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原帖由 rose-mag 於 10-4-28 00:32 發表

Hi Julichi,

I understand how difficult and frustrated if you have to depend on another person on your future. I have checked my FB this morning, my friend actually started application in early Oc ...

Hi rose-mag,

Thanks...well my boyfriend is not going to the military now, he doesn't want to have time away from us especially our son for long when he is so young. But when he is old enough, my boyfriend will be old enough to not being able to get in the military as well. so the whole military thing is now out of the picture.

I am still thinking of how to discuss about the applying for green card thing with him. Oh, by the way, my friend, the danish who just got his green card, told me that different state will have different length of waiting period for the green card but the basic time is half a year. And he said since we already have a kid and both of us are not married before, it should be even easier to get the green card. Is that true? My boyfriend is from Virginia. I personally haven't been to Virginia, so I am not sure about the education there. But he said it is better in Hong Kong. He said we will be staying in HK for the school and then going back to usa every summer, HK is just for studying. But then of course that is before he got the idea of going to Canada.

I hope I can talk with him about the green card thing as well. I asked if he knows how long we will have to wait for the green card last night, trying to see if he's willing to talk about it, but seems like he is not in the mood to talk about that. Sometimes i feel helpless as well since i can't do anything to help with it....well, I guess just wish me luck.....

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原帖由 Julichi 於 10-4-28 13:51 發表
Hi rose-mag,
Thanks...well my boyfriend is not going to the military now, he doesn't want to

Hi Julichi,
What your friend told you is true. Fiance visa is now faster. You have a baby with your boyfriend and it is a good proof that you are real lovers, immigration usually would approve your visa.

I am not familiar with the education system in Virgina. But, so far I understand that there are more options in education in US compared to in HK. You can send your kid to public or private or even homeschool by yourself. Kids are more independent to learn (of course, parents' guidance is very important) and there are more schools for choice. But, it is just my opinion.

Take time to find the good timing to sit down with your boyfriend to discuss that. Don't give him an impression that you are giving pressure on him. You know, men also have depression after the baby's born as they have more responsibilities now.

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回覆 3# rose-mag 的文章

dear rose-mag,

many many thanks for your kind reply, yes $380 is US dollar for each person for green card application

actually my intention is just to get the green card and land first, then will go back HK. my purpose is not for citizenship but want to let my kids study college or university in USA after they completed the education in HK. they are still young now, still doing primary and kindergarten. So i want them to have education in USA later on.

my husband & i got a stable jobs in HK, so we want to go back HK to keep our jobs. so, do u think i am too early to apply for green card ? as someone told me sister/brother application will soon be forfeited, is it true ? if i give up this chance and ask my sister to re-apply for me, i have to wait for another 10 years and if the policy change, i won't be approved.

and, if my kids are holding green card (not yet citizenship) by the time they are going to college , or university, do we pay the local student fee or still treated as foreigner student ?

please kindly advice, million thanks !

[ 本帖最後由 Graces 於 10-4-29 00:25 編輯 ]

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In this case, Graces,
Tell the immigration office, only you will come with the visa, your husband and children will do the "follow to join", that's mean, they are not ready yet, once they are ready. then pay that $380 each.
Save the money. also for the greencard, you need to re-entry to US every year, air ticket is not cheap now.
So, if you are not ready for it, you will be the only person to come.. and keep the greencard, until your husband and children are ready.

原帖由 Graces 於 10-4-28 10:43 AM 發表
dear rose-mag,

many many thanks for your kind reply, yes $380 is US dollar for each person for green card application

actually my intention is just to get the green card and land first, then will go ...

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dear Nillie_Mami,

that's a brilliant idea, many thanks to your advice. since i am working in airline company, so ticket cost is not a real concern to me.

by the way, 如果我先取green card, 但又返HK 継續份工,咁到時又點樣申請老同兩個女?
係米要我先入左藉,做正US citizen 先可再申請他們?

其實green card holder 要坐幾耐移民監?係米五年?
兩個女到時到美國讀書,如持green card, 係米可支付local fee ?

many may thanks for your advice in advance !

