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Normally the spouse would move under SOFA and then you would file using your US address. To redirect you would contact NVC, if it is there and she is in Germany or ask Frankfurt to take it on if it has got to her Consulate.

My guess is you need to have it reissued.

I do not see it, but I have been wrong before, feels like Hillary 2, but Hillary wanted it.

This is what they want, I do not know how this differs. Birth Certificates Available Fees: Varies. Normally RMB 200 - 300 (Notarization Fee: RMB 80 + Translation Fee: Non-standard) Document Name: Notarial certificate (Gong Zheng Shu) Issuing Authority: Local Notary Public Office (Gong Zheng Chu) Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: A notarial birth certificate normally contains a watermark, seal, and red stamp. It indicates the applicant’s name, gender, date of birth, ID number, place of birth, and both parents’ names. NOTE: Notarial birth certificates issued prior to 2012 may not list the ID number. All notarial documents must have an English translation, and be attached with a certificate stating that the English translation is in conformity with the Chinese original. Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Notary Public (Gong Zheng Yuan) Registration Criteria: A National ID and household registration (Hu Kou Bu). If the applicant lives abroad, a copy of his or her passport is also required. One of the following three documents: Birth certificate (Chu Sheng Zheng Ming Shu) or medical certificate of birth (Chu Sheng Yi Xue Zheng Ming) issued by the hospital Initial Birth Record issued by the Household Registration Department of the local Public Security Bureau Proof of birth issued by the sub-district office or the Personnel Department of Work Unit Photographs - at least two. A signed affidavit or authorization certificate from the applicant if someone other than the applicant applies for the certificate on his or her behalf. The authorized person also needs to provide his/her national ID. Documentation of both parents’ identification. If deceased, a death certificate is required. Other documents requested by the Notary Public (Gong Zheng Yuan). Procedure for Obtaining: Complete an application and submit all relevant documents to the Notary Public Office (Gong Zheng Chu). The Notary Public then examines the documents. If the application is accepted, the applicant pays all related notary fees. Once the review of the submitted documentation is completed, the notarial birth certificate is issued. Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available. Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents. Exceptions: None Comments: Applicants should check the website or contact their local Notary Public Office to obtain specific information regarding required fees and supporting documents.

A lady knight is a Dame. Anyway she was on CNN yesterday, quite why I am not sure. I forget what she was going on about but the clip they used could be taken several ways. https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/01/08/michelle-obama-potential-outcome-2024-election-sot-tsr-vpx.cnn

The video version of the above, worth a watch. Can not help think how people who watch this can also vote Joe. https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2024/01/08/china-migrants-culver-pkg.cnn

I am not sure why this was raised, there is nothing to suggest it would be applicable here and in numerous prior discussions on this subject people far more familiar with religious practices than I am have conformed it is not an issue. I have seen one waiver granted I remember, a very different situation to this.

Not something I have seen around here, but then the high yesterday was 13F. The bottom line: Brazilians perfect tans with electrical tape bikinis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/brazil-rio-electrical-tape-bikini-tan-line Summer has arrived in Rio de Janeiro and, away from the city’s beaches, business is booming in the rooftop tanning salons that dot the city’s low-income neighbourhoods. On these sun-soaked terraces, overlooking the urban sprawl and packed with women of all ages and sizes, the accessory of choice is electrical tape. This unorthodox adornment is the secret to what has become a Rio fashion trademark: crisp bikini tan lines so perfect they are almost fluorescent. But not everyone is a fan. The practice horrifies dermatologists, and some Brazilians consider tape tan lines to be tacky and even vulgar. “The dream is to have a mark like a neon light. When it looks like someone painted [the tan lines] on to you,” says Larissa Cardoso, 29, who runs a rooftop tanning salon above her home in a favela in western Rio. As well as an electrical tape bikini applied directly on to the body, a careful sunbathing procedure must be followed to obtain the coveted marquinha de fita (“little tape mark”), as the clean-cut tan lines are called in Portuguese. “I don’t get tan lines easily. With the tape, it works,” says Paola Santos, 25, who was finally getting her little mark back in December after a 10-month tanning hiatus while she had a baby. “I couldn’t wait to come back,” she adds

Sadly only in our dreams.

