Does my case require a lawyer?

[SalishSea 17,839]

3 hours ago, YoshiE615 said:

Yea sorry I guess I am just worrying and tying my best to make sure the process goes smoothly. I have heard multiple people around me saying they have friends who did the K-1 visa route and it took them 5-7 years to bring the fiance over and etc and I just did not want to fall in that situation. I am mostly done with the packets and before sending it all off just wanted to make sure I have everything ready or do I have to get a lawyer to look over. 

A lawyer cannot work any magic to make someone eligible for a visa.  She either is or is not eligible, which will be determined by the CO.  Almost all petitions are approved because the criteria is so minimal.

[kris&me 572]

Does China admit dual nationality?

 

 Answer: China does not recognize dual nationality. The Article 3 of China Nationality Law holds that the country will not admit the dual nationality of a Chinese citizen. Moreover, the Article 9 of that law declares that as soon as a Chinese takes a foreign citizenship, he will automatically lose his Chinese citizenship

 

So,  she used a different name to get Turkish passport?  or have name changed legally? your issues will be when she has to provide the criminal reports from both countries with 2 different names

 

and yes,  both these countries are on the high fraud list 

https://mypathtocitizenship.com/which-countries-are-on-the-uscis-high-fraud-list/

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

49 minutes ago, kris&me said:

Does China admit dual nationality?

 

 Answer: China does not recognize dual nationality. The Article 3 of China Nationality Law holds that the country will not admit the dual nationality of a Chinese citizen. Moreover, the Article 9 of that law declares that as soon as a Chinese takes a foreign citizenship, he will automatically lose his Chinese citizenship

 

So,  she used a different name to get Turkish passport?  or have name changed legally? your issues will be when she has to provide the criminal reports from both countries with 2 different names

 

and yes,  both these countries are on the high fraud list 

https://mypathtocitizenship.com/which-countries-are-on-the-uscis-high-fraud-list/

Is it possible she actually just doesn’t know she’s lost Chinese citizenship? As bizarre as it sounds I’ve known of other people like that, who didn’t realize they had lost one citizenship by taking another ...until they tried to go back “home” on their old passport.

Regardless, yes she will need police records from both countries, as well as a legal record of her name change. (The name change in itself is not unusual - we see a number of people here changing their names to sound more American when they naturalize.)

[SteveInBostonI130 3,459]

4 hours ago, YoshiE615 said:

Hello All,

 

 My Fiance is in Turkey right now and is a Turkish citizen but she is also a Chinese citizen but with a different name. Do I provide them both passports even if she didn't live there in the last 5 years?  Or does this complicate my situation where as I need to go get a lawyer? 

I do not think your K1 petition will require a lawyer.  You will need to list all her names in the petition.  The only things you need from her for the I-129F is passport sized photos and signed letter of intent to marry. 

 

I am concerned that you don't seem to be familiar with her background.  How did she get Turkish Citizenship?  Why did she change her name?  How did she change her name?  These are all questions that should have been sorted out before considering marriage.  There seems to be things about your fiance that you do not know.

 

Also, please review the guides here regarding the K1 procedure.  It would help you answer some questions you have now and may have in the future.

 

[bobjennyhitched 99]

4 hours ago, James120383 said:

china does not allow dual citizenship. how is this possible ?

I was thinking this. I have a friend who recently surrendered her Chinese Citizenship in favour of US as it wasn't allowed. Japan is another country that doesn't allow dual citizenship.

[kris&me 572]

23 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Is it possible she actually just doesn’t know she’s lost Chinese citizenship? As bizarre as it sounds I’ve known of other people like that, who didn’t realize they had lost one citizenship by taking another ...until they tried to go back “home” on their old passport.

Regardless, yes she will need police records from both countries, as well as a legal record of her name change. (The name change in itself is not unusual - we see a number of people here changing their names to sound more American when they naturalize.)

yes  they do and can when married also but she says fiancee so why the name change?  

[bobjennyhitched 99]

4 hours ago, YoshiE615 said:

I am not sure on that one, maybe since the passport did not expire yet both are valid? I know in College here in the U.S I have met Chinese students who said they are both U.S and Chinese citizens so I guess there is a way?

I mention in another comment, a friend here is now a US Citizen but had to surrender her Chinese Citizenship (originally from China), her husband had to surrender too.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, kris&me said:

yes  they do and can when married also but she says fiancee so why the name change?  

If she naturalized from Chinese to Turkish I imagine she could have for example taken a more Turkish sounding name to help her in day to day life there. Marriage is not the only reason people change their names. When my grandparents and great aunts and uncles immigrated from Eastern Europe to the country I was born in they all anglicized their names, nothing to do with marrying anyone, to do with making it easier where they settled.

Edited September 8, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Orangesapples 1,954]

4 hours ago, bobjennyhitched said:

I mention in another comment, a friend here is now a US Citizen but had to surrender her Chinese Citizenship (originally from China), her husband had to surrender too.

Maybe the fiancée is half Turkish, half Chinese which would explain the dual citizenship? 

[Calimay 8]

9 hours ago, James120383 said:

china does not allow dual citizenship. how is this possible ?

She can have dual citizenship if she was born in Hong Kong. My cousin also has dual Chinese (Hong Kong) and US  citizenship 

[Calimay 8]

10 hours ago, YoshiE615 said:

Hello All,

 

 My Fiance is in Turkey right now and is a Turkish citizen but she is also a Chinese citizen but with a different name. Do I provide them both passports even if she didn't live there in the last 5 years?  Or does this complicate my situation where as I need to go get a lawyer? 

Not sure if this will be helpful, but my fiancé is half Greek and half Danish with citizenship in both countries. We put his country of nationality as Denmark (and he was born in Greece). The form doesn’t really give an option to add multiple nationalities, but we just assumed this would be addressed during the interview. We received our NOA2 with no RFEs. Hope this helps!  

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

57 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

Maybe the fiancée is half Turkish, half Chinese which would explain the dual citizenship? 

What people are forgetting here is that Uyghurs are also considered Turkish people. So a few years ago Turkey was actually offering passports/citizenship to any Uyghurs that could make it to Turkey. 

[YoshiE615 12]

Just now, Cyberfx1024 said:

What people are forgetting here is that Uyghurs are also considered Turkish people. So a few years ago Turkey was actually offering passports/citizenship to any Uyghurs that could make it to Turkey. 

Yes, Me and her are both of Uyghur decent. I believe they were offering citizenship to uyghurs who bought a house there for certain price. 

[YoshiE615 12]

3 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

If she naturalized from Chinese to Turkish I imagine she could have for example taken a more Turkish sounding name to help her in day to day life there. Marriage is not the only reason people change their names. When my grandparents and great aunts and uncles immigrated from Eastern Europe to the country I was born in they all anglicized their names, nothing to do with marrying anyone, to do with making it easier where they settled.

That is basically what it was, she chose a more Turkish sounding name on the Turkish citizenship form so people will have easier pronunciation. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

7 minutes ago, YoshiE615 said:

That is basically what it was, she chose a more Turkish sounding name on the Turkish citizenship form so people will have easier pronunciation. 

 

8 minutes ago, YoshiE615 said:

Yes, Me and her are both of Uyghur decent. I believe they were offering citizenship to uyghurs who bought a house there for certain price. 

That makes alot more sense now tbh with you. So the only thing that you would have to worry about is getting the birth certificate and the police clearance from China for her. Anything other than that you can do it yourself. 

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by Cyberfx1024