[ 本帖最後由 Graces 於 10-4-29 11:15 編輯 ]

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原帖由 rose-mag 於 10-4-28 15:51 發表

Hi Julichi,
What your friend told you is true. Fiance visa is now faster. You have a baby with your boyfriend and it is a good proof that you are real lovers, immigration usually would approve your ...

hey rose,

Well, then how can i know about the green card situation in Virginia? I am thinking, if using fiance visa will only take around half a year or so, then we may apply for it like a year or so before we will get back to the US. I may know why he seems like not willing to apply the GC now. Cause if after getting the green card, we will have to stay in usa for a few years, that is not going to happen since our son will be studying in HK at least to learn chinese, even we are planning to only spend the school days in HK, that will be way more than 6 months, for every year. After that, we will have more paper works to deal with just to start with yet another school year....if i am thinking it in the right way....

But yeah....i do have to find a right timing to talk about it with him and see how are we going to plan on things.....you are right....sometimes, i feel like women are even stronger than men in things like this....men are acting like they are strong but then they are actually chickening out inside just not showing out and let everyone thinks hes a wuss....

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Julichi,
if you don't plan to live in US, you don't need to apply for greencard, but I still recommend you to get married with your bf, because to protect you. Also, when you retired, you can share the benefit from your husband.(sure the marriage needs to last longer than 10 years in order for the wife to receive half of it from her husband).
Good luck. and have to say" you guys are smart".
As kids in hk, can be fluently speaking in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, that is great for him when he growth up.

原帖由 Julichi 於 10-4-29 01:41 AM 發表

hey rose,

Well, then how can i know about the green card situation in Virginia? I am thinking, if using fiance visa will only take around half a year or so, then we may apply for it like a year or ...

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原帖由 Nillie_Mami 於 10-4-29 21:24 發表
Julichi,
if you don't plan to live in US, you don't need to apply for greencard, but I still recommend you to get married with your bf, because to protect you. Also, when you retired, you can share th ...

Nillie,

He once said he will get married with me for sure, even recently, he still say the same, so i think it should be fine....
Hahaha, that is that sole reason that he will plan to stay in hk....just to let the kid to learn chinese...if not, he will be back to usa.....

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Dear all experienced U.S. moms,

Sorry for bothering you guys....
I and my family are now in HK. Both my 2 daughters (4 and 2 years old) and husband are U.S. citizenship. I am planning to file the I-130 form.

Before I will petition my application, may I have some of your advices on the following :

1/ Name of application.
Since all my HKSAR passport, academic record, health record were only in the Chinese name, how can I add my english name for the application.
Should I wait until the application is granted and then add/ change it when i arrive U.S. or I should add the request together with this application?
Which one will be easier?

2/ Police check or 良民証
As I studied in Canada for 7 years, do i need to obtain police check from Canada in advance?
I went thru the instruction guides for I-130...I dont see any request for the police check or 良民証 from Hong Kong, is it a must for the application?

3/ For the 1st time $$ to be brought will be taxed-free, how much/ what percentage of the tax will be charged for the next $$?

Thank you very much.

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Tricas,

1/ Name of application.
Since all my HKSAR passport, academic record, health record were only in the Chinese name, how can I add my english name for the application.
Should I wait until the application is granted and then add/ change it when i arrive U.S. or I should add the request together with this application?
Which one will be easier?

mine is more complicated, but the way I do, may give you some hints.

my birth cert's name is different from my HKID, passport, and all academic records and licenses. So, I had the lawyer to write a letter for me to proof that all names ASA the same person.

But when I got married with my husband, my Chinese name and last name bother me a lot.

So, I wait until I do my naturalization, I told the immigration officer, I want my name changed to English name with my husband last name on it.
1 paper, goes every where. That is much easier and it is free.

You have 2 choices .
1 do it in HK before you submit your I-130 application. And change all your license with new name. Paid everything in hk for that process.
Once you are done, then submit I -130 (if you do it now, you need to report your new name to Canadian police office too--- well.. too much work).
2. same as me, keep the old name until it is time for your naturalization, save money, save time.

2/ Police check or 良民証
As I studied in Canada for 7 years, do i need to obtain police check from Canada in advance?
I went thru the instruction guides for I-130...I dont see any request for the police check or 良民証 from Hong Kong, is it a must for the application?
Sure you need it. Same here. I lived in Australia for almost 7 years, I need the police report from Australia. and the one from HK. Those are a MUST to complete your application unless you are going not to tell immigration that you have never leave HK for more than 6 months in a roll.