That is one of the disadvantages of long distance relationships, time and cost, I assume here we are talking very long distance. Being blunt that is your issue to resolve, a different job?

I am not currently using a lawyer as they are very expensive. Certainly not normal to DIY a WoM but it has been done. I am not saying it is impossible, there is a potential route very much depends how USCIS and the Consulate react.

Joint Sponsor is the obvious solution.

Never do anything on the first visit. I do not like the K1 anyway but obviously in this sort of case there are issues with the Family agreeing for a daughter to leave unmarried. Get a visit in and look to go the marriage route.

l participated in your thread a year ago. Nothing has changed and it seems that the Parents were not petitioned. The Sibling is 31 so would be looking at retiring in the US through the F4 route.

To state the obvious she swore under oath twice that she was married. Probably does not help that you did not know, questions the relationship. I assume they returned the case to USCIS as they approved the I 130 not knowing about these issues. There are two options in my mind. Refile an I 130 being upfront about her past situation. File a Writ of Mandamus to get action on the current case. Either way this is going to be a long and expensive process with possibly an insoluble road block. I would also be working on a plan B.

Normally a Consulate would issue a RFE for the missing document, in this case the Divorce Certificate from the prior marriage. If they believe that she was not married previously then they would refuse the visa bot give the opportunity of filing a waiver, most well prepared waivers are approved. I do not think I have heard of a case being returned, well not for this reason, certainly for other reasons. Do you know why the case was returned. Which Consulate?

There are a lot of Consulates out there and I am most familiar with London and they seem to have a lot of cases like this, can not comment on others.

Unlikely, the Medical is where this comes up. What did the Doctor do?

Forget about the B, VWP is much more practical.

I am not an Immigration Lawyer by any stretch but know a now ex Immigration Judge (retired), went to his retirement do, very interesting. So the one thing that was very apparent, and now this is Denver but I would place a quite reasonable amount on it being the same elsewhere, is that they all seemed to know each other, they deal with each other most days and it is for them a Job, Business nothing personal. So I would use a Lawyer who was well versed with the local USCIS office, knows the head honcho, has been to the sort of event I went to numerous times, and see if they can get it sorted on the basis of we really do not want to do this but here is the brief and if we can not sort out amicably we will see you in Court and it is going to be embarrassing. I only know one ex IJ and no current ones and seriously doubt he would have any time for this.

Unlikely the OP qualifies but we are seeing more and more VJ members going the EB2 NIW route.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/08/americas/the-walking-route-how-an-underground-industry-is-helping-migrants-flee-china-for-the-us/index.html Bundled in hoodies and jackets, they huddled around fires as they, and others there, counted the time before US border control agents would take them away for processing – and what they hoped would be the start to their lives in America. These arrivals are part of a staggering new trend. In the first 11 months of 2023, more than 31,000 Chinese citizens were picked up by law enforcement crossing illegally into the US from Mexico, government data shows – compared with an average of roughly 1,500 per year over the preceding decade. For $9,000 to $12,000, travelers can pay smugglers to arrange transportation for parts of the journey north, as well as a boat and guide for the optional rainforest crossing, all inclusive. For those able to spend more, at least $20,000, the route gets easier: for example, help with a multiple-entry visa to Japan, which unlocks visa-free entry to Mexico, and transport to the border. It’s not clear how many are taking those curated routes, but the offerings suggest a range of economic backgrounds among the border-bound. CNN compiled the information on these options by speaking with smugglers and others familiar with the industry, as well as from information in online tutorials. Those from China who travel overland typically take what’s become a well-worn route from Quito to Tulcan, a small city perched on the border with Colombia. There, residents told CNN they see hundreds – if not thousands – of Chinese migrants passing from Ecuador to Colombia each week.

Why not, not a complicated calculation.

10 months to a year would be normal, you can find exceptions above or below. Plenty of posts about the data on the web site, most people end up in your case is taking longer than normal.