Lowen/Zhang

Can anyone tell me if when my wife completes her interview and hopefully obtains her visa, if she immediately comes to the USA can she travel back to China at any time? Does she have to file for a Chinese visa to re-enter China to visit her family or file a request for parole. I am trying to figure out when to bring her here. Immediately or wait until October. I don't know how fast Guangzhou acts on the interviews but we just returned the packet 3 to them. Is it possible as the web site says the interview will not be for 5 months which would be September or will it be 5 months from the approval of I-129F which was February making the interview in July. OF COURSE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HER HERE RIGHT AWAY!

The delima is that we have not had the time to have the traditional Chinese Wedding party. Now our clothes are made and ready but the time of the party can not be until October now. Just trying to come up with some ideas. Plus I want to see her and be with her to calm her at the time of the interview. Any experiences from those who have been through the complete process would help........

Mike

I will try to answer a few of your questions:

The K-3 visa is a multiple entry visa, so she would be able to leave and return for as long as the visa is valid, no need for AP to return to the states. She will have her chinese passport so she will not need a chinese visa to enter china. If she natrualizes ( a couple of years down the road), she will then get a US passport, then she will need to get a visa just like you to enter china.

Guangzhou is a mysterious place. Since you have returned the P3, you could be looking at a June/July interview. June is probably a little optimistic. Unfortunately I would not be surpized to see August either. The names checks in china can be much worse than other countries due to the fact that there is not a very high number of surnames compared to 1.3 billion people. The time to P4/interview will depend on how fast the name checks are completed.

The only disadvantage to her coming as soon as she receives the visa then returning would be the cost of airfare. She will have at least six months to enter the US (that is debated on VJ, it may be the validity of the visa). So she could wait until after the wedding ceremony to come.

I'm surprized you had to wait for your wedding clothes. We went by this taylor shop and had the traditional dress in two days for less than 300 yuan and the quality was great and a perfect fit. That was for the red dress and jacket. Her white dress she had ordered a couple of months before our wedding.

You should check out www.candleforlove.com. It is like VJ, but only for China. You will get a much better idea of what to expect from the US consulate in Guangzhou there, no disrespect to VJ, but Guangzhou makes us wait much longer and it is kinda depressing to read about others receiving their visa in less than 6 months.

I wish you luck in the rest of your journey.

Thanks for the help sorry for such a long time to answer. I infact have been in the candleforlove site learning all I can about the process. As far as the wait on the clothes we got both sets her dress and my clothes made but then she changed her mind and wanted a different material (LOVE THIS WOMAN) so we bought it and had the new dress made all for under 400 yuan tailored and all 100% silk (IMAGINE THE COST IN THE USA). She wants to have the party just before she leaves China to travel to the USA.

Hey every one I am new to this site. I am trying to bring my fiancé here on a K1 visa from Chongqing and I was wondering if anyone knows of a good immigration attorney around the Seattle area, hopefully one that specializes in China.

We used bchung@bccvisalaw.com. He is in California but telephones and emails quick response to questions you might have. Wonderful assistance. He speaks Chinese in case you need your spouse or fiancee to talk with him. Completes all info and submits promptly. We started in November of 2005 and now are on the long wait for packet 4 in Guangzhou.

Mike

I received letter with a Guangzhou # on march 21 2006,OK now what now how long do we wait to hear from them, is there any way to check on our progress

You're best bet is to go over to http://candleforlove.com/forums

That site is dedicated to those whose SO lives in China. It has been taking about 2-3 months to get a p3 from the date on the NVC letter.

My wife and I are also going through Guangzhou. Do not utilize the email to Guangzhou to check status they haven't got a clue. I sent email and was told they had not recieved approved I-129F yet from the NVC. My wife received packet 3 the next day. I have tried email and even bought the PIN from website it only says the case is active. Recent email asking if Guangzhou had received returned packet 3 from my wail mailed 4/28 they say haven't received it. My wife called the motel who receives mail for the embassy and they received it and was picked up by the embassy on the 29th. What to think??????????

