End of the road

[Pineau]

 I just purchased 50000 in travelers medical insurance. Thanks for the reminder John.

[JOHN1964]

your very welcome gerry,,,lets hope you not need it this time,,enjoy every minute and keep us all updated, have a blast, im happy for you both.

[shaun]

Gerry,  Good to hear your update.  You lucky dog, wish I could spend 6-9 months with Peggy in China but my goal is to get her to the US before the end of my summer leave so I may be knocking around the Guangdong province for about a month this summer.  Guess I am a glutton for the heat.   Anyway have a great time.

[Pineau]

Hey Shaun.   When you arrive send me a PM and we can exchange numbers and perhaps meet up. We are less than an hour from Shenzhen and I would be happy to meet you.  I hope to stay put in China until Fiona's VISA is issued and we can go to Colorado together.

[Neil]

You're a lucky man Gerry.  I wish I could stay in China that long too.  If I did that though, I wouldn't want to leave.  When I have a bad day at work, China sure starts to look tempting. 

[Pineau]

I arrived last night about midnight (China time). I have no idea where my bags are and neither does the airlines. I sure hope they can find them. All the food and presents were in those bags along with my blood pressure medication. And a very nice Sony video camera.

You know it going to be a bad day when you hear "Attemtion Los Angeles passengers we have discover the forward lavatory of this aircraft is not functional and this flight is canceled. Please come to the podium for assistance with booking an alternate flight...."


Feb 22, 2011. Sent petition to USCIS ..any guesses on when she gets her VISA?
Feb 28, 2011. They cashed the check
March 2 2011. Received receit confirmation letter from USCIS.
 

[RobertBfrom aust]

Gerry , sorry to hear about your bags , I hope they are found , regards Sujuan and Robert .

[shaun]

Gerry Hopefully they will find your luggage before the Visa Interview.  But this I do know, neither one comes soon enough.

[Pineau]

I got my bags in 2 days. An open bag of coco made everything inside require cleaning. All else intact.
The number on the receipt says she is being processed at the California processing center. I checked online and the number is not in the system but after a phone call they verified they have her in the system and said that I should have a decision in June.
They also said the reason her status was not available online is because of Obama cutbacks in manpower and things may slow down a bit.
I just checked again and her status is available online now.
Processing time:
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21- 5 Months 

Feb 22, 2011. Sent petition to USCIS
Feb 28, 2011. They cashed the check
March 2 2011. Received receit confirmation letter from USCIS.
April 3, 2011. Your Case Status: Initial Review
May 10 2011. Your Case Status: Initial Review
June 13 2011. Your Case Status: Initial Review

[Pineau]

I talked to my son and he said the post office left him a note that I had two registered mails waiting for me so I went to the post office first thing this morning. Just a bit late. The carrier had listed my house as abandoned and ALL of my mail has been returned to sended. Turns out the ex has lost her key to the mailbox and quit checking the mail 3 months ago. Thats 3 months of mail returned to sender......I swear she is a helpless retard.  I hope the registered letters were not from homeland security. Does anyone know a way to check?
My case status still says initial review.

[Pineau]

I have been back in America for a couple of weeks. I think the house is finally sold. All that is left it the appraisal.  I moved all my stuff into storage and it will because I am headed back to Guangzhou at the end of June. The new house will be waiting for me when I bring  Fiona home from China.

I jumped the gun and bought a house for us. I was not really looking seriously but just driving around the neighborhood getting an idea of prices. Good Lord ! I found a house that was ready to go into forclosure. It is newer than my house, it's a bigger house, bigger yard only 6 years old un finished basement and on the out skirts of town (outside boulder county means less taxes) And here is the deal clencher. I got it for 40k less than market.  Super cool. Fiona is going to think she is a queen.  I wonder if I should risk a hernia by carrying her across the threshhold.

[shaun]

Oooo.... Gerry don't let her read this website after your last statement.  She might no like that comment.

[kenny]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[Pineau]

Come on...you know what I meant !
I am back in Guangzhou now. The trip home was sort of an Emergency. I had a badly infected gallbladder with a stone blocking the bile duct. The bile was backing up and causing liver to falter. So now its out I am on the mend and feeling better.  My darned old body is falling apart piece by piece.

But I did manage to sell the house and get all my stuff put into storage this trip.

Feb 22, 2011. Sent petition to USCIS
Feb 28, 2011. They cashed the check
March 2 2011. Received receit confirmation letter from USCIS.
April 3, 2011. Your Case Status: Initial Review
May 10 2011. Your Case Status: Initial Review
June 13 2011. Your Case Status: Initial Review
June 30 I received a 5 page document "request for evidence" . They want everythink they could think of to prove a bonafied marriage. I guess my luck has run out. This is going to take a while.

[shaun]

Gerry I am glad you are healthy again.  Hope you are able to work through all of the paperwork quickly.