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Another point, The I-864a wouldn't be filed until the I-130 your wife files reached the NVC. Assuming this isn't a child or parent you have years before you actually have to file the I-864a..

I know nothing of your relationship so I won't speculate as to the health of your marriage. Technically yes you would be legally bound by the I-864 but the only case I have ever heard of where the I-864 has actually been applied was in a divorce court where the foreign spouse was suing for spousal support not the USCIS going after someone. Since your wife is a US citizen that wouldn't apply. My wife and I are in the process of bringing her adult son here. After 7 long years our petition is finally at the NVC. Even though she makes enough money on her own I am gladly submitting the I-864a. There are only 2 categories where there wouldn't be at least a 7 year wait. A parent or an under 21 child of a US citizen. Unless it's one of those two categories you will have plenty of time to withdraw your support of the petition before it gets to the interview stage.

I remember being 18 and having a 17 yr old girlfriend. I am not entirely without sympathy to your plight. On the other hand if the AWA prevents one child from being molested then I am in favor. A few years ago a man in New Hampshire named Harold Baird petitioned for a woman and her five year old daughter in China. Unknown to the woman the man was a convicted child molester. A few months after she arrived in the US she caught her husband molesting her daughter. He is back in prison now. Her and her daughter had a very rough time of it, living in womens shelters and having to pull herself up by her own boot straps. From just this one case I can see a need to prevent this from happening again. One can say "I'm not putting this woman in danger, she doesn't even have children". The couple could have children of their own later on. Child molesters have a high recidivism rate and are unlikely to be cured of their mental illness. Perhaps the law needs some tweaking but I still think it is better than no laws at all.

since you already have your green card and it is in your maiden name I wouldn't bother with the passport. I don't think the Chinese consulate would add the adendum unless your green card is in your married name anyway. Your next cheap opportunity to change your last name will be when you file to remove conditions. There is a form you can file and submit with a fee to do it now. (I don't recall the number you might ask on CFL someone there will know) The main thing is to book any international airline tickets in the same name as your passport. Otherwise the airline won't let you board the plane.

This would be a good question to ask GZ Speaks on CFL. I have been unable to find specific reference to your problem on the GZ website. The USCIS website may shed more information. Since a Hukou is a matter of public record I would suspect she could go to the police station in her home town and obtain a copy. IMO this is a small part of your problem. Family is everything to Chinese people. Your sweet heart may be willing to go against her parent's wishes for now but I would almost guaranty that doing so will cause her great remorse at some point in time. The honorable thing to do would be to make a trip to China and try and meet them. Show them you are sincere about their daughter and you promise to take care or her. Even if this fails at least you have tried. China isn't like America where children sometimes elope then all is forgiven when they return.

Here is a link to the SSA website that states the SSA policy.

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/...33;opendocument

Scroll down to the section that says "1. Aliens Work Authorized Without Specific DHS Authorization" Under the part that says "Class of Admission" it specifically states K-1.

Lots of people have trouble with the SSA on K-1 visas. Usually the SSA office is just ignorant of the law. Most people just go to another office where they are more knowledgable. Sometimes asking to speak with a supervisor works. I would print out the page from the SSA website that explains it and take it with me. Here is a link to the PDF of that memo.

http://www.k1k3.com/stuff/SSNMemo.pdf

Actually the Chinese consulate won't change your last name but they will put an adendum in your passport that says something like "the name on this passport is also XXXXXXX. You must go to the consulate in person to have this done. If you plan on traveling outside the country you will need have it done if you want to book the airline ticket in your married name. Otherwise just book the ticket in your maiden name. You won't have any trouble coming back into the US. They are more interested in your green card.

My wife is from China and has been here with me 4 years. Getting a visitor visa for a K-1 beneficiary is nearly impossible from China. I have a friend who called me today who wants to marry a woman from Canada. Since no visa is required to visit the USA from Canada would his fiancée still be able to come visit him during the visa process? Would she be denied entrance to the US because of a pending K-1?

As pnf0303 mentioned if you have the interview in the morning you can come back that afternoon for the oath ceremony. I asked the clerk about them and she said they do the ceremony Monday thru Thursday every week.

My wife had her citizenship test today and passed. It was very easy. From the time she was called in the waiting room to finish was fifteen minutes tops. She was asked six civics questions. and had to write the sentence, "He has a very big dog".

the questions were all pretty easy.

1. How many stripes are there on the flag?

2. how many states are there in the Union?

3. for how long do we elect each Senator?

4. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?

5. What were the 13 original States of the United States called?

6. What is the introduction to the Contitution called?

We came back in the afternoon for the oath ceremony.

Thanks! I'm always looking for new information.

There is a great deal of information about domicile in the FAQ at www.candleforlove.com The site is China specific and since the consulate in Guangzhou tends to do things differently than most consulates it is the best place on the net to get visa information as it pertains to China. You will need to register and provide a valid email address before you can view all the forums. It usuallly takes less than 24 hours to get approved. Good luck.

It sounds like you may have enough to prove domocile but what about income? Living in China means it is unlikely that you are making enough money to show 125% of the poverty guidelines. Are your parents willing to be co-sponsors? If so you need to have them fill out an I-134 ASAP and have it notarized and sent back to you. If not you better have enough assets. Good luck

I'll weigh in again. first of all if she has a 10 yr green card there is nothing you can do to have her deported. Trying to keep her from being a US citizen is just plain revenge and not in your best interests. The I-864 is legally binding regardless of whether or not you are divorced even if she remarries. There are only 3 ways out of it. 1 she works for 40 quarters (10 years) 2 she abandons her resident status and returns to her country of origin and 3 she becomes a US citizen. If she is no longer married to you she must wait until she has been a legal permanent resident for five years to apply for citizenship. The requirement is only three years if she is married to the same US citizen for that whole three years.

