Well gents, I need to update my attempt to get Renjie here. We waited a long time to hear from Shanghai, and we were told we would find out on the 6th July. Well, Renjie got phone call from her case manager on the 4th July, and she was interrogated, sorry, questioned about how well she knew me and what facts she could tell immigration about me. I had given all of the necessary details about my ability to support her, how long we had been in relationship, and her employment details. But in the end it all hinged on whether she could tell them detail about me. She was asked if she knew the city where I lived. She didn't , as I live in a country town with a very long aboriginal name. She said I lived 1 1/2 hours from Brisbane which was correct. She also failed to know my surname. BIG mistake. They asked her about 8 other questions which she got right, like my occupation and past marriage details and immediate family.
I never would have thought they would have thrown questions which belong in the realms of Spouse visa.
I wasn't annoyed at first, just disappointed, but when Renjie sent me a copy of the reasons for refusing a Visa, I was bloody annoyed.
I will quote the letter here
' Your limited knowledge of your boyfriend raises doubts as to the bona fides of your intentions and as such cannot be satisfied that a genuine visit is intended. Therefore I must refuse your application'
Case closed!
I even called Shanghai and tried to talk with her case manager before the final decision was made, but I was stone-walled by the woman from immigration who took my call. She asked me for a reference number, as I knew she would, but I just submitted her name and DOB. She said the case was 'confidential', so I could not give any input into her application.
I tried to tell Renjie that I thought they were bastards, but the meaning was lost in translation as it translated as Hybrids. So hybrids they are!
So, I write all this so others can be better prepared than my poor Renjie was. She has told me she was sorry so many times for not knowing my surname, which is now very much a part of her vocabulary, as well as the town I live in! There are 12 letters in my home town name and she can say it as well as any Aussie.
So I have booked a ticket over to Shenyang to land on the 1st September. I told her, the good news is, I am coming to China, the bad news is I arrive at 11.05 PM. She said, " no problem" bless her cotton socks.
We are much closer now because of all we have been through. And this time she will take a month off work and I will stay with her.
We will be heading down to somewhere in Hebei to my Chinese friends wedding. I am looking forward to seeing my friends get married in China and being apart of their celebrations.
Okay enough from me. I know I will have no problems getting my Visa to China.
Peter
