You may be reading this article because you are either [1] a US citizen, a fiancé [e] is a citizen of the People's Republic of China, and you want to bring him/her to the United States, or [2] you are a US citizen, you have a Citizen or a boyfriend or girlfriend of the People's Republic of China, you are considering "problem asking" and eventually bringing your new fiancé [e] to the United States. If any of these scenes sound familiar, then I kindly ask you to prepare for the laborious, time-consuming and potentially mad K-1 visa process. This article is intended to help your fiancé [wife] come from China when there are some thorny situations that often occur during the K-1 visa process.
1] Your Chinese fiancé [wife] has no birth certificate. from
This is the common dilemma of many K-1 couples. Many Chinese citizens born in rural China, or [2] born around 1990, have no birth certificates. Given that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services ["USCIS"] requires both birth certificates and the I-129F form [USCIS form required at the beginning of K-1], what can you do? deal with]? First, let your Chinese fiancé [e] go to his/her local health department in China. As long as he/she provides the appropriate identification, the department is likely to issue a birth certificate [e] to your Chinese fiancé. Second, please ask your Chinese fiancé [wife] to bring the birth certificate to the local notary and prove the document notarized. At this stage, the birth certificate must also be translated into English by a certified translator [the translated version is also notarized]. Keep these files in a safe place and make three copies.
2] The Chinese health department will not give you a Chinese fiancé [e] birth certificate. from
There may be several different reasons: [1] because each local government seems to be operating differently, the health department may not be the appropriate department; [2] Ministry of Health officials are corrupt; or [3] Ministry of Health officials are making a fiancé [wife] Ask your parents about their marriage certificate. If [1], then ask the Ministry of Health officials to obtain a birth certificate and then go there. If [2], you may be forced to provide a currency bribe. If [3], then you are not alone; this is a common requirement. Your fiancé [wife] must ask his/her parent to present a marriage certificate or is more likely to obtain a marriage certificate from the local department so that he/she can submit it to a health official.
3] Your Chinese fiancé [e] needs to obtain his/her criminal record in China, but does not know where to go. from
Your fiancé's police department in his hometown should be able to print out his/her police records. But keep in mind that USCIS requires police records from every place where your fiancé [e] has lived in the past five years. If your fiancé [wife] has lived outside of China for the past five years, he must also make a police record of the country. All police records should be translated into English by a certified translator.
4] Your Chinese fiancé [wife] has been married before. from
A divorce decree or death certificate must be made for each previous marriage. If your fiancé [wife] has previously divorced, then he/she is likely to already have the copy; if not, the decree can be obtained at the same place where the marriage was dissolved. If your fiancé [wife] is a widow [呃], he/she should obtain proof of death of his former spouse in the local health department. All documents must be translated into English by a certified translator.
5] The legal documents of all your Chinese fiancé [wife] are written in Chinese. from
All documents written in languages other than English must be translated into English by a certified translator before being submitted to the Immigration Department.
6] Your Chinese fiancé [e] speaks almost no English. from
If this is the case, the K-1 visa process will be more difficult because your Chinese fiancé [e] may not be aware of the requirements for the I-129F application or how to prepare for an interview at the US Consulate in China. It is wise to hire an interpreter who speaks English and Chinese. Even better, when you choose a US immigration attorney, make sure that he/she can speak Chinese and English, or at least provide an interpreter. Some US immigration attorneys offer free English-Chinese interpreting services.
7] Your Chinese fiancé [5] is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. from
If your fiancé [wife] is a member of the Chinese Communist Party ["CPC"], he/she may have difficulty in the K-1 interview at the US Consulate in China. This is an outdated question, but if he/she indicates that he/she is a member, the visa officer is likely to ask your fiancé [e] about the relationship with the CPC. As a result, many K-1 visa applicants are denied visas. Although the current trend is more relaxed for members of the Communist Party, it is still wise to let your fiancé [e] formally renounce his/her CCP membership before starting the K-1 visa journey.
8] You have not been to your Chinese fiancé [e] for more than two years. from
In order to ensure the success of the I-129F application, the basic requirement is that you have visited the Chinese fiancé [e] at least once in the two years prior to the submission of I-129F. So go to China to visit your fiancé [e]. You can even travel two or three times. On each trip, take a lot of photos together, including both of you and his/her family. To the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, your relationship is sincere and sincere. The US Citizenship and Immigration Service is good at sniffing fraudulent marriages.
9] Your fiancé [wife] is worried about the interview at the US Consulate. from
As long as this relationship is true, he/she does not need to worry. It is assumed that in a real relationship, your fiancé [e] will know you and your habits. He/she will learn about your relationship, how you met, your family status, and even the details of your favorite food. He/she should be prepared to answer these types of questions in the visa interview at the US Consulate. Historically, Chinese citizens have faced more stringent scrutiny at visa interviews than citizens in other countries. This is because Chinese citizens have a history of fraudulent marriages. The US consulate is well aware of these fraudulent marriages, so it takes a lot of hard work to expose them during visa interviews. However, if the relationship between you and your Chinese fiancé [wife] is true, then there is no need to worry about this.
10] Your fiancé [wife] insists on hiring an agency in China to handle US immigration paperwork. from
Although these institutions do exist in China, it is often wrong to allow non-US immigration attorneys to handle your US immigration matters. On issues that are as sensitive as a family immigrant visa, a licensed US immigration attorney is always advised to prepare a petition and notify you accordingly.
Orignal From: Ten Secrets of Sino-US "K-1 Couples"
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