I-130 - Major Changes

[Djwalker60 1]

Greetings to all this Easter Sunday: I'm again in the midst of helping someone else with their I-130 and wondering what has really changed a lot in the past say 6 months in the process? I see that processing times really suck these days and I hope for their sake it speeds up, who knows. But it looks as if the time to start to finish is about 10 - 11 months, sound right? But if anyone has anything profound or know of any major changes, can you please let me know.. ? OH forgot I am also wondering if there are any big issues coming out of Guangzhou China? as This guys wife is from Beijing and I know will need to travel to Guangzhou for the interview. Anything Else... ??

Thank You

Dan

Seattle WA

[Ryan H 3,791]

Check out the link I posted in the China regional forum regarding a recent change in interview scheduling procedures at the Consulate in Guangzhou.

[Darnell 8,478]

routing goes to lockbox to MSC to maybe a local office , for the I-130, currently.

[Djwalker60 1]

routing goes to lockbox to MSC to maybe a local office , for the I-130, currently.

What ? where is MSC.. That is new to me..

Dan

[NikLR 13,220]

What ? where is MSC.. That is new to me..

Dan

Missouri service center - aka National Benefits center. They take the petition, sit on it for a month er so, and if they don't approve it within that time they send it out to the US spouse's local USCIS office to be looked at. Depending on where you live, you may get a fast decision or they may sit on it for an unknown period of time like Atlanta seems to be doing. General approvals though seem to be less than 6 months.

[Ryan H 3,791]

What ? where is MSC.. That is new to me..

Dan

MSC is the National Benefits Center in Missouri. Since August, I-130 petitions filed on behalf of a spouse have been sent there from the lockbox facility. The petitions are either adjudicated at the NBC or they are sent to a local field office for adjudication.

[Djwalker60 1]

MSC is the National Benefits Center in Missouri. Since August, I-130 petitions filed on behalf of a spouse have been sent there from the lockbox facility. The petitions are either adjudicated at the NBC or they are sent to a local field office for adjudication.

Thank You for that one, I guess that is new.. Then i was thrown a curve ball; well so to speak. If and when you married to one Chinese Woman and he is plundering upon yet another one. the website for the Chinese Consulate, no matter which one you read says this:

The divorced whose ex-spouse is a Chinese citizen, and who hold the divorce decree executed by the US court, shall apply to the Chinese court for the acknowledgement of the divorce decree... Ever hear of this one? Any information is helpful...

D-

[Djwalker60 1]

Ok, yet another question: If a person was married to a Chinese woman and will go back into the boiling pot, there are a few things to do before a person can be married in China. One of this is the fact that if you were married to a Chinese national before, you will need this:

"The divorced whose ex-spouse is a Chinese citizen, and who hold the divorce decree executed by the US court, shall apply to the Chinese court for the acknowledgement of the divorce decree"

This is from the Chinese Embassy website, from all Consulates in the US. So has anyone done this? Know of how to get it done? or any information pointing in that direction?

Regards

D-

[Darnell 8,478]

If and when you married to one Chinese Woman and he is plundering upon yet another one. the website for the Chinese Consulate, no matter which one you read says this:

The divorced whose ex-spouse is a Chinese citizen, and who hold the divorce decree executed by the US court, shall apply to the Chinese court for the acknowledgement of the divorce decree... Ever hear of this one? Any information is helpful...

D-

in what context is it needed?

[pushbrk 12,156]

Ok, yet another question: If a person was married to a Chinese woman and will go back into the boiling pot, there are a few things to do before a person can be married in China. One of this is the fact that if you were married to a Chinese national before, you will need this:

"The divorced whose ex-spouse is a Chinese citizen, and who hold the divorce decree executed by the US court, shall apply to the Chinese court for the acknowledgement of the divorce decree"

This is from the Chinese Embassy website, from all Consulates in the US. So has anyone done this? Know of how to get it done? or any information pointing in that direction?

Regards

D-

The only context in which this would apply is if the petitioner previously married a Chinese citizen, then divorced them in the USA, THEN now wants to marry a different Chinese citizen IN CHINA. If the couple you're helping is already married, then this is not an issue. If they are not, and the conditions I described above apply completely, then I have no experience with the issue directly. in that situation I would recommend contacting Visarite.com who can handle getting the proper documentation. They can either help with this or can tell you what you need to do. If the petitioner must apply directly to the court in China, I suspect that would be in the jurisdiction where the marriage took place.