicago said:

1.  Can I use my mothers mailing address (USA) and my current address (China) on the application form?

2.  Do they need originals of all birth certs, marriage license, etc?

3.  If I have a joint sponsor (which I will),  I mail that in with the I-130 and other forms?

 

Answers:

  1. I don't see a reason why you shouldn't be able to do this
  2. No, only photocopies; originals not needed until interview.
  3. No

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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