creighton0123 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 So my boyfriend's parents are born and raised in China. They're you're typical good, little Chinese citizens and party members. He's over there on vacation, but because of the whole him and I being the same gender thing, his parents are refusing to give him his family register until they "do him a favor". What favor, you might ask? They want him to bring over a female friend of his and pretend that she is his fiance and have a fake engagement celebration so they can "save face" and "not be shamed" by their friends and neighbors. Until then, they won't hand over his family register, which is necessary to get specific time-sensitive documents he needs for his green card application.... How is that even legal? I'm just glad they can't get a hold of his return visa and that he has five years left on his work visa.
Author creighton0123 Posted January 5, 2014 Author Posted January 5, 2014 Wow, that sucks Yeah. That about summarizes it. It's not like it is in America. We can request copies of our birth certificates and social security cards. Not sure he can just request a new copy of his family register.
nescafe1982 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 Wow, that sucks Yeah. Ditto. What is he going to do? I can't say I can think of a solution here... what a terrible situation.
Author creighton0123 Posted January 5, 2014 Author Posted January 5, 2014 Yeah. Ditto. What is he going to do? I can't say I can think of a solution here... what a terrible situation. There really isn't one. Told him to catch them in a better mood and taunt them with a picture of him and a good female friend of his who agreed to play the part of the 'fiance'. They have good days and bad days. "Glad you're happy" days and "You're such a selfish son" days. His family register is the only thing he needs from them. He can just say "Yes. I'll do it, but I need the register now because the application deadline is soon." and then just back out of his "promise" to bring a beard home to China.
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