The way to check status is to cal 1-202-663-1225 when prompted push 1 then again 0 when prompted to speak to Visa specialist. Give them case number and they can tell you what is going on. My wife's girlfriend new her interview date after 15 days of Guangzhou receiving her packet 3. They say average time to interview is 182 days we are at 147 days and still waiting for packet 4. Hopefully soon. They say Guangzhou is the busiest Embassy in the world for visa processing. We recieved the packet 3 in 1 1/2 months from approved I-129f leaving the NVC. Good luck!!!!!!!!

Mike and Xiaolan

Can anyone tell me if when my wife completes her interview and hopefully obtains her visa, if she immediately comes to the USA can she travel back to China at any time? Does she have to file for a Chinese visa to re-enter China to visit her family or file a request for parole. I am trying to figure out when to bring her here. Immediately or wait until October. I don't know how fast Guangzhou acts on the interviews but we just returned the packet 3 to them. Is it possible as the web site says the interview will not be for 5 months which would be September or will it be 5 months from the approval of I-129F which was February making the interview in July. OF COURSE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HER HERE RIGHT AWAY!

The delima is that we have not had the time to have the traditional Chinese Wedding party. Now our clothes are made and ready but the time of the party can not be until October now. Just trying to come up with some ideas. Plus I want to see her and be with her to calm her at the time of the interview. Any experiences from those who have been through the complete process would help........

Mike

How can I sign up for updates on case status/ Do you have a link for this? Does it give you staus throughout the entire process or just the approval of I 129F?

Mike

Now I have filled my timeline~ do you think my application could be rejected?

There's really nothing one can see in a timeline that would indicate a petition that has a chance of being rejected.

However, Vermont usually processes more quickly than they are going with your case. Have you signed up for online case status updates using your case number on your NOA1?

I talked with my wife last night and she told me I could telephone a USA number, 1-202-663-1225, 15 days after she mailed her K-3 packet back to Guangzhou ( she mailed it April 28) and I can find out when her interview is scheduled. She told me a friend of hers did this and found out her interview date information prior to the packet 4 even being mailed to her. She also said that her friend received the pacet 4 about 20 days after the pacet 3 was returned to Guangzhou.

I told her I found it hard to believe because the Guangzhou web site says 4-5 months between packet 3 and 4. Things are going well and smoothly but is Guangzhou responding that quickly?

Mike

I was told by my lawyer it can be paid anytime between the reciept of packet 3 and the interview. Just make sure she takes the reciept with her to the interview. My wife sent her packet 3 back to Guangzhou today and I am paying the money ASAP just in case.

My approved I 129F was sent to Guangzhou from NVC and absolutely drove me crazy. I sent 2 emails to Guangzhou and 2 to the NVC asking about it. The last email to Guangzhou was on the 17th of April. They said they had not received the form but had received notification from the NVC it was sent on March 6. This morning I woke up and utilizing Yahoo messenger with voice my wife called and said she had good news. She had received packet 3 from Guangzhou and wanted to know where to sign the papers I had sent her in March so she could return it. I had to scan and send her copy to reveal where to sign. She now won't remove the little orange stick on notes. LOL ,,,I hope she does before she mails the package back to Guangzhou today.

So if you are communicating with the Embasy don't always believe what they tell you. My approved I 129F left the NVC on March 6 and my recieved it on April 27 China date. I had sent her several letters and packages so I knew the Embassy had to have the form. Unless of course they had shipped it by way of a slow boat .

Anyway we will have the package 3 in the mail back to Guangzhou when she wakes up. Now I guess the long wait is ahead!!!!!!!! I am going crazy.

The only thing I have ever heard of like that is a letter requesting a visit and then use the letter to obtain a tourist visa. But never heard just buy a ticket and come over with just a letter.

If your Mother is still living I believe a notarized statement by her stating her maiden should take care of the problem. Not sure though on how the Govt. would look at it but worth a shot. If your mother is not living a statement from a family member. That is what is mentioned by my lawyer in a letter he wrote concerning birth certificate from China as they did not log those when my wife was born. My wife went to notorial office and made her own statement regarding her birth record and parents names, etc. We have been approved and waiting for packet 3 to be sent to her should be anytime now. Then the wait for packet 4 and interview. Things have gone good to this point started in late Nov 2005 with first application.

Mike