bears

Congratulations on the interview... hope you are with your loved one soon.. best of luck

Thank you for your good wishes, Maybe due to my poor english make you misunderstanding. I got blue for CCP sake on 1 st Nov. that is not the flying color I wanted.

I am still here waiting for the result of the security check. It is almost 3 months after my interview. Hope I will get some good news from DOS in 1-2 months.

A.Before enter the interview hall

It is 7:15 AM on my appointment letter; I took my daughter downstairs to the next building at 7:30am. When we arrive there it just start to let people in.

There are 6 lines, 3 for immigration, 3 for other. Asked the guard which one is for 7:15, he said all those 3 lines on the left are. So we choose the 3rd one the shortest one.

They allow a case (a person or a family) go into the building in every line each time, so even it seems we were almost the latest one in the lines, but we were not the latest ones into the building. The guard checks everybody’s passport and appointment letter. He gave me 2 blue cards (He has green ones and finished, then start gave blue ones) for me and my daughter.

There is elevator and moving staircase towards the 4th floor. Then an other guard take back the cards, and we are on the way to the 5th, a guard sits there check everybody’s passport again. Then we are on the moving staircase to 5th floor, there area 2 lines for immigration visa and non immigration. A guard came and let us hands in everybody’s appointment letter.

Before enter the interview hall, security check, like at airport, no food and drinks. All through away, take out all electric things: cell phone, mp3, electric dictionary etc, all keys into bags, and take off shoes, waistband all put onto the deferent belt to go through the x-ray. So it is a little chaotic. We didn’t take any food drink, no cell, and no waistband, so very fast, just put bag and shoes through the machine. A guard even blessed the lady before me good luck for her interview after checking her bag, maybe I also need bless from the guard, but nobody said that to me. Papa bear and I prayed and what ever result it will be we will accept it, God knows what we really need and will make the best arrangement for us.

B. In the interview hall

Then we entered the interview hall, sit and wait. The seats is not enough for so many people, some stand around.

Start to call name and hand in the medicinal exam package. After it you will get a number, it is for the following finger print and interview. But the number just a number for to call you, it is not the sequence.

So the finger printing maybe number 1060 is a lot early than 1001, and for the interview, maybe after 1112, number 1045 still not be interviewed. It is just a number of your case. The broadcast in both languages, for Cantonese they call your name or number in Cantonese, for people from other parts of china. They speak mandarin, sometime it even adds your place before your name, such as: shanghai xxx go to no. xx window, so if you know Cantonese you just listen to mandarin would be fine. First I worried about loose my name or number, then I find I don’t need worry about it.

We are waiting there so many people there, it start finger printing, then a lady announced stop everything, stand up , rise your right hand and start juration in both mandarin and Cantonese. After that everything continue, still call name to hand in medical exam package, to finger print and after a while, interview start.

Finally most of the windows became interview window, and only left no.12 for hand in medical exam package, and no. 18 for finger printing.

Finally it is calling my name, and I took my daughter went to no. 12. the Chinese guy is very nice, he let me open the 2 packages, and hand in, he let me sign on ds-230 part 2 for me and my daughter, didn’t ask me any question, I thought it is a good start, he didn’t ask me any question. Usually they ask some question and make a mark on your case at this step. And it maybe concerning your interview.

Then he let me go to an other window to get a number, the window is a interview window, a man sits there interviewing a family there, he let me to the next window and give me my number no.1112.

Came back to my seats. And wait again.

The toilet at the right hand, there are 2 women’s and 2 men’s; drinking water machine at the left turn, in the no immigration hall. . After we get water, there are no cups. So long waiting, kids start to play in the hall, running and roughhouse, still a lot stand no sets.

It is said husbands cannot company for interview except for some very special days such as last Christmas, but I see at least 3 white and 1 yellow husbands there, I asked one lady how can she come in with her husband, she told me they are short of a document, so the guards let him in.

It is my turn for finger print. It not easy for me to print my finger, the man is very patient; he gave me a tissue, and let me clean my finger and the machine, tried again and again both left and right first finger. Finally it is fine.

