Constantinople

Anyone here from the Orlando Field office ? Trying to see if anyone has had N-400  interviews who filed in December 2023 . 

Hi ,

I have  a few questions for anyone who have gone through the CR I/IR interview  process in Guangzhou. My spouse (beneficiary) is a foreign resident living in China. We just got an interview date for October 13, 2020. 

1 ) Does anyone know, how long does the medical  take to be completed. She lives far from from Guanzghou. So we are thinking of arriving a few days prior to the interview and completing the medical at Health Care Center of Guangdong International Travel. Is this a wise idea, and how long before should we arrive ?

2) Currently, there are a number of restrictions on foreigners staying at hotels in China. Any recommendations on hotels which might accept foreign travellers. There are also quarantine measures that vary from province. any advice on this might be helpful.

3) If we are approved , there is a requirement to leave the passport with US consulate. However, my spouse needs the passport to go back to his province as foreigner residents  have to show their passports while travelling from province to province. Any advice on this will also be helpful. 

4) Final question, after receiving email from NVC with interview date, is there a separate email that is sent by the Guangzhou consulate ?

1 minute ago, quibily said:

We’re kinda an unusual case because we had an interview a year ago but we were missing some documents, and Sept. 1st is our second interview.  So our file was sent to the NVC over a year ago—not during the pandemic.  Sorry.

okay thanks for the update. Wishing you all the best with your interview. Still good to know that interviews have resumed in Guangzhou. 

On 7/25/2020 at 12:37 PM, quibily said:

Thanks for letting us know!  Sorry I don't know the answers to your questions.  (I flew Shanghai to New York City.  Guess I should have looked at Hong Kong....) 

 

But please keep us updated on how long getting her visa takes, and hope it's speedy and successful!

 

Where was her interview?  Ours will be in Guangzhou.

Do you mind sharing when your items were qualified at NVC. i am trying to figure out how long a wait to expect considering the Guagzhou consulate is just starting to reopen for limited visas. Was your visa also expedited or was it regular processing ?

56 minutes ago, lilybells said:

Hi! 

 

I just did the process in Shanghai. 

 

First, I went to a Notary Public Office to find out the exact requirements. Looks like it varies by city. I went with a Chinese friend, just to have some backup. They asked me for the following:

 

1. Tax statements from the entire time I've lived in China (was only able to obtain the last three years). I went to my district's tax bureau and they printed them out for me.

2. Original labor contract and/or work permit from any jobs I've had during the time I've lived here (was only able to obtain it from my current job) and a photocopy of each

3. Dated letter from my current employer with a company seal stating I have no criminal record

4. Original passport and any other passports I have had visas in as well as photocopies of all stamps/visas from these

5. Temporary housing registration form and photocopy

 

I was fully prepared to only get a partial police certificate since I had no proof other than my residence permits that I was actually employed by my previous employer - they no longer had my original labor contract or work permit. Just in case you are in a similar issue, I would record every instance you tried to get the necessary paperwork for your police certificate, with dates and times. I was prepared to submit this to show proof as to why I couldn't obtain a full PCC. However, I got lucky and had a very kind notary public officer assigned to my case when I went in with all my paperwork. He agreed to issue me a PCC for the full time I was there. I requested it about a week ago and he said it would take 2-3 weeks, so I am still waiting to pick it up. I paid around 200 RMB for it. 

 

Hopefully you have all the relevant paperwork and won't feel the stress I did!!!

 

I'd suggest you go in with a friend (if your Chinese isn't fluent) and have as much paperwork ready as possible!! Hopefully you won't even need everything they asked from me. 

 

 

Thank you so much for your help. This was quite helpful. We were able to secure the police certificate. Luckily, we had a friend who was bilingual and fluent in both Chinese and English.  Got it notarized and translated and cost only about 300 RMB. 

