shingyan

I just came back from China. After the 5 hours wait and the 3 minutes interview, my wife's green card had been approved. Apparently I sent enough email to the consulate about my wife's 2 years rule, everyone at the consulate is awared about it.

Thank you for all the help!!

I just requested a reschedule for the interview. Does anyone know how long does it take for them to send the new packet out? Is it possible to reqeuest an email like the one from NVC?

Thanks for the help.

At Guangzhou now, my wife and I went to the consulate this morning and we were told our interview was CANCELED!! We never received anything saying the interview was cancel. We sent a few email requesting a reschedule for May and was told to request it in April but never given a new date. Now we are planning to request the reschedule in April. Anyone has any idea how long does it take for the consulate to schedule an interview?

Thanks

I heard that some offices will give you the visa but advice you to enter the US AFTER you fulfilled the 2 years. Should I mention about the 2 years myself even the office does not bring it up??

Should I remind the officer about the J1 on the interview?

I have no experience with the reschedule but my opinion is never do a "no show" to an interview. I hold that opinion because no good can come from a no show.

I agree. I don't understand why they can't just simply give me another date.....

how does the blue slip work? We are trying to make just one trip to Guangzhou if possible.

Thank you everyone for the help.

I have the interview set on March 14 but the problem is my wife previously entered the US with a J1 visa and the 2 years rule will expire in May. We have stated that in every email we sent to the NVC but they still scheduled the interview in March. I sent an email to the consulate and asked for a reschedule, but received an email from them saying I should send them a request in April to request the interview. So my question is should I just not showing up on my interview date and then ask for a reschedule? I kinda want to go to the interview cause I think they may give us the visa even tho it is 2 months early and we don't want to go there twice. But I do not like the idea we just not showing up on the interview date and I don't have an interview date till April, so the case is in limbo for the 2 weeks of March. I'm still trying to get an answer from the consulate....

If anyone had any reschedule experience, please let me know how it works.

Thanks for the help.

found the answers myself

申请人可到下列的指定地点接受疫苗接种:

Applicants may receive vaccination at the following Quarantine Bureau Offices:

广东国际旅行卫生保健中心 地址：广州市沙面北街33号 电话Tel：(020)-81219500/ 81219513

Health Care Center of Guangdong International Travel

Address: #33 Shamian North Street, Shamian Island, Guangzhou

福建省立医院 地址：福州市东街134号 电话 Tel：(0591)-87557768-8050 or 8065/( 0591)-87858037

Fujian Provincial Hospital Address: #134 Dongjie, Fuzhou, Fujian

上海国际旅行卫生保健中心 地址：上海市长宁区金浜路15号（3号楼2楼）电话Tel：(021)-62699006

Health Care Center of Shanghai International Travel Address: 2F, Bld3, No.15 JinBang Road, Shanghai

北京国际旅行卫生保健中心 地址：北京市东城区和平里北街20号 电话Tel：(010)-58648801

Health Care Center of Beijing International Travel

Address: #20 Hepingli North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Anyone know where to get the medical exam and vaccination in China? Can we do it in Beijing or have to go to Guangzhou? How long does it take to get the record? Can we keep a copy of the vaccination record for school?

Thanks for the help

Best wish

Happy Holiday everyone. I have the following question regarding my wife's petition.

My wife came to the US in 2007 with a J1 visa which is subjected to the 2 years rule. She has been stayed in China for 19 months. The 2 years rule will be expired in May 2011. We have filed her partition back in June. We completed I-130 and the AOS and have not filed the DS-320 yet.

Here is my questions:

We are using electronic process so NVC is going to schedule the interview with the consulate. If the interview is prior the 2 years expiration, can she still be able to obtain the immigrant visa (with a later date may be?) and enter the US AFTER the 2 years expired?

Thanks for the advice Darnell.

We are planning to get the police report and birth certificate the next few days. Do we need to get it translate and notarized in China or can I bring them back to the states to do it?

Thanks for the help

Shingyan, I think that it is better to PM Loto the number.

My bad, how can I edit my old post?

shingyan,

Can you please do a favor?

Please check 10 petitions backward and 10 petitions forward from your receipt#'s last 2 digits (ie., total 20 petitions) that are I-130 and let us know what are their status.

Thanks

Loto

They are both show up with Post Decision Activity on 9/16 and 9/15

Wait about 2 weeks from the NOA-2 'Approval Date' printed in the new I-797-C

then

call/harry/harras NVC via telephone, to get the GUZ casefile #

then you can start NVC Processing.

Please NOTE - you qualify for OPTING IN to NVC Electronic Processing - see http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Electronic_Processing for all the steps.

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Guangzhou I-130 approval NVC

I'm going to Beijing to see my wife next Friday. Please let me get the package before that

I did not expedite it. I just sent the package with usual stuff. Like our travel record, phone record, pictures with the families and so on.

omg omg..... I was touched yesterday and this morning I got an email from USCIS said they mailed me a notice of approval!!!

what am I supposed to do next??

July Filer here.... keep waiting...and waiting...

Hi all,

I filed the I-130 for my wife and received the NOA1 a month ago. I've been reading the forum and it is very helpful. However I have the following questions (I believe they had been answered already but I couldn't find the answer.)

My wife is living in Beijing and we want to prepare all the documents early, or at least know where to get them. But I have a few questions.

Where can she get a police certificate in Beijing? She lived in Boston from 9/2007 to 4/2009, does she need a police report from Boston as well?

She does not have a birth certificate, what other document can she use?

thanks for the help

Shingyan

Hi Shingyan,

I was a J1 visa holder but not 2 yr rule. If you got married in US, why did you allow her to go back to china without applying for a waiver and adjustment of status while she was there? I believe, with that policy, you cannot enter US if you are within the 2 year rule or if you don't have a waiver.

Hope these information help.

Goodluck on your journey.

She came to the states as a trainee and is back home now for her promotion She can still enter the US with the traveler visa. What we want to know is if she can apply for a green card prior to the 2 years requirement or she has to wait for the 2 years before she can apply for it.

Thanks for the help.

Hello all,

I'm a US citizen and my wife is a J1 visa holder. We got married in Feb, 2009. She went back to China in April, 2009 before her J1 visa expired. She is subject to the 2 years residenct rule. We know we can file the I-130 at any time. We would like to know if we have to wait for the 2 years before filing the immigrant visa (IR-1/CR1), or we can file it about 6 months before the 2 years period since it takes few months to get the interview. By the time we are scheduled for an interview, the 2 years rule will be expired by then.

I searched the internet and asked the attroney and they all gave me different answers. Some said I need to wait two years to APPLY for the green card and some said I need to wait 2 years to GET the green card so I can apply earlier.

Thanks for the help

Hi all,

My wife is a J1 visa holder with 2 years Foreign Residency Requirement. She has to stay in her home country for 2 years before applying for immigration visa. We got married in the states in Feb. 2009. She went back to her country in April, 2009.

Our goal is to get her the green card as soon as possible It is almost impossible to get her a J1 waiver. We are planning to follow the path for a K-3 Visa which is a non-imigrant visa. Once it is approved, then we will wait for the 2 years to finish. We will then apply for CR-1 and Adjustment of Status at the same time to see which one is faster.

Here are the questions:

1. How long does it take to adjust the status?

2. What should I do with the I-130 since she cannot file for immigration visa before the 2 years expired?

Thanks for the help