@Dolphynn
American looking for information about China
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How to find imported food at fair prices? by MattScapp
Hi, I am living in SZ since 3 years and still struggle to find good imported food at an honest price. Can anyone help?
I would buy most my food from Taobao. Cheese from Denmark was about $7 per kilo. Hormel pepperoni was reasonable. The pizza crusts I bought were a rip off, but there is lots of food on there, and it got delivered quickly in styrofoam with ... Read More
Disease outbreak in China by Anne-Lise Mty
Hi all, I hope you're all doing well despite the recent news. I am writing to let you know we, at Expat.com, have written a little guide on what to do when there is a disease outbreak in your host country. We would very much like to hear from ...
The nurses did not speak English. I was in the Hospital with my wife for 6 days, but I was allowed to come in and out. She was not. I would go fetch her food and stuff. 6 days was about normal. We had no complications and did not have a ... Read More
Disease outbreak in China by Anne-Lise Mty
Hi all, I hope you're all doing well despite the recent news. I am writing to let you know we, at Expat.com, have written a little guide on what to do when there is a disease outbreak in your host country. We would very much like to hear from ...
There is an American with a Chinese wife and 3 year old who posts YouTube videos from Ningbo. Lookup Jayoe Nation to see their life. Currently they ran away from Ningbo and finished up their 2 week self-quarantine in the US. We had our baby in ... Read More
Disease outbreak in China by Anne-Lise Mty
Hi all, I hope you're all doing well despite the recent news. I am writing to let you know we, at Expat.com, have written a little guide on what to do when there is a disease outbreak in your host country. We would very much like to hear from ...
My wife and our two year old went back for Spring Festival on January 20th. By Jan. 23th the shyt had hit the fan with the Virus being the main news. Instead of the fun time she was expecting, she was locked down in her village. The village ... Read More
Chinese Food "what to eat ? " by gogobrad9167
I'm an American living in Guangzhou with my Chinese wife.I really enjoy China and the culture.But I have a problem.Finding something to eat.Everything is so different.Its kind of confusing.To know what to try.That I would like and can enjoy.Is there ...
While I was there I primarily ordered chicken and cheese from Taobao and baked it in a countertop oven. Taobao had Motzerella from Denmark for about $8/kilo and cheese stuffed frozen boneless chicken breasts for reasonable prices as well. You can ... Read More
British family relocating to Beijing by Mhughes87
Hi, I have just been offered a job at an international school in Beijing to start in August, we are a family of 4 with children 1years and 6years old. The school is located in the Shunyi district. Are there any British or international families ...
WeChat is ubiquitous and everyone has it. It is used to pay for stuff or a ton of other features besides just instant messaging. Western software is often blocked. Order a VPN before you go. Expect that VPN to be flaky as they play cat and ... Read More
British family relocating to Beijing by Mhughes87
Hi, I have just been offered a job at an international school in Beijing to start in August, we are a family of 4 with children 1years and 6years old. The school is located in the Shunyi district. Are there any British or international families ...
Expect quite a bit of cultural differences, mainly negative depending on your point of view. My viewpoint is as an American who lived there 1 year and had a baby there and is mostly negative, though others who have lived there longer have a ... Read More
Sending and receiving packages in China by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in China? Is the public postal ...
Shipping to China can be expensive using the normal carriers like USPS. There are US based reshippers that you can send your package to, who get it over to China at a cheaper price. I believe they package your stuff with others and save money by ... Read More
US Citizenship for Baby born to U.S. Citizen+Chinese Wife in China by Frank-n-Tina
Hi, all - First time posting, but a big question here. Just married a wonderful Chinese woman. Made the terrible mistake of looking at the USCIS website when deciding if to get married in China or the US and read about the K3 visa for a spouse ...
Nice, we are in Eugene. Everything is going awesome so far. You can likely get your back bills online and print them out I would guess. Go to your power companies website, your banks website, your internet providers website and create accounts ... Read More
My life in China by fableb01
My name is Fabrice and I come from Belgium. Now I'm located at Shanghai. Maybe it's the opportunity to explain my (unfortunately bad) experience in China and share with you. There are few years ago I was in China. But before this period ...
Hope things are looking better for you now Fabrice. Sounds like you are missing social connection. Hopefully Shanghai is better. Get yourself a computer and Skype your friends backhome for some interaction. Make use of your family, even if you ... Read More
US Citizenship for Baby born to U.S. Citizen+Chinese Wife in China by Frank-n-Tina
Hi, all - First time posting, but a big question here. Just married a wonderful Chinese woman. Made the terrible mistake of looking at the USCIS website when deciding if to get married in China or the US and read about the K3 visa for a spouse ...
To prove my residency I took 10 years worth of bills and rental agreements and renters insurance bills and bank statements. Since I had all the documents needed the process to get the CRBA and US Passport was very smooth and she was a US citizen at ... Read More
US Citizenship for Baby born to U.S. Citizen+Chinese Wife in China by Frank-n-Tina
Hi, all - First time posting, but a big question here. Just married a wonderful Chinese woman. Made the terrible mistake of looking at the USCIS website when deciding if to get married in China or the US and read about the K3 visa for a spouse ...
Yes, I did it last summer. I am an American man with a Chinese wife. We had our baby in Guangzhou last July as we were waiting on the I-130 to process. My wife had a tourist visa and we were married in the US, but did not plan to get married on ... Read More
Registering a birth in China by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Have you had to or are you going to register a birth in China? What was the experience like? Who is required to register the birth, and where? Can it be either the mother or father? What documents are usually required in ...
Search for a website called Visa Journey and you can get an estimate of the time it takes for others to get their wife over. For us I filed the I-130 from the US in March and 14 months later my wife made it over in May. There is a big 9 month or ... Read More
Registering a birth in China by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Have you had to or are you going to register a birth in China? What was the experience like? Who is required to register the birth, and where? Can it be either the mother or father? What documents are usually required in ...
I am not sure of the impact on the I-130 if the Consular Report of Birth Abroad was refused. I hope it would not be detrimental. For proof of my US residence I took a giant folder of my Utility bills, renters insurance, Rental agreements and ... Read More
Need some advice - where do we stand? by Nustun
Hi, I've come here for some advice. A bit of background is me and my girlfriend (27 and 29yrs) have been working as English teachers in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia since August 2017. After a good year or two of hunting and planning our long ...
If she is violating her contract then it may be your duty to make sure other future employees know this. Post the school name online to warn them if it is not resolved satisfactory. Read More