Hello All,

Has anyone had experience obtaining a police certificate in china. It has become a bit complex for a foreigner currently living in china seeking to obtain a police certificate. If there is anyone who has had first had experience obtaining same. Can you post the steps. I have read several things online but it has lead to nowhere . Based in Shaanxi province. 

3 hours ago, annaPL said:

hey I'm new I have questions typically in my case I will be very grateful for your help;
my confirmation of acceptance of the application I-130 in April 2020 and every month updates the page , I have a message the same for 3 months that; In process, your benefit has been accepted and is under review. .. what should be next? when can I expect information from the embassy and will the site be informed that it has been sent to the embassy?
thank you for the info

 

Generally, a change in date on the USCIS main page just means that the application has been touched. That status update will remain until the case has been approved or if a RFE is required. On successful approval , your case is forwarded to the National Visa Center. You will then submit your affidavit of support and your DS-260 visa application. On successful review of your documentation, your case is scheduled by NVC for an interview at a US consulate or embassy.

3 hours ago, ArwaE said:

Thanks for the link!

 

So according to this, if I can provide some proof that I'm going along with him, they might accept my Affidavite of Support?

 

I think the easiest to do right now is to try and open a bank account in the US.

Proof of seeking employment should also be easy, I can perhaps provide screenshots of applications I submitted?

 

This gave me much to think about

 

I think it might be best to consult an experienced Immigration Attorney on this. I saw where you mentioned that you have a sponsor but you have not filed US taxes. Expatriates US citizens  are still required to file income tax returns. You might need to file past due tax returns to ensure that this might not affect your case. 

On 6/27/2020 at 3:09 PM, ArwaE said:

Hello. I'm new here.

 

I just filed an I-130 online for my husband today (Saturday June 27,2020). I'm a US citizen but I've been living abroad since I was 13.

I have an uncle who lives in the US and so I listed the mailing address as his address and I listed both of his phone numbers (with his approval). Will this affect my case?
Also, I'm a bit worried about the NVC stage. The AOS particularly. Since I've never lived in the US as an adult, how can I provide that? My uncle is willing to sponsor my husband, but they said that the petitioner also needs to fill out an AOS and it has to have proof of domicile in the US and tax returns (which I don't have).

Has anyone been through this before? Will I be able to get this cleared up through the embassy from where I live after I (hopefully) revieve the NOA2 from USCIS?

 

I'm planning to move to the US with my husband, but I need him to go with me.

This link might be helpful to you. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/i-864-affidavit-faqs.html

Check out the section , "What does Domicile mean ?"

17 hours ago, Constantinople said:

Hello Everyone,

I just noticed an approval notice today . 

PD : 11/25/2019

 

Received email from NVC last night with case number and invoice number. I was not expecting it that quickly. Just a bit of information which might help some persons. I did not get an email from USCIS to notify me that the petition was approved . In fact, the only way I found out was to check the documents tab were i found the approval notice and case closed at the top. 

Hello Everyone,

I just noticed an approval notice today . 

PD : 11/25/2019

Hello everyone,

I just noticed that the Nebraska processing times have been reduced by a few months. I hope this will speed up our applications. They are now at 10.5 months to 13.5 months for US citizen filing for spouse, parent or child under 21. 

Hello Everyone,

I had a quick query to persons who filed an online application (I-130). On the USCIS, account , my profile section , there is a section for "country of citizenship". Has anyone experienced it remaining blank after filing ? 

I requested an expedite before the travel ban due to COVID-19 and it was denied. My beneficiary is currently in China. 

The reasons for requesting an expedite are limited to :

• Severe financial loss to a company or person, provided that the need for urgent action is not the result of the petitioner’s or applicant’s failure to:
  1. File the benefit request or the expedite request in a reasonable time frame, or
  2. Respond to any requests for additional evidence in a reasonably timely manner;
• Urgent humanitarian reasons;
• Compelling U.S. government interests (such as urgent cases for the Department of Defense or DHS, or other public safety or national security interests); or
• Clear USCIS error.