Wait again. My daughter and I went to toilet again and again, and we are hungry, some people gone and there are start empty seats. Daughter said she want go for lunch, won’t wait for interview.

Finally it is my turn while my daughter in toilet: No 1112 go to no.25 window.

I have whole bag stuff for my interview; I took my bag and the x-ray photo to the window. Put some files on the sill, and lay the bag on floor. She is a very pretty white girl, later they said she is a new comer. She is very careful.

Something wrong with her mike, almost every question I have to ask her repeat again, and she adjusted the mike again and again. So she kept read and check information from her computer and adjusted her mike during the whole interview process. If she speaks a little farther from the mike then I cannot hear anything at all. She is very patient, too, and sometime she speaks one or two Chinese words.

C. Questions

1. who’s your petitioner? --my husband

2. What‘s his name? -- xxx xxx xxx

3. When did you meet? -- Feb 2005

4. How did you know each other?—internet

5. Which one?—Asian Promise

6. How many he came to china? –4 times.

7. Do you have your husband’s passport copy?-Showed her copy

She read it very carefully.

8. How do you connect with each other?—MSN

Show me?—I showed her a big box full of chat recorder printed in A4 paper both side, each side printed 4 pages recorder.

She let me show her some pages, I gave her some, she read them carefully.

9. Do you have photos?—shower her 2 booklet photos.

She watched them carefully, and then pointed his daughter and son’s photo asks:

10. Who are they? –His daughter and son.

11. Do they live with their father?—No.

With their mother? –no , they live alone.

12. When did he divorce?—Oct 2004.

13. When did you divorce?—July 2004.

14. Why did you divorce?—xxxx

15. Where is your ex now?—Beijing?

In Beijing? Her voice is surprised. – I have his address, his 2nd marriage certificate and their registration book (Hukou)

Show me—hand in and she read very carefully.

When did he remarried—at eh end of 2004, Dec.

16. Does he meet your daughter often, every week?—No, only once after divorce.

17. Does he know you will take your daughter to America?—Yes, I have a notarized statement from him allowing me to take my daughter immigrate.

Show me--I gave her, she read and put it into my case.

She checked information in her computer, after a long wait, then she asked me the last question, I know it is a signal of the end of the interview.

18. Are you a CCP member? –yes.

Surprised. Are you a current CCP member?—yes. I have statements for it from me and my husband.

Show me—she read it very carefully and thanked me for the statements.

Then she fill in a blue slip let me wait till they connect with me and return my passports after make a stamp on both our passports.

I read the blue slip , make sure I won’t need add any stuff , and asked her how long I have to wait, and she didn’t reply me, then I asked her if next time I don’t need take my daughter, she make sure not need to take my daughter next time.

Thanked the VO and collect everything into the bag we went to the consulate.

It took me about 20 minutes for my interview; the VO is pretty, patient, nice and careful.

There are so many person stand outside keep ask us if we pass, smile to everybody tell them pass and go back home. We are so hungry, went to Mr. Xie ask his help to book ticket return to Beijing, we went to Ikea for lunch, I know life will be same after we arrive Beijing. Autumn Beijing with be bright sunshine and clear blue sky.

D. Accommodation

I stayed at Mr. Xie ‘s apartment. Same building with IKEA. Next building to the consulate. Across a small street.

There is a small play ground for kids and swimming poll, garden on 6th roof, then 2 Pollux building on either side upper 6th floor. The apartment is 3 bedrooms, sitting room big and with good furniture and TV, PC. Fridge, full kitchen and washing machine.

The room I stayed is main bedroom with separate bath room.

We eat at IKE for my daughter’s sake. Mr.Xie invited us every time for meal. But my daughter likes IKEA food. There are fewer choices than Beijing IKEA and smaller kids area, but she still like it. Especially after whole morning hungry waiting in the interview hall, hot Swiss ball meat really nice!

