US Immigration from China

Hello everyone,

I'm an applicant for a K1 visa, and my interview and medical examination are scheduled to take place at the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, China. I've been reviewing the official consulate website, but I'm hoping to get some additional insights and practical tips from those who have recently gone through this process.

Could anyone who has completed their K1 medical exam and interview in Guangzhou, China, please share your step-by-step experience?

We are trying to reach out to the consulate to delay our interview. Has anyone successfully got in contact with the consulate for such matters? It s been 4 days and they haven t got back to us. The website they gave us has also been impossible to get onto (https://www.usvisascheduling.com), we tried every internet and device possible.

I am sponsoring my wife's AoS (filed 6 months ago with I-864 submitted) and I recently left my job to pursue starting a new business, which means it'll take a while to re-establish my income, and I am eligible for Washington's Medicaid while without income (based on discussing with the reps from the WA health exchange).

As the queue is 18 months long, I expect when the interview is scheduled, either my business is able to generate income, or I will have a new job. Even without income, I have enough savings/assets to meet USCIS's financial requirements, so I am not concerned there, but want to confirm the following:

1. when do I need to re-file I-864? i.e. will USCIS ask for update at the interview scheduling time, or do I need to keep updating USCIS whenever my income situation change (which seems unlikely)?
2. would taking advantage of Washington's Medicaid (just me - my wife isn't eligible) cause concerns for USCIS to think I might have issues meeting my financial obligation? More than likely I will no longer be on it when the interview schedule time comes, but want to check if USCIS will be concerned about job/health plan history while in queue

Thank you very much for the advice.

Long story short I may have triggered the unlawful presence bar for three years after a 200 day overstay, which ends in January 2026. I m currently documentarily approved by NVC and waiting for the CR1 consular interview. Should I email to notify the embassy about my situation so I can delay my interview to avoid the waiver? What would they say?

Hi everyone,

I have some questions regarding proof of finances and my ability to support my fianc as it relates to embassy/consulate interview.

My situation is slightly atypical in that I consider myself semi-retired and am primarily living off my savings and investments. As such I haven't worked a usual job for the pass decade so I wouldn't have a tax return available which is something the interviewer usually expects. I was able to get a letter and documents from irs.gov showing I didn't have to file as well as compliance. My plan at the moment is to put enough into my bank and brokerage accounts equal to 5x whatever the poverty guideline is -- which is about ~100k. In addition to that I'll also bring my most recent TIAA monthly statement showing amount I have in retirement account(these funds are completely separate from the 100k in my bank account).

My questions:

• Will this be enough to sufficiently satisfy the financial requirement part of the interview?
• Is it enough to show that my fianc will not be a public charge?

Thanks