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I read in the forum  that the medical results in guangzhou can be picked up the following day. but we did it in beijing and it takes 6 business days to pick it up. 

11 hours ago, flfreddy said:

no problem.. just received the P3 today.  We are all set and we are behind you in Guangzhou Interview ..... 

just a few days behind us. GUZ is moving things quite fast these days. You shall expect to receipt P4 soon. in our case, it took about 5 business days to get your p4, given the long national holiday.  Fingers crossed

you guys are absolutely awesome. thank you all for your kindness. we got it fixed and ready to go for the interview! many thanks 

1 minute ago, nosleep said:

 

I could be wrong, but I thought everything was tied together with the passport number.  Also make sure the payment matches the confirmation.

that is my assumption too. we put in the passport number, and made the payment. then, the old ds160 number pops up on the interview confirmation page

We received P4 today and tried to schedule an interview with GUZ. 

1) we followed the instructions in P4 and registered an account at https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/appointmentconfirmation 

2) filled up all the needed information but nowhere it asked for DS160 number

3) we paid the fee and scheduled the interview. 

4) PROBLEM: the confirmation page has an old DS160 number,which we can not change. We have cancelled and rescheduled the interview multiple times. Yet, we can not change DS160 information. 

Any advice? 

our p4 arrived yesterday

what did the packet 4 email say or do? we will go ahead with the scheduling and medical then. thanks 

thanks for letting me know. congratulations. we have yet to receive it. 

7 hours ago, flfreddy said:

Ours left NVC 10/1  .. can anyone predict P3 mailing date?  Actually we already know what P3 needs (so many sample P3 floating around), and have the nvc case number? can we jump the gun before P3 is received and just to do the DS-160, book interview, mail in the photos and copy of the approval or what ever they need?

keep checking your case status on https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=NIV   you should see the case status updates. I would say likely 10/7, they should have it because of the national day holidays.

I, like others, waited for P3 and am following the steps in the flowchart. I am not sure how it will go otherwise. 

2 hours ago, nosleep said:

Do you know if we can we book an appointment before receiving P4 if we pay the DS160 now?

 

I may be totally wrong about this. But I think some information from P4 is needed to schedule an interview ( i do not know what it is. probably a number or something? ) and some information from P4 is needed to do the medical. 

I am a bit confused about it too. 

Anyone can advise on this? 

On 9/30/2019 at 3:25 PM, nosleep said:

There are several days available for October.  I think the earliest i saw available was October 9 but that may be too soon.  I just tried to check but now it's telling me my account is locked and I need to wait a few days; not sure what that is about.

Thanks for the reply. let's see when the p4 will arrive. fingers crossed. 

1 hour ago, nosleep said:

 

Ours was delivered on 9/30.  It looks like the average is about 6-8 days, but it will probably longer since they won't be working most of this week.  

 

Thanks. We did not get the p4 email today and hoping for 10/4 or 10/7. We are looking to schedule an interview for Oct if possible. 

Dear all, 

My packet 3 was delivered to GUZ on 09/27.  What will be a reasonable timeframe to expect the Packet 4 email? 

Many thanks

14 hours ago, RandyW said:

Just for reference, they will be open on Oct. 4, since they do not honor the Chinese work day realignment. 

Thank you very much for the information.  I just re-checked. Yes. Thy will re-open on oct 4.  

https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/holiday-calendar/

7 hours ago, nosleep said:

 

Please post any updates on interview availability if possible since we will hopefully be making an appointment very soon.  I'm not sure if it affects the scheduling, but I think they will be closed from October 1-7 for National Day.

 

Yes. It will be closed for the national day holidays. We are still waiting for P3 to arrive. Hopefully, we