Documents list for interview

1. Affidavit of support

1.1 Scan Copy of Notarial Form I-864

1.2 Scan Copies of Tax Return for 2003,2004,2005

1.3 Scan copies of Income Statement W2 for 2003, 2004, 2005

1.4 Scan copies of Retired paper and union card

1.5 Scan copies of Employment Letter (Before retirement)

1.6 Scan copies of Petitioner’s Passport with Chinese Visas and Entry/Exit Stamps – Total 4 times

1.7 Scan copies of Petitioner’s Birth Certificate

1.8 Scan copies of Petitioner’s drive license

2. Relationship evidence

2.1 Letter from Petitioner and step-daughter& son’s to VO

2.2 Email and Chat Record for 2005,2006

2.3 Phone Record for 2005,2006

1/ Petitioner's call record with telephone numbers

2/ Applicant’s telephone card, receipt &on line book list

2.4 Greeting Cards from mother-in-law on 2005 Christmas, from my daughter to my husband for Spring Festival

2.5 US Embassy receipt

1/ 1st trip,11July 2005, for single paper

2/ 2nd trip, 10 Jan. 2006 for w-7

2.6 Receipt of marriage Ring and Jewelry Certificates

2.7 Receipt of mailing Gifts

2.8 Petitioner’s Retirement plan beneficiary in my name

2.9 Receipts of Petitioner exchange $ in China

2.10 Registration of temporary residence from police station for 1st, 3rd, 4th trip, lost the 2nd

2.11 Petitioner’s 4 times china trip Air tickets\ receipt\ luggage tie paper\ boarding card

2.12 Petitioner’s hospital receipts in Beijing

2.13 Receipts of Hangzhou trip in 2006 July: train tickets, hotel receipt, food, bus，taxi, shopping.

2.14 Copy of checks from Petitioner and bank receipt

3. Photos

3.1 With family 2006; 2005

3.2 With friend 2006; 2005

3.3 With students 2005/12

3.4 Petitioner’s photos in different age

3.5 P’s photos with mother–in-law, his son，daughter and her sons

3.6 Future home and my car(bought in 2006, 3 year banking loan)

3.7 Photocopy of video chat

4. Brief China visits

4.1 4 times from July 2005till Aug 2006.

11/07/2005 - Married in Beijing

05/07/2005 - 03/08/2005 1st BJ trip 4 weeks

26/12/2005 - 11/01/2006 2nd BJ trip 2 weeks

27/04/2006 - 10/05/2006 3rd BJ trip 2 weeks

29/06/2006 - 28/08/2006 4th BJ trip 2 months

4.2 Evidence for those trips: receipt of shopping, food, bus, taxi, park....

5. Documents from CR1+CR2

5.1 Interview Appointment letter

5.2 CR1/CR2 Passports

5.3 Receipt of IV Fee (See 6 payment of 380$bill.)

5.4 Medical Examination Report package

5.5 Vaccination Record

5.6 Household Registry

5.7 Marriage certificate

5.8 College English Teacher’s certificate / BETS /PETS /YLE / BOEC oral examiner certificates

5.9 ID Card

5.10. CR2’s birth certificate

5.11 CR1’s divorce certificate

6.Copy of all application stuff (p1,p2,p3,receipts 70$ 380$ )

7．Ex-spouses’ information

7.1 Petitioner’s divorce paper, ex-wives' name and marriages ended:

7.2 Applicant's ex-husband’s information

1/ Employer, address and telephone

2/ Copy of his 2nd mirage certificate

3/ Copy of his Household Registry with his 2nd wife

8. Evidence live alone after Applicant’s divorce

8.1 Apartment rent contract

8.2 Bills of water\power\ gas\ telephone

8.3 Daughter’s 3 different kindergarten’s monthly fee receipts

1st, before July. 2004 in CAU kindergarten—live with ex before divorce；

2nd, before July. 2005 in Spring Rain kindergarten—live with parents and brother in brother’s home after divorce；

3rd, before July. 2006 in Huixinli kindergarten—live in rent apartment.