3/ For the 1st time $$ to be brought will be taxed-free, how much/ what percentage of the tax will be charged for the next $$?

Couldn't tell over here, you need to ask CPA because they count that as your income after your first landed, and the tax are based on your income (which is the amount you bring into US) also, the state where you are going. every state is different. Some with no income tax from state and city like florida.

原帖由 Tricas 於 10-4-29 09:10 PM 發表
Dear all experienced U.S. moms,
Sorry for bothering you guys....
I and my family are now in HK. Both my 2 daughters (4 and 2 years old) and husband are U.S. citizenship. I am planning to file the ...

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Graces,
by the way, 如果我先取green card, 但又返HK 継續份工,咁到時又點樣申請老同兩個女?
If they wanna come within 1-2 years, then, use "follow to join". the Immigration law office will do it for you.

係米要我先入左藉,做正US citizen 先可再申請他們?
You sure can do it that way, but it takes very long..
if they wanna come sooner, use the "follow to join".
其實green card holder 要坐幾耐移民監?係米五年?
In your case of immigration, yes! you need to wait for 5 years.
You need to live inside US for more than 180 days per each year. (therefore they said, you must live in US for more than 2.5 years within that 5 years).
When there is 5 years of time after you got your green card, you could submit your N-400 (naturalization) and take the exam. Once you pass the history and english exams and all your documents correct, you will get your citizenship.

兩個女到時到美國讀書,如持green card, 係米可支付local fee ?
Yup, they will pay local fee if they live inside the same city, same state over 1 year. If they got green card and have never lived in that city for 1 year, they still count as non-resident and pay non-resident fee.
greencard holder also allow to apply different kind of scholarship.. which is the benefit for greencard holder and citizens and not many will open for international students.
Also.. think about the financial aids.. very attactive if your children can fall into that cat.

原帖由 Graces 於 10-4-30 07:53 AM 發表
dear Nillie_Mami,

that's a brilliant idea, many thanks to your advice. since i am working in airline company, so ticket cost is not a real concern to me.

by the way, 如果我先取green card, 但又返HK ...

[ 本帖最後由 Nillie_Mami 於 10-4-30 12:40 編輯 ]

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Many thanks, Nillie_Mami !

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Dear Nillie_Mami and all US Mom,

我終於睇完哂之前ｄ的解答，你地真係真係非常有心，用自己所知去幫助人，所以我都好想插句嘴問ｄ問題，先謝謝各位！

（１）我係家姐申請我的，我亞囡今年１４歲，係咪當佢取得綠咭後，以佢又一直留在美國讀書，有無需要父母先成為公民，佢才可以apply 入藉？還是會在佢成年後（18歲 / 21歲？）自動會成為美國公民呢？

（２）我老公決定等到退休先到美國，如果佢今次唔apply visa 跟我們一起移民，這樣會否影響佢將來入境簽證？旅遊簽證／將來我或亞囡 apply 佢既移民簽證呢？

（３）我從未去過美國，只知道家姐住在 Brooklyn 在 Mott Street, NY 工作，而我家姐又無子女，佢完全不清楚學校ｄ資料及申請手續！！請問有無ｄ口碑好的 High School 介紹，公立 / 私立都好想知道？另如果我申請寄宿私立學校（自己俾學費），可否選擇其他 state/city 的 High School 嗎？是否都係要先 land 左先，在香港先考SSAT 及TOFEL 對佢選校會有幫助嗎？

（４）再想問有關綠咭的申請問題，如果移民簽證批出，我會同亞囡 land 左先，settle 好佢學校後，再返香港清哂ｄ工作，半年左右先再返美國住，所以想知道：由申請到批出再收到手，需要幾多天？（因要同公司請假）

（５）擔保方面，我家姐話唔夠錢擔保我，而佢又剛divorced，佢已經無 another relatives in US，所以佢叫我自己擔保自己，因我老公決定會留係香港繼續工作，而我地又已經預備了一畢錢比亞囡讀書用，我地應該有能力生活及擔保自己，可否以此為理由自己擔保自己呢？

非常謝謝各位！！

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Nille, really thanks for all your sharing and advices on my case. I guess I will wait for the naturalization to have my name change... less work ma....

For the $$ and income tax issue...can u give me some reference site for checking...I will be moving to houston TX.

