I'm in packet 3 right now, I'm really worried that a waiver might be needed after my interview at the consulate. I had a 10-year tourist visa, it got revoked by CBP upon my 3rd travel to the USA. The CBP officer deemed I worked illegally in the USA during my previous stay even lack of actual evidence. Even my nationality was wrong on the investigation records. My lawyer tried to contact them to rescind their determination, even they kind of admitted their mistake but refused to take it back. We prepared affidavits and other evidence that I didn't work before, would it be enough for the interview? My passport showed: 212(c)(7)(a)(i)(l). I do not want a waiver, as we have been separated for 3 years, I don't want to wait for any longer. Anyone have the similar experience?

Hello all, I wanted to inquire about the possibility of contacting the local senator after getting documentarily qualified. My spouse and I were qualified a couple of months ago, and we heard from other sources that contacting your senator may help in speeding up or getting more information about the status of the case.

I was thinking of doing this as long as it didn't have any potential of hurting the application. I was wondering if anyone else had any experience with this.

Thank you!

CHINA ACCEDES TO THE HAGUE APOSTILLE CONVENTION

The accession will go into effect on November 7, 2023.

What this is: China has acceded to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization, as of March 8, 2023. The accession will go into effect on November 7, 2023.

What this means: At that time, documents destined for use in China will no longer require consular legalization. An apostille from the appropriate Secretary of State or the U.S. Department of State should be accepted.

from Cogency Global

The Accession of China to the Hague Apostille Convention will be welcome news to businesses working in China or with Chinese companies. It means they no longer have to rely on the full legalization process to enable documents originating in the US to be authenticated for use in China. This process, required for countries that have not acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention, can be time consuming and difficult, often involving multiple agencies and delays that can last several weeks.

The Hague Apostille Convention, formally known as the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, is an international treaty that simplifies the process of authenticating public documents for use in other countries. The Convention requires member countries to recognize apostilles as sufficient evidence of the authenticity of the public documents to which they relate. After November 7, authenticating a public document for use in China, or authenticating a Chinese public document, will only require that an apostille is attached by a Competent Authority. In the US, the U.S. Secretary of State, the Secretaries of State for each individual state and the federal courts are all competent authorities. So, for example, to authenticate certified copies of the certificate of incorporation for a Delaware corporation, you will only need to request the copies with an attachment of an apostille for the country of China from the Delaware Secretary of State.

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