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;-( elleng Sep 2021 #1
I'm so sorry for you and your wife nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2021 #2
My Trumper sister in law says "this proves she doesn't deserve to be here." AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #10
I don't blame you one bit. Ilsa Sep 2021 #173
I asked my brother what he thought of my wife the first time he met her AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #178
I don't blame you BoycottTimHortons Sep 2021 #187
that's awful... stillcool Sep 2021 #3
So sorry about this CanonRay Sep 2021 #4
My Dem Rep in Arizona told me "we consider this matter closed" and literally hung up on me AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #7
horrible Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #14
Consider contacting Catherine Cortez Masto... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2021 #135
Not my Representative. They will refer me to my elected officials. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #137
Not a representative at all. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2021 #139
Not my senators. Mine are Kelly and Sinema AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #140
I'm confused. I've been looking at Nevada discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2021 #141
I don't live in Nevada. I live in Arizona. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #142
Just caught that. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2021 #143
I guess don't look to a Congressperson for immigration help in odd numbered years. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2021 #145
The office that was helpful to me when I was getting my wife through JCMach1 Sep 2021 #171
I have a lot of Chinese "virtual coworkers" Skittles Sep 2021 #5
So sorry this is happening to you both. blm Sep 2021 #6
Two Democrats wrote these laws in 1952. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #8
Democrats in 1952 were Dixicrats. Today there is no excuse. joetheman Sep 2021 #15
Raul Grijalva AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #17
Grijalva is your rep and did nothing? DFW Sep 2021 #110
Nope. They dropped it like a bad habit after the CBP refused my wife entry to do her Adjustment of AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #151
That is rather disappointing DFW Sep 2021 #155
According to a friend of mine who knows his wife (because she is a patron of their business) AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #156
I am so sorry. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #9
I sorry this has happened to you and your wife MustLoveBeagles Sep 2021 #11
That really pisses me off!!! BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #12
Post removed Post removed Sep 2021 #13
how dare you insult my patriotism? My family comes first AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #18
I read your post, AZ. If I were in your district Hortensis Sep 2021 #28
Since the US Government is NOT allowing my wife into the country, you are asking me to abandon her AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #31
"family ALWAYS comes first." Duppers Sep 2021 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Sep 2021 #38
AZ's loyalty belongs to his wife, not his constituents. shrike3 Sep 2021 #48
Omg, why?? Duppers Sep 2021 #51
I find this post remarkably ill-considered. summer_in_TX Sep 2021 #81
Damn JonAndKatePlusABird Sep 2021 #86
As Phil Ochs said: AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #146
Am I reading this right? Withywindle Sep 2021 #101
Bullshit. jcgoldie Sep 2021 #153
Just wow. So sorry you were attacked like that. Celerity Sep 2021 #42
On DU, no less, where we work to reform these horrid laws. I didn't abandon anyone AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #43
Xenophobia is alive and well in most all countries, but it is especially odious Celerity Sep 2021 #56
And, according to my mother who is mohawk, most are here illegally to begin with. hehe AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #58
I wish you and your wife the best of luck and fortune 💖. Ignore the haters. Celerity Sep 2021 #61
Xenophobic hatred of and liberalhistorian Sep 2021 #89
ok, i dont know who posted what, exactly. but obviously mopinko Sep 2021 #103
I apologize for how you and your wife have been treated. PufPuf23 Sep 2021 #16
That sucks. Where will you move to? panader0 Sep 2021 #19
I own a home in Wuxi and I have retirement property in Krabi in Thailand AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #20
I've never been to China, but I did stand next to the fence once between Hong Kong panader0 Sep 2021 #23
I'm sorry. I was just getting some steam here in Pima County for LD4 AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #24
just curious, why was her application rejected? getagrip_already Sep 2021 #21
They rejected the marriage certificate from the Chinese Government as "incomplete" and "suspicious" AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #22
Forgive me if this is a dumb question: Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #25
Because I was living there working at the Rape of Nanking museum. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #30
I mean why not get remarried here? Wouldn't that satisfy the "suspicion" nonsense? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #32