Thanks

原帖由 Nillie_Mami 於 10-5-1 01:22 發表
Tricas,

1/ Name of application.
Since all my HKSAR passport, academic record, health record were only in the Chinese name, how can I add my english name for the application.
Should I wait until ...

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Tricas,
this is the perfect person to help you, you can email him, he is a volunteer on the phone show (radio).....
理財天地播音室- 林修榮主持

http://www.moneyradio.org/showSubCategory.php?SCID=2813

原帖由 Tricas 於 10-5-4 02:21 AM 發表
Nille, really thanks for all your sharing and advices on my case. I guess I will wait for the naturalization to have my name change... less work ma....

For the $$ and income tax issue...can u give m ...

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myip,

１）我係家姐申請我的，我今年１４歲，係咪當佢取得綠咭後，以佢又一直留在美國讀書，有無需要父母先成為公民，佢才可以apply 入藉？還是會在佢成年後（18歲 / 21歲？）自動會成為美國公民呢？
你個女冇得自動成為美國公民, 佢要成年後自己考入籍, 因為你哋唔留低, 冇得帶佢入籍架
（２）我老公決定等到退休先到美國，如果佢今次唔apply visa 跟我們一起移民，這樣會否影響佢將來入境簽證？旅遊簽證／將來我或亞囡 apply 佢既移民簽證呢？
唔會, 喺文件寄嚟for immigration 時, 唔駛交老公嗰份, tell immigration officer, 你老公唔plan 住移民, 會用follow to join. 佢apply travel visa should not be a problem. 只會當日講清楚
（３）我從未去過美國，只知道家姐住在 Brooklyn 在 Mott Street, NY 工作，而我家姐又無子女，佢完全不清楚學校ｄ資料及申請手續！！請問有無ｄ口碑好的 High School 介紹，公立 / 私立都好想知道？另如果我申請寄宿私立學校（自己俾學費），可否選擇其他 state/city 的 High School 嗎？是否都係要先 land 左先，在香港先考SSAT 及TOFEL 對佢選校會有幫助嗎？
sorry.. broading school-->我冇呢方面info.
In NYC, PS, IS, HS 係free, 只要provide address proof 就可入學even插班, no SSAT or TOFEL need, 佢哋會俾入學exam你個女做... then會為你個女分班

（４）再想問有關綠咭的申請問題，如果移民簽證批出，我會同亞囡 land 左先，settle 好佢學校後，再返香港清哂ｄ工作，半年左右先再返美國住，所以想知道：由申請到批出再收到手，需要幾多天？（因要同公司請假）
usually, you will receive your greencard in 9 weeks. remember you got a hand carry package, that is your greencard application, remember to hand it to the immigration officer in the custom. If you do not do it right at that moment, they will not accept it.

（５）擔保方面，我家姐話唔夠錢擔保我，而佢又剛divorced，佢已經無 another relatives in US，所以佢叫我自己擔保自己，因我老公決定會留係香港繼續工作，而我地又已經預備了一畢錢比亞囡讀書用，我地應該有能力生活及擔保自己，可否以此為理由自己擔保自己呢？
你要喺美國揾負担保, 政府好小care 你存款有幾多, even 你有好多cash, 嚟US 後, 好多人都話冇晒啲錢, or 啲錢根本冇帶入境而申請救濟. Be honest, 你家姐一定要担保你, 只係add 負担保, 佢唔担保你, 你移到民機會會低好多. government 見到申請你嗰個家人都唔担保你入境後10年內唔依靠政府養你同你囡囡, 你話US goverment點敢俾你入境?? (usually, if cash as financial support, it needs to be 5 times more then the actual annual income for all of you--- well you can deposite those money into her account, however, government will count it as her income and she will have to pay a lot of tax) tell the true.. you sister only sponsor you, and your daughter, a family of 3 (you, your sis and your dgt)-- just about USD$23,000 .. 你家姐係咪以為要收入高至可以做担保?

原帖由 myip1995 於 10-5-3 11:01 PM 發表
Dear Nillie_Mami and all US Mom,

我終於睇完哂之前ｄ的解答，你地真係真係非常有心，用自己所知去幫助人，所以我都好想插句嘴問ｄ問題，先謝謝各位！

（１）我係家姐申請我的，我亞囡今年１４歲，係咪當佢取得綠咭後，以佢又一直留在美國讀書 ...

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