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    CFO Seminar in one location & sticker in another

    in Philippines

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    Hello VJ family, I have a question for you and would really appreciate your help. My fiance is planning on attending her CFO seminar soon. Is it possible that she can attend the seminar in one location Cebu and later get her sticker in Manila or vice versa or do you have to get the sticker from where you originally attended?

    Thank you so much in advance and good luck to all of us :thumbs:

    Vermont vs. California

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

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    It would be hard to predict which service center would process your application faster. You just never know. When we filed our application, CSC was moving really fast and VSC was crawling. It seems to have changed recently, we got approved after 206 days, not fast by any means but not nearly as long as others.

    Good luck with the Service Center that you decide on. :thumbs:

    interview dates (manila US embassy)

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    They have been getting people in within 2 weeks or sooner. I scheduled ours mid January and they asked us if we could do a January 22 date. That was like 8 business days from when I called. I opted for Feb 6th to give us time for medical and my documents to arrive. As Tahoma said, dont wait for the actualy packet of documents to arrive at your fiancee's from Embassy. Schedule now when you want the interview and plan backwards from there. You need 3-4 business days to be safe from medical to interview. Some do it sooner in between. We played it safe.

    Good luck

    Thanks for the info :thumbs:

    Police Certificate from China

    in Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America

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    Hi, I am not sure if this is a new topic. I'm an American and my wife is Russian. We live overseas right now. We plan to move back to the US before the end of this year. I submitted I-130 for her last November and it's been approved earlier this month and now the files have been forwarded to the Dept. of State. I just have a question regarding getting police certificates of no criminal record.

    I understand that one MUST get the police certificates of no criminal record from all countries one has lived for more than a year since the age of 16. So my wife needs one from Russia and another from Singapore (where we live now). These can be easily obtained. But she has also studied and worked in China for almost two years and hence would seem to need a certificate from China as well.

    My question is does the Dept. of State really care in this situation about getting this certificate from China when/before my wife goes for the visa interview? Has anyone been in a similar situation? I mean, she is not a Chinese national and was there not for a terribly long time. From what I understand, one (or at least one's agent) must go to the place where one lived in China to obtain this certificate. The Chinese Embassy here seems to be unwilling/unable to help. It's hardly a convenient thing to deal with the authorities in China and neither of us really wants to spend the time and money to go there just to get a piece of paper.

    In there is no way around this, does anyone know a reliable agent in China (or elsewhere) that can help with getting this certificate from the Chinese police?

    Thanks in advance.

    I hope this helps. Go to this governement website and click on China. I will cut and paste what I found for you, but please check it out for yourself.

    Police Records

    Generally available, reliable. Persons should apply for a certificate of no criminal record at the local Public Security Bureau (PSB) (or certain types of employers such as state owned enterprises), then make application to the notary office for a certificate based on the PSB document. Persons without a criminal record will be able to obtain a certificate to that effect. Certificates for individuals with one or more criminal convictions will list all convictions for which records still exist. The certificates purport to reflect all criminal convictions during residence in China. Police records are generally not available for the period prior to 1949. Certificates are available for those in the J-1, Z, and X categories. The GOC does not issue police records for temporary residents of China in L or F visa categories.

    Police records also are not available for those who were in China in diplomatic status including those working for international organizations such as the United Nations. Notarial police certificates are based in part upon records from an individual's employer. If an employer refuses to release records, the notarial office is not able to issue a certificate. This is the case for persons sent abroad for education by the Chinese Government who fail to return to China.

    According to a 1957 state council ruling that is still in force, the imposition of a re-education through labor (Lao Dong Jiao Yu) term does not result from a criminal conviction. Administrative organs, rather than courts, impose re-education through labor. It is important to distinguish re-education through labor from labor reform (Lao Dong Gai Zao), which is a sentence meted out for criminal offenses.

    Please print out anything you think might be helpful at your interview, such as this information. :thumbs:

    Please Help me.

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    I see that you are concerned/worried that they might ask her when/how did you propose. You can ask her to marry you and when she says yes..there you have your proposal. If you are concerned about not telling the truth during the interview. It sounds like there shouldn't be any problem. Best of luck to you guys :thumbs:

    I'm not too far from you in North Carolina :thumbs:

    Approved after 206 days - VSC July Filer

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Hi,

    So happy for you.Just a quick question pls. did you see if its updated on the USCIS website too?or is it still initial review ?I just want to know if the website is updated.

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    Hi, it was updated on the USCIS website immediately. I spoke to a Rep at USCIS and she told us the great news and then I checked the website and it said approved. Good luck. :thumbs:

    COngratulations guys! Perfect news for Valentine's day...

    Thank you. It was a great Valentine's Day. We hope you get yours soon. :thumbs:

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