Get on with your life and be glad you're shed of her. Karma will come back around for her all by itself without your help.

Actually it would be in your best interests if she did become a US citizen. She is already a LPR with a ten year green card so there is nothing you can do to have her deported. Her becoming a US citizen is one of the very few ways you can get off the hook for the I-864. Regardless whether she remarries or not you are still legally bound to insure she doesn't become a burden on the state for 10 years. I understand that you are bitter but revenge doesn't help anyone.

Sure - my interview was at 11am but I arrived early at 10am. I went thru security and placed my interview letter in a box outside of the room. There were quite a few people waiting and every 10 mins or so an immigration officer would appear with your interview letter and call a name. To my amazement at 10:30 I got called. The officer was sooo nice and said I could do it early if I wanted to...I said absolutely! We then walked into more of an office type environment and she swore me in. She asked me why I wanted to be a US citizen and then was very conversational and jokey! I commented on the thick file she had on me and she said oh this is nothing...went into her filing cabinet and pulled out a file 3x thicker than mine and said "this is a big file"! She said the slimer the file the better and that I was an "easy one". She went over my n400 to make sure nothing changed and had me initial the application in front of her and sign my 2 pixs I sent with the app. She then asked me my 4-5 civics q's. How many stripes on the flag? What do they represent? How long do we elect each president? Who elects the president? and how many voting members are there in the house of reps? I could see her circling "correct" on her work sheet. She only asked to see my passport (take an expired one if you have one) my green-card and driving licence and that was it! Nothing else...all in all my interview was 10mins max! She then said "how would you like to do the oath ceremony today" YIPEE! she gave me a letter I had to fill out and take back with me by 1:45pm as the oath ceremony starts at 2pm. By the way she said if you have an interview time after 11am you will not have the oath ceremony the same day...that is the cut off time they need to prepare all your docs and have the naturalization cert ready. The letter you take is to make sure there we no changes since your interview- so for me there was not too much point but I still filed it out. They then call everyone together and you go upstairs and they call your name and you give them your letter and say good bye to your green card. You then take the oath with eveyone else and then pledge allegience watch 2-3 videos and get called up to get your certificate and flag...and that's it. I would allow an hour or so for the ceremony from beginning to end. And then...it was done...I was an American.

Thank you so much for the interview rundown. My wife's interview is here in Portland July 9th and she has been pretty nervous. I'm going to print this out for her to read.

I doubt also that the date sent will matter. As for part 7 of the N-400 the time spent out of the country does matter. It would look kind of funny for them to receive a N-400 showing you returned to the US on a certain date before you actually got here or you were still out of the country when you sent it. If you send the N-400 before you go you won't have to mention it.

First off the requirement for length of continuous residence is only 3 years if you have been married to the same US citizen for all three years. The requirement for spouses of military personell is different. I believe the time spent out of the country on assignment can still be used. Read the instructions for the N-400 carefully. It sounds like the adjucating officer may have been mistaken. I doubt your elected public official can help you but it might be a good idea to talk to an experienced immigration attorney. I seriously doubt you will ever get your money back. Like someone else said, the fee is for processing your case not a favorable outcome.

My wife and I often send things to China. We usually just write Nanning, Guangxi, China in English and she puts the delivery address in Chinese characters. It always gets there.

My wife is from China and we just got our appointment letter the other day. Much faster than I expected. Here is our N-400 time line.

Mailed application for citizenship 01/29/08... NOA for N-400 recieved 02/13/08...Biometrics letter 02/15/08...NOA for citizenship interview arrived 05/23/08...Citizenship test 07/09/08...

My wife is really stressed out about having to answer questions about the N-400 because she doesn't understand all the legalese. I am very interested in reading any of your experiences at the interview. I also have a question about the check list that comes with the appointment letter. It specifically says to bring along an IRS 1722 letter for the last 5 years or 3 years if you are married to a US citizen. I called the IRS today and was told they don't give out the 1722 anymore and that regular transcripts will suffice. Anyone have any information on this?

Since there are 56 different ethnic groups in China, each with their own customs it is going to vary a lot. Still I would be wary of a family that wanted me to put up 8K before the visa is even approved.

First off let me repeat myself. One should NEVER EVER EVER LIE TO THE USCIS. It can come back to haunt you severely. Now if your sweet heart quit the comunist party she can honestly answer the question on the DS 230 part 2 "are you a member of the comunist party?" as no. My observation from the women I have heard talk about it say it isn't always asked at interview. I agree with Mike and Bob that she should be prepared to answer honestly the question "have you ever been..." If the question is asked it is almost guaranteed that she will get a blue slip. Be prepared to overcome it. If you are lucky you won't have to deal with it until AOS. It will come out eventually. In my oppinion it is better to be together when it does.

You are correct Mike and one should never lie to a consulate official. Bob if my memory serves me well the question "have you ever been?" is on the I-485. It is going to come out eventually but in my oppinion it is better to deal with it state side than be longer apart.

Not to be picking at words but it seems pretty honest to me if you quit and later someone asks you if you are a member the correct answer would be no.

Never mind. I found it. It is with the DS-230. Same form as used for K-1. I re-read it and found no mention of the communist party on it.

Part two, question 30 C.

Thanks Mike, I read it. Interesting that it says "are you" instead of have you ever been. That still leaves room to not mention it if you aren't currently a member. I would advise anyone going through the visa process to quit the party if possible anyway.