Hong Kong US Consulate

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Hi VJ friends..Just wondering how long does my beneficiary to wait to receive a notice from Hong Kong US Consulate? We approved last Nov. 5th and received the notice from NVC last 17th of Nov.and got the case number start with HKN followed by 10 digit numbers....... does she need to contact the Consulate in HK or just wait till they send the notice for medical and interview..I cant find some information about scheduling the interview and medical in HK Consulate...I read a lot about the US Embassy in Manila they can call the embassy and schedule the interview...so I have no idea in regards of HK Consulate...

Can you guys give me some information about it..I would appreciate your help...thanks.

[mkl 0]

Hi, tell your fiance to check the package that US EMBASSY HK sent to her, inside that package their is a checklist so she need to follow the cheklist,my fiancee is in Hongkong also.

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Hi, tell your fiance to check the package that US EMBASSY HK sent to her, inside that package their is a checklist so she need to follow the cheklist,my fiancee is in Hongkong also.

HI Mkl..thanks for responding but she haven't got any package from HK..so she need to wait for that right? Well I was asking if she need to contact the Embassy or just wait..maybe she just need to wait..actually she is working in Macau but she will be interview in HK...

Whats the use of case number that they gave that start with the letter HKN and 10 digit number.

[marriedtomrg 140]

Hi there.

Did a quick browse on the US Embassy in HK website and found this gem:

What can I expect from the application process? Please see the section entitled "Applying for an Immigrant Visa" for details of the application process. Once the visa petition is approved by USCIS, it will be sent to the National Visa Center (NVC) in New Hampshire for additional processing. If your fiancée is resident in Hong Kong or Macau, the petition will then be forwarded to the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong. Once you have been notified that the visa petition has been forwarded to Hong Kong, you may wish to begin collecting thedocuments required for the visa interview process, as certain documents may take a while to obtain. Applicants born in the Philippines or carrying passports issued by the Government of the Philippines should carefully review this checklist. (PDF file)*

Here's the checklist they were talking about: http://travel.state.gov/pdf/pk3_supplements/HNK-PK3-MULT-0004-0901.pdf

Hope it helps.

HI Mkl..thanks for responding but she haven't got any package from HK..so she need to wait for that right? Well I was asking if she need to contact the Embassy or just wait..maybe she just need to wait..actually she is working in Macau but she will be interview in HK...

Whats the use of case number that they gave that start with the letter HKN and 10 digit number.

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Thanks Marriedtomrg..I appreciate it..I must see this site..thanks a lot.

Hi there.

Did a quick browse on the US Embassy in HK website and found this gem:

What can I expect from the application process? Please see the section entitled "Applying for an Immigrant Visa" for details of the application process. Once the visa petition is approved by USCIS, it will be sent to the National Visa Center (NVC) in New Hampshire for additional processing. If your fiancée is resident in Hong Kong or Macau, the petition will then be forwarded to the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong. Once you have been notified that the visa petition has been forwarded to Hong Kong, you may wish to begin collecting thedocuments required for the visa interview process, as certain documents may take a while to obtain. Applicants born in the Philippines or carrying passports issued by the Government of the Philippines should carefully review this checklist. (PDF file)*

Here's the checklist they were talking about: http://travel.state.gov/pdf/pk3_supplements/HNK-PK3-MULT-0004-0901.pdf

Hope it helps.

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moving to consulate forum

[OctaneGuy 0]

We are on a similar track to you. My wife is a Hong Kong resident and where the case is being processed though she currently lives in Taiwan. Our lawyers made a costly mistake that delayed our application nearly two months by submitting the case to Taiwan and telling us that changing it to the Hong Kong consulate would be easy and fast...they were wrong. Well, once my wife and I got involved and contacted the consulate and provided the information they needed to move the case forward, things are moving quickly now.

We have found that the Hong Kong consulate is very responsive to emails using their online form.

http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/visa_inquiry_form.html

On November 29, our expedite request was approved and we are awaiting our package (from NVC) via DHL to arrive in Hong Kong, which we expect any day now.

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We are on a similar track to you. My wife is a Hong Kong resident and where the case is being processed though she currently lives in Taiwan. Our lawyers made a costly mistake that delayed our application nearly two months by submitting the case to Taiwan and telling us that changing it to the Hong Kong consulate would be easy and fast...they were wrong. Well, once my wife and I got involved and contacted the consulate and provided the information they needed to move the case forward, things are moving quickly now.

We have found that the Hong Kong consulate is very responsive to emails using their online form.

http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/visa_inquiry_form.html

On November 29, our expedite request was approved and we are awaiting our package (from NVC) via DHL to arrive in Hong Kong, which we expect any day now.

Yeah you are right they are very responsive to emails. I sent an inquiry to them last Nov. 23 and i got the respond in 2 days ..saying they received our case and they still conducting administrative work and they expect to send the packet 3 to my beneficiary this week but my beneficiary haven't got any mail today its friday there ..We approved last Nov. 5 so its almost a month now..Wonder if its really that long to schedule an interview in Hong Kong...hopefully next week we got the packet..she is patiently waiting...

[OctaneGuy 0]

I just looked at your timeline...can't believe you've gone more than twice as fast as us! We began Dec 2009 and utilized a lawyer! When I talked to the NVC in mid November, they told me they hadn't yet begun scheduling interviews for December in Hong Kong, so I would imagine that it shouldn't take much longer for her to get the interview. We are in close contact with the Hong Kong consulate, doing weekly status checks to make sure everything is on track.

How long did it take for the NVC to send the DHL package to Hong Kong for you? And how long was it to the next step?

Richard

Yeah you are right they are very responsive to emails. I sent an inquiry to them last Nov. 23 and i got the respond in 2 days ..saying they received our case and they still conducting administrative work and they expect to send the packet 3 to my beneficiary this week but my beneficiary haven't got any mail today its friday there ..We approved last Nov. 5 so its almost a month now..Wonder if its really that long to schedule an interview in Hong Kong...hopefully next week we got the packet..she is patiently waiting...

[Grey 0]

I just looked at your timeline...can't believe you've gone more than twice as fast as us! We began Dec 2009 and utilized a lawyer! When I talked to the NVC in mid November, they told me they hadn't yet begun scheduling interviews for December in Hong Kong, so I would imagine that it shouldn't take much longer for her to get the interview. We are in close contact with the Hong Kong consulate, doing weekly status checks to make sure everything is on track.

How long did it take for the NVC to send the DHL package to Hong Kong for you? And how long was it to the next step?

Richard

According to many members of VJ says K1 process is more faster than IR1/CR1 Visa. I was not aware of how long really takes to finish this process and I don't really even know before how to start for 129f just until i found this website really a big helps..

Our petition approved Nov. 5 USCIS i did not receive any RFE..it was good.

We received the notice from NVC dated Nov. 17 2010 it says they forwarded our case already at US COnsulate in HK..then I sent an inquiry just to ask if they got our case..I gave them our case number that was assigned from NVC then after 2 days they responded yes they got our case..so not sure when is the exact date they received our packet but its less than a week or just 3-4 days.

Well my fiancee just received the packet 3 today saturday DEc 4, 2010 in HK. She need to fill out some forms and send back to Immigrant Visa Unit once she obtain all the document..so they can schedule the interview for her as well as the medical not sure how long it will takes..we will wait...I am hoping her interview will goes well so she can be here I expect her to have her interview by January...if everything ok..