Fileing From Abroad

[THE TEACHER 0]

I am not sure if anyone has any experience with this type of filing. I came to China several months ago, where I am happy to say I have met my fiancé. I was teaching English here on a volunteer program when we met in a coffee shop... me...lost...deprived of coffee was desperately trying to order a plain regular coffee (For those of you that have ever been to China, you know good coffee does not exist here), well she knew English and she was my hero.

Anyways, we ended up living together in one city for three months, and now I am staying with her parents while the schools are out for the summer in another city. I am planning on sending my petition to Vermont at the end of the month, but I do not plan on returning to the US until Feb of next year. Is this a problem for the filing?

Also, what types of evidence should I send. The schools that I worked for leased our apartment for us, but we did register at the police station. So I have documents from the police stations that I was registered as the same place that she was. I also have a Bank account and many other receipts to show that I was in the city the same time that she was. I defiantly have enough to show that we were in the same city for several months. I just don't know how acceptable the police documents are going to be. I also got her mother to write a letter saying that she allowed us to stay at her home for a period of time.

Of course I have the visa, passport stamps, receipts, boarding passes, pictures, etc...

Is this the type of evidence that they are looking for? Also, I have no legal address abroad. I was planning on just using my US address, does anyone think that this is going to be a very big problem. I don't want to return to the US until next year, is it possible to handle all of this from China?

Any advice that anyone can give me Would really be appreciated...I am very new at this..

Thanks,

THE TEACHER

[thesnowman 1]

If you are stayin in China I think you can DCF.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=dcf

[meauxna 15]

I don't want to return to the US until next year, is it possible to handle all of this from China?

Any advice that anyone can give me Would really be appreciated...I am very new at this..

TEACHER,

If getting married in China is a possibility for you, consider Direct Consular Filing: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=dcf

It is the process for USCs living abroad. While it normally takes around 6 months, I wouldn't linger if I were you, due to the length of time it takes to get a visa appointment in China. Once issued, the foreign spouse has 6 months to travel to the US with that visa.

Green Card status at arrival---it's all very civilized.

[I-love-Dexter 0]

hello teacher

my fiance was filing from abroad (Germany), where he's stationed. After NOA2 they forwarded my case to consulat in Frankfurt and they processed my visa.....There shouldn't be any problem for you

goog luck

Agnes

[rosyanne 0]

I don't want to return to the US until next year, is it possible to handle all of this from China?

Any advice that anyone can give me Would really be appreciated...I am very new at this..

TEACHER,

If getting married in China is a possibility for you, consider Direct Consular Filing: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=dcf

It is the process for USCs living abroad. While it normally takes around 6 months, I wouldn't linger if I were you, due to the length of time it takes to get a visa appointment in China. Once issued, the foreign spouse has 6 months to travel to the US with that visa.

Green Card status at arrival---it's all very civilized.

I agree. This is the most effective way for the process.

Get married and file directly from there.

According to your timeline, it will be the best solution.

Good luck!

[THE TEACHER 0]

Thanks for the fast response. Me and my fiance did talk about DCF, but we decided that we would both like to get married in the states. As far as I know, the only way to do this is through the normal K-1 process. Does anyone know if there is any way to direct file for a K-1?

Also, I have letters from the police stations stating that we lived together in two separate cities. Do you think that this is a good piece of primary evidence of our relationship. Also, we have bank accounts in the same city, is this also good evidence?

[nane1104 146]

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to marry in the US.

You could go on a vacation to the US, get married, go back to China and then do the DCF.

That would still be easier and less stressful than going through the regular K-1 or K-3 process.

If your fiancee has enough binding ties back to China (and I guess, the fact that you would be livinng there together would be a very good proof), there should be no problem at the Immigration office either.

Plus, she wouldn't have to say that she is getting married...she is just going on a vacation with you...

[Jaylen Brit 1]

Yeah at POE its the INTENT TO EMIGRATE that's looked at, not the intent to marry per se..and you have jobs in China that you need to return for (so take proof of that if you go to US and any mortgage, rental agreements etc, as much as you can) and you WANT to return to China..so you have no intent to emigrate to the US.

The K1/K3 are ONLY for people wishing to marry AND SETTLE in the USA, (after which you have to STAY and adjust status, which can take months) so they wouldn't be something you wanted at this point in time from what you have said..