What you are talking about is

called consulate processing (CP). Yes, after your immigration petition got approved (I140/I130,etc), you can have two choices. One is to adjust your status into immigrant status inside U.S (I485), the other one is CP.

But you made one thing wrong. For CP, you don't have to stay in China. You can wait here for your turn. They will notify you when to go to Guangzhou for interview. They will issue you an immigration visa upon approval. My friend did that. They flew back to China and after they came back, they are PRs.

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• Thanks, Dan712,I did not know -F1-I485- ♀ (221 bytes) () 06/25/2004 postreply 10:47:56

• more info for you -modems- ♀ (641 bytes) () 06/25/2004 postreply 14:34:05

• 回复：more info for you -F1-485- ♀ (273 bytes) () 06/25/2004 postreply 18:14:15