Because there's no K3 spouse visa anymore and being married, she is ineligible for a K1 fiancee visa AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #35
Oh jeeze. I'm sorry. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #39
We did it through Consular Processing because when she came here to do it through adjustment of AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #41
This should not be... Patton French Sep 2021 #108
Apart from the stuff you know about legal immigration is a nightmare JCMach1 Sep 2021 #176
The sad thing is no American should have to go through all of this just to bring their AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #179
100% agree... It's also extremely costly which is a burden JCMach1 Sep 2021 #180
As a general rule, if you have ever been married (anywhere) Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #62
Even to the same person? In a different country? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #68
They refused to allow her into the country on Feb 27th. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #71
As I noted above. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #74
Yup. Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #94
That's kinda my point. A marriage in another country isn't going to bite you in the ass... Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #96
Wrong. Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #100
I had a friend who eloped the week before his church marriage and didn't tell anyone AZSkiffyGeek Sep 2021 #136
Precisely. Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #138
Just FYI DFW Sep 2021 #175
Seeeeeesh you'd think being it registered with the US consulate would be enough electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #93
This! eom BlueMTexpat Sep 2021 #150
That's shitty of them JustAnotherGen Sep 2021 #33
You're white from a democracy. She's Chinese from evvvvvvil Commie land. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #36
Ahh yes JustAnotherGen Sep 2021 #107
Why is there no alternative to get a stay on your situation while Jarqui Sep 2021 #37
We already have it. We submitted it. Official Chinese Marriage, Certified translation, and the AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #40
What is the basis of their rejection? Jarqui Sep 2021 #64
We aren't doing adjustment of status. We're doing consolar processing AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #69
Ugh. I'm so sorry. ...nt Jarqui Sep 2021 #78
If they rejected the marriage certificate then Bettie Sep 2021 #106
The certificate or the marriage? treestar Sep 2021 #165
So, to remarry, I need to divorce my wife. She is in China now. I'm here AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #166
Upload it again with an explanation. treestar Sep 2021 #169
They did. They said my marriage cert was "incomplete" and suspicious" AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #170
Did you get the attestation from China added? JCMach1 Sep 2021 #172
They could go to court treestar Sep 2021 #182
The law is written that the NVC, USCIS, the Consulate, and finally the CBP at the border AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #184
You can appeal denial of a relative petition to the BIA treestar Sep 2021 #186
I am so sorry. alphafemale Sep 2021 #26
I'm sorry cate94 Sep 2021 #27
I'm so sorry this has happened JustAnotherGen Sep 2021 #29
They CAN accept an international marriage certificate IF they want to. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #84
I wonder what would happen if we were to move back to the States? DFW Sep 2021 #112
My wife is a short, petite, shy Chinese woman with black hair and honest to a fault AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #181
I'm sorry Bettie Sep 2021 #34
That breaks my heart... duhneece Sep 2021 #44
Sorry it happened this way for your family. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #45
I'm very sorry this happened. shrike3 Sep 2021 #46
How were you married? Religious or secular? keithbvadu2 Sep 2021 #47
China only has secular. You go to the provincial capital (Nanjing) AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #50
If it was religious, the right wing should be eager to support it. keithbvadu2 Sep 2021 #65
She's still a foeigner. Being married gives you nothing in immigration AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #70
OK. Your intro implied that marriage legitimacy was the primary factor. keithbvadu2 Sep 2021 #77
Our marriage certification is Chinese from the Jiangsu provincial capital AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #83
Chinese students are having problems with Visas Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #52
Remember, this is the country that banned ALL Chinese immigration to the US from 1881 AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #53
How awful. What if you got married again in a neutral country like Canada or another Asian country. Liberty Belle Sep 2021 #54
She's still a Chinese citizen and Trump era rules attacked them. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #57
I'm so sorry. This isn't right. Politicub Sep 2021 #55
My wife and I went through the immigration process between 2012-2014 tarheelsunc Sep 2021 #59
I have a valid Chinese visa through my spouse. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #63
Will the Chinese government allow you stay in China on some sort of permanent visa? Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #109