9. Asian promise information-- the net we met

10. CCP member statement – both husband and wife

11. Statement of why without wedding from husband

12. Evidence volunteer work in Beijing Chaoyang Church interpreter groupe, and volunteer teach English bible in Christian chat room every day for 2 hours.

My timeline see my signature

P.S. I use Jame's short cut at NVC to save 2-3 months during NVC process. Thank you every body on visa journey,especially thanks to aussiewench.

it seems I asked a lot of simple and stupid questions here, but every time I got very patient reply. The whole process took me 385 days, it is very fast among Chinese applicants, usually it takes at least 18 months. Thanks you all again.

My wife got approved today!!! i'm so happy i could cry. we filed in ecuador, so her interview was in the Guayaquil consulate. She said everything went well, they just made her wait almost 5 hours, barely asked her any questions, and spent most of the time reviewing the papers. Please don't hesitate to ask us questions. Thank the lord!!

Congrats!

I am waiting for my name check. Hope my interview as lucky as your wife's.

My case just completed at NVC,I will go to MI too, read my signture to get some information for your referrence.

All the best on your visa jorney !

Please add me. Thanks.

Name.........Case#Assigned..Complete..Days....Embassy............Interview....Da

ys...VisaInHand

Bears ...... 03-30-06.... 06-06-06...68...Guangzhou, China......??-??-??....???.....??-??-??

Just called NVC automated system - then re-called to speak to an operator - just to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

YES she said - CASE COMPLETE. WOW!!!!!!!!!!

I'm still shaking

Jenny

Congrats!!!

Mine completed on same day!

Seems like you are flying at NVC stage.. You can self generate the barcoded coversheet for DS230 and send it back to NVC.

Thank you all very much!

I followed the guides step by step and it seems work well, from I got the information from e-mail p2 approved till NVC send out DS-230 2 months,March 15th to May 15th.

Already everything prepareed for p3 a long time ago, and my husband brought them back to america when he return on 11th May, he said he will mail out today.

I am from China, and there is stil a very long way to go from p3-p4. Some times the case will laying between costoum and consulate 2-3 months, and name check is a long queue too, as China is a big population country.

Anyway it will move then finally it will be there.

Got an e-mail from NVC, said: The Immigrant Visa instructional packet Form DS-230 is being sent to the designated

I used James shortcut and my case was completed in 6 weeks

What's "James shortcut"?

Here it is:http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=117

When i email NVC they really replied3 to 5 days. Try to put your case number as your subject.. I always write this as my subject,.. INQUIRY on the status of MNL200658 - - - -

then i will write what i want to ask them. Then when they emailed back my questions are really answered.

try that maybe......GOD BLESS

Thanks for your suggestion.

I send 2 mails today to ask about mine and my daughter's case today, hope get reply soon.

You already have everything for ds 230 Pakage, here is a list for CR1:

1、 Barcode cover sheet

2、 DS-230 Part I

3、 Packet 3 Supplemental Information Sheet

4、 Passport copy

Plz remeber write case number on the right top with dark ink on every page.

Thanks you ylime.

Good luck for your future journey!

Congrats，one more step f inished.

I am waiting fro IV bil and I-864 generated.

What the subject you write for this mail?

You are welcome. Same here, always worry about those forms, it sometimes almost made me feel mad.hehe.

Good luck!

I am not expert, just fill in it for me and my daughter and still didn't send them out. I followed the example here :

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...m&page=examples

question 20 ,just town province and country.

stepsons(age 4) form, 19 # and 21 N/A, 19 ask about ur son's children, he won't have since hse is only 4, and 21 ask if his child or hiw wife will company him,also since he is only 4 years old, so both N/A, his father 's name only in 15# and 16#.

I hope everyone doing great today. I just called NVC and they informed that my case has completed yesterday with grace of Almighty (Thanks Lord) and now they will send papers to Islamabad within few weeks (hopefully shortly).

Wish you all best of luck in your future endeavors.

Congrats！

I read your timeline carefully, you did great job!

Hope I wil be as lucky as your are.

hello to everybody...when i'm calling the automated system the message of my case is still the same? it never updated...i received the AOS BILL and IV bill and i send it already but still the message is "the IV Fee Bill was being generated last march 6...how come is it like that?

