Randy & Nana

Thanks for the quick reply! Yep, wife is their only child. What are the going odds given our situation? I know they will not be comfortable in US and will want to go back quickly, but they will be a big help when the baby is born.

My Chinese wife arrived on CR1 visa and has her permanent resident card. We are expecting and the due date is Oct 18, 2012. We want our Chinese parents to visit and stay for several months to enjoy their grandchild. Both are retired from their company and they can prove they have two homes, monthly retirement income, money in the bank and lots of family. They do not wish to stay in America. Will they have trouble getting visas? Has anyone recently followed this process? Please help.

We appreciate your help!!

Randy and Nana

xie xie!!

You wife will obtain that from the Notary Office where her hukou is located. The best time to obtain it is when you receive the NOA2. They are valid for one year from the date they are issued. It will be asked for by the NVC. Furthermore, the Consulate has the discretion of asking for a police certificate that has been issued within the last 6 months.

Will I also need to obtain police/criminal report for the I-130 submit? If not, when is best time to get?

I appreciate your help.

Thanks again for the help! Congrats on your marriage too.

When do I need to collect and supply the police report/criminal information? What stage in the process?

Congratulations!!! :thumbs:

Ask away, the VJ community is here to help you.

Is it best to use a service such as "marriagevisa.com" or try to fumble through the process myself? Marriagevisa say they can provide Chinese language support if needed. I just want everything to go through smooth.

We did it! We were married April 22, received red books then went to nearest public notary for white books. Thanks again for your help.

Now the visa process... I'm a little scared of the process and have many questions

We went to the US Embassy in Beijing for this and they would not let my fiance come in with me. She waited outside for me.

Thanks! What exactly did the US embassy beijing need when you visited them for the marriageability affidavit? I am meeting with them this morning and making sure I have extra copies of everything just in case.

That visit to Beijing, US Embassy, will be for the affadavit of single status, only.

THEN - once you have that, take it to the marriage office where you two will get married, and show it to them, ASK if it needs to be translated into CHINESE. Usually it does, so ask them WHICH OFFICE they will accept a translation from, then go to that office, and get the translation from english into Chinese, then get married. Figure 1 to 2 days for marriage office/translation office work, be certain to pay for any expedite.

After you are married, you will need to submit with the I-130

--photocopy of the chinese to english notarial Wedding Certificate translation book (known as a white book)

--photocopy of all of the USC's divorce documents (photocopy showing the stamp or seal)

--photocopy of her bio page of her passport

then at NVC - you'll need -

--white book on birth certificate

--white book on police clearance

--white book of the wedding certificate

--white book of HER divorce documents, if she's been divorced.

and if yer using EP, all can be scans, so keep that in mind, ah? not need to send off documents via postal mail or ems, just scan them at a copy shop in China, email them to YOU.

The police certificate has a duration/validity to it , don't get it done until you've got the NOA-2 document.

there's more to this, but that's about it for 'documents in china'

Thanks for the support all! Will I bring my Chinese fiance into the US Embassy Beijing during my "Marriageability Affidavit" proof appointment?

You will still have the red book, but yes, the Notary Office will produce the white book. Little is not a word I would use to describe a white book.

As for your question about whether or not the book will show that you were previously divorced. I don't think they do. Others can probably say something more definitive.

One more thing, congratulations to you and your fiancee! Best wishes going forward!

Thanks again for the information! We are soooo excited. Congrats to you and your wife! I'll bet your wedding was wonderful being around Chinese New Year. Take care.

You don't register for marriage in China at the US Embassy. You will do that at a local civil affairs bureau in a Chinese city or town.

This is quoted directly from the Embassy:

This page contains more information from the Embassy and it's where I took the quote.

After you receive your marriage certificates from the bureau, you will want to have them translated by the Notary Office in her hometown. A Chinese marriage certificate is not a piece of paper, it's a little passport type book. You obviously will not want to send the little book with your I-130 so you will need the Notary Office translation.

Thank you for the quick response Ryan! So our little red book (in Chinese) will become a little "white book" after translation? Also, will our little books show I was divorced before?

My Chinese fiance and I will visit the US Embassy in Beijing to register for marriage in China. As soon as we marry in her home town, what does my sweetheart need to prepare while I begin the I-130 petition? I will follow the step-by-step visa process, but we are not sure what my fiance should be preparing. Please help!!

I appreciate your help!!

Randy & Nana