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Sorry Darnell,

1 more question...........what are rules about taking breaks during the application process? Like right now I am on the DS-230 step, could I just wait to fill it out like 3 months or so to mail it back? Just due to like timing issues.

Another question I'm filling out the DS-230, part 2 questions 43a and 43b are asking about whether or not my fiancee wants to apply for a SSN.............correct me if I'm wrong........but a SSN is necessary for getting married, right?

If I heard correctly they have to be a China Citic card, u have to go open a new bank account I think..........

Mitch and Darnell,

So I just got the packet from GZ. There is not much in there other than a forms checklist, a copy of our original application and a document that states our case number.

I checked the guides and what not, its not very clear what the next step is.

The next step is get the police report, document stating she is single, and copy of birth certificate (is that necessary? she says she doesn't think she was ever issued one)

All that translated and notarized

Then need to complete the DS-230 AND Affid. of support

correct?

Darnell,

Do you know something about some 'white books'? I continue to hear something about this, just in China, but not sure what step that comes in at?

Let me get this straight, basically everyone on this website who has already obtained this visa is living in America and not in their partners native country, correct?

I suppose I am 1 step behind you, got a NOA that said she should be expecting the packet from GZ with details about the next steps.

You already have your interview scheduled?

Could you give me some clues as to what we will need to do with this packet? I believe she has to go to her hometown and get police record, a petition that says shes single and her birth cert, is that right? And some of that stuff and some other forms need to be notarized?

Wow........mind blowing.............

I can answer that question. You could go with her to GZ and you could slip her your passport for the interview if she shows that it will give her some more credibility during the interview.

Ok the mind blowing bit.......Sadly, I must admit I am basically in the same boat as you. I also applied for the K-1 visa with intentions of just getting a marriage cert and returning to China. I guess what some people here don't realize is the difficulty of Chinese citizens applying for travel visas. At age 23 my fiancee doesn't own a car, a house, a dog, a nothing. I didn't know of any other options to get her to America to meet my family and friends other than the K-1, additionally we also planned to get married so it was a good fit.

Mitch I am hoping I could contact you directly to follow up with you, I have the same plan as you and am curious to see what happens with you.

So you are just going to continue on with the process? I agree with you in that it never says you must live in the U.S. What if you take her there and she freaks out, can't handle it, hates the food, thinks the people are weird.......then what is she chained to this foreign land? Jailed? #######, that just sounds like nonsense to me.

And from what I read on here, no you can't go in the interview with her. But like I said them seeing her with your passport scores you some points. I was planning to give my girl my phone too so she could show text messages to and from.