NVC to China Embassy

[LGC 2]

how long usually take from NVC to Guangzhou embassy? i know the website say it might take 2-3 months to pass the custom.

thanks

[pushbrk 12,105]

how long usually take from NVC to Guangzhou embassy? i know the website say it might take 2-3 months to pass the custom.

thanks

So, you already know. By the way,Guangzhou is a Consulate, not Embassy. The US Embassy is always in the Capital city of any country where there is one.

[LGC 2]

So, you already know. By the way,Guangzhou is a Consulate, not Embassy. The US Embassy is always in the Capital city of any country where there is one.

yeah, i mean the guangzhou consulate. just want to see what's average time frame for VJ members this year.it's hard to believe take 2-3 months just clear the custom.

[Speedytax 3]

yeah, i mean the guangzhou consulate. just want to see what's average time frame for VJ members this year.it's hard to believe take 2-3 months just clear the custom.

LGC, I have been wondering the same thing, as my file was just sent from the NVC to the Guangzhou Consulate, and I also got chastised for calling it an Embassy on this board. It can go 2 ways from NVC to Guz, Safefile which is like email, and only takes a day, or DHL which can get held up in Chinese Customs for up to 3 months.I just called ths State Department today and they say mine was received in Guangzhou yesterday and a packet 3 is already being sent out.I hope that is true, that means it went by Safefile.So call the Department of State at 1-202-663-1225 press 1, then press 0 for an agent, and see what they say. Good Luck. Bill

[LGC 2]

LGC, I have been wondering the same thing, as my file was just sent from the NVC to the Guangzhou Consulate, and I also got chastised for calling it an Embassy on this board. It can go 2 ways from NVC to Guz, Safefile which is like email, and only takes a day, or DHL which can get held up in Chinese Customs for up to 3 months.I just called ths State Department today and they say mine was received in Guangzhou yesterday and a packet 3 is already being sent out.I hope that is true, that means it went by Safefile.So call the Department of State at 1-202-663-1225 press 1, then press 0 for an agent, and see what they say. Good Luck. Bill

i will call tomorrow, i called yesterday nothing. let's hope for a speedy process.

[LDG 2]

Just a few days for my file to reach GUZ and a couple of days for my wife to receive P3 after that.

I didn't frontload my petition with a whole bunch of stuff, just essential evidence like boarding passes, itinerary, some emails and chat log, some photos, phone records etc. Nothing excessive.

It was a speedy transition to GUZ for us. Got P3 very quickly after NOA2.

Edited December 2, 2010 by LDG

[Speedytax 3]

LGC, I was just checking some posts on Guangzhou and it says when you call DOS, ask if the file is Loaded or Open. I guess Open is what we want. Loaded means they received the file electronically, but won't process the file until Opened. Good Luck, Bill

[LGC 2]

LGC, I was just checking some posts on Guangzhou and it says when you call DOS, ask if the file is Loaded or Open. I guess Open is what we want. Loaded means they received the file electronically, but won't process the file until Opened. Good Luck, Bill

Cool, thanks for the info.

Just a few days for my file to reach GUZ and a couple of days for my wife to receive P3 after that.

I didn't frontload my petition with a whole bunch of stuff, just essential evidence like boarding passes, itinerary, some emails and chat log, some photos, phone records etc. Nothing excessive.

It was a speedy transition to GUZ for us. Got P3 very quickly after NOA2.

let's hope for fast P3, i email the GUZ consulate as well, of course just standard reply...

[pushbrk 12,105]

LGC, I have been wondering the same thing, as my file was just sent from the NVC to the Guangzhou Consulate, and I also got chastised for calling it an Embassy on this board. It can go 2 ways from NVC to Guz, Safefile which is like email, and only takes a day, or DHL which can get held up in Chinese Customs for up to 3 months.I just called ths State Department today and they say mine was received in Guangzhou yesterday and a packet 3 is already being sent out.I hope that is true, that means it went by Safefile.So call the Department of State at 1-202-663-1225 press 1, then press 0 for an agent, and see what they say. Good Luck. Bill

"It's not an Embassy. It's a Consulate." is "information" not "chastisement". Relax. Here's some more "information".

Chinese Customs is not holding up your package. The Consulate uses the DHL Customs Warehouse as a storage facility. When they're ready to work more cases, they provide the needed documents to clear customs and the packages are delivered to the Consulate the next day.

[sichuan red 5]

"It's not an Embassy. It's a Consulate." is "information" not "chastisement". Relax. Here's some more "information".

Chinese Customs is not holding up your package. The Consulate uses the DHL Customs Warehouse as a storage facility. When they're ready to work more cases, they provide the needed documents to clear customs and the packages are delivered to the Consulate the next day.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that there was an agreement that the files would sit in the DHL warehouse for 3 months before being processed by GUZ.

[LGC 2]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that there was an agreement that the files would sit in the DHL warehouse for 3 months before being processed by GUZ.

let's hope not. just finished with the CSC(132 days of waitting), can't handle another 90.

[pushbrk 12,105]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that there was an agreement that the files would sit in the DHL warehouse for 3 months before being processed by GUZ.

That's not the agreement. If there's an agreement at all, there's no specific time frame. The Consulate will take delivery when they are ready. Seldom is that more than three months but also seldom less than four weeks.

[LGC 2]

called this morning, still havent reach Guz yet.

[pushbrk 12,105]

called this morning, still havent reach Guz yet.

It's been a week. Count on at least four weeks but more likely 8 to 12 with the holidays.

[LGC 2]

i know but speedytax should be a same batch as mine, his P3 already sent out.