I can go back to China. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #113
So China is more welcoming than your home country. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #115
I was never denied entry. I was never kicked out. My documents were never rejected AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #126
I meant more welcoming to your family unit. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #128
Self deleting...because reading the whole thread answered some of my questions. LudwigPastorius Sep 2021 #60
So sorry to hear that! The Chinese are great people. I've worked with them for years LymphocyteLover Sep 2021 #66
I'm terribly sorry you and your wife have suffered this indignity and stress. Pinback Sep 2021 #67
I sort or expect that of Sinema. Disappointed in Kelly. Jakes Progress Sep 2021 #72
I'd be interested if he knows the details about this personally DFW Sep 2021 #114
Getting through the gatekeepers are impossible AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #129
I have his number and his personal email. That is different, obviously. DFW Sep 2021 #132
Congressional Staffers OrangeJoe Sep 2021 #158
I'm running for State Rep, not Congress AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #159
My error OrangeJoe Sep 2021 #161
AZLD4 is now in touch with Kelly's office directly. DFW Sep 2021 #185
Seriously Deep State Witch Sep 2021 #124
Follow up to this DFW Sep 2021 #177
DFW is right. I can verify all he just said. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #183
I am so sorry that this sad excuse for a country hurt your wife and your family. onecaliberal Sep 2021 #73
Congressman? Senator? News reporter? marble falls Sep 2021 #75
I've answered the Congresscritter question before. See response #7 AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #76
I'm so very sorry for your pain. I have nothing to add but this: we didn't do this & we are friends-- Hekate Sep 2021 #79
So sorry - This is inexcusable! Tadpole Raisin Sep 2021 #80
I'm so sorry! summer_in_TX Sep 2021 #82
Our 7th anniversary was two days ago. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #85
That's so unfair. summer_in_TX Sep 2021 #168
The Trump admin did not seem to practice bias against the Chinese when Jared Kushner's family was se keithbvadu2 Sep 2021 #87
My great grandparents had no marriage certificates LeftInTX Sep 2021 #88
I feel your pain.. Hobo Sep 2021 #90
So sad to hear of this relayerbob Sep 2021 #91
I am so sorry! MLAA Sep 2021 #92
So sorry. What a terrible thing to be going through... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #95
I am sorry this happened..... usedtobedemgurl Sep 2021 #97
I'm so sorry to hear this OP. It is a reminder there is ugly truths about our country that needs to Willis88 Sep 2021 #98
We who are third and fourth generation Americans forget how easy it was halfulglas Sep 2021 #99
My father was European, had a moonscape Sep 2021 #125
It's surprising this is an issue after 6 years of marriage. Surely that has to count for something ? OnDoutside Sep 2021 #102
I applied for German residency after 29 years of marriage and proof of financial stability DFW Sep 2021 #117
Wow, that's quite ridiculous. OnDoutside Sep 2021 #123
Here, they expect Syrians, Albanians, Afghans and Russians DFW Sep 2021 #130
Yes indeed, flexibility doesn't fit the agenda ! OnDoutside Sep 2021 #157
Wow, reading your OP and then all of your responses in the thread is so messed up. Ace Rothstein Sep 2021 #104
Most of the responses Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #105
I was saying his responses in combination with his OP. Ace Rothstein Sep 2021 #111
Ah, ok. Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #116
The process was never smooth DFW Sep 2021 #118
I feel your pain. honest.abe Sep 2021 #119
Every member has an immigration person OrangeJoe Sep 2021 #160
So very sorry. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #120
Not sure if you get to read this, but hold on, this is a cycle where republicans screw immigrants Escurumbele Sep 2021 #121
This occurred under the current administration. former9thward Sep 2021 #133
This was in reference to the McCarran-Walter act ?? eppur_se_muova Sep 2021 #122
In reference to the 1965, prove that doesn't happen AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #127
Under TFG, I'm sure it was cranked up to 11. eppur_se_muova Sep 2021 #134
Kung Flu. . .China Virus AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #152
I am so sorry. ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #131
I've never seen anyone here use "China" as a slur here. Treefrog Sep 2021 #144
The racist post was deleted Willis88 Sep 2021 #164
Can Senators help? KT2000 Sep 2021 #147
I'm not a WA resident. See response #7 AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #149
As the old saying goes, it's time to give it the 'old college try.' Mr. Evil Sep 2021 #163
+1 Celerity Sep 2021 #167
I vote in LD2 LittleGirl Sep 2021 #148
I came to the US at 13, now I'm 35 JuJuChen Sep 2021 #154
Damn. I'm really, really sorry for what happened. PatrickforB Sep 2021 #162
Adding my voice to many others here. Ilsa Sep 2021 #174
From my own experience Johonny Sep 2021 #188
That's what my school district's immigration attorney said. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #189
I hope the story changes and your wife is allowed a green card Trueblue1968 Sep 2021 #190
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