Did you try operator? Ask him /her what happen with your information in the autimated system, ask how often it be updated?

Good news today!

Called NVC just now, NVC accepted both AOS 70$ & DS-3032, they would mail I-864 out in 2 to 4 weeks.

The call and e-mail finally works, and I guess the mail I send out the day before yesterday must still on the way to NVC.

Thank you all for your help, hope Next step goes smoothly.

Good luck to you all!

I sent choice of agent information by email to NVC. They have not reply me for more than 5 business days, that is why I sent an email asking about status of my choice of agent. They replied me in five business days after second email.

If I were you I would send an email to them reminding about your choice of agent.

good luck

Alenushka，

Thank for your information . I just send out 2 mails for cr1 adn cr2 to remind about our choice of agent. Got same 2 auto responds again. hope they will reply me in 5 business days.

Maybe I wrote 2 case numbers together made me fail. But I fell a little stupid to write 2 almost same e-mails to an address. The only diffrence is the case number and name.

Congrats！

Thanks.

I know cannot self generate, just prepare as more as we can for mom to help my husbby to mail it if it wil come in MAY DAY holiday where my hubby here with me.

Thank you again.You are so helpful.

Who can tell me the address of where send 380$ IV fee ?

I'm still waiting for accept 3032 and 70$ bill, but I want prepare in advance to make my hubby's mom help to mail it out if it comes during the time he visits me.She is 80 years old, so we need make everything done for her.

Thank you!

Thank you Lorelle.

I already made it by Jam's and will send it now.

My hubby is sleeping now, won't disturb him, tom wil let him fax me see if it is same as Jame's hehe, hope this time will work.

What you may find is because of the automated system going down for a while, they were inundated with emails. I sent one around the same time as you (for different reason) and received the same response. I suggest sending it to them again. If you dont receive anything from them you, or confirmation of them receiving it if you call them, you will have to do this another way. Bears, are you the USC? If so it is your husband that needs to send NVC the email for Choice of Agent. Perhaps that is the issue. Also, have you received your copy of the DS-3032 Choice of Agent form yet?

Thank you for your reply, I am not USC,my husband is, so it is me to send out the choice of agent for my daughter's cr2 and myself cr1.

I send an other e-mail by an other id this mornign after get that reply, hope this time it works.

I got an same auto response mail as last tiem I got.

Yes, my hubby already got the AOS bill and the form 3020,but I stil get nothing. It is said NVC send 3020 to bothsides, me and my husband. I s that right?

Shall I wait for the 2nd e-mail be responsed in the future days or make 3020 by Jam's then mail it out?

Thank you again.

I send this mail to NVCINQUIRY@state.gov. But today I called and got a reply said changed address, and he said to send it again.He said make sure u include the case numbers,he is nice and helpful, he told me the new e-mail id, but i find it is same as the one i send to.AND I ALREADY INCLUDING THE FULL CASE NUMBER!

I feel so bad, my hubby already retired at the end of march and just wait for finish NVC process so he can come, now his coming have to de delayed again, I cannot help my tears....

I used it. I didn't have any problems. Everything worked exactly as he said. I also used the email route for Choice of Agent - NVS accepted it in two days and we didn't need to wait for the letter or send one back.

I SEND THE E-MAIL ON 6TH APRIL EARLY MORNING , AND GOT AN AUTO RESPONSE ON 6 Apr 2006 06:20:58 , SAID :

The NVC has received your e-mail inquiry. We are currently processing in the order of receipt. Please allow 3-5 business days for a response.

Thank you for your patience.

National Visa Center

BUT TIL NOW I HAVE NO ANY ACCEPT INFORMATION. I HEARD OTHERS WHO USE E-MAIL LIKE YOU ALMOST EVEYBODY GOT IT IN 2 DAYS.

SHALL I WAIT ONE DAY MORE OR SHALL I CALL nvc ASK, OR SEND AN OTHER E-MAIL?

THANK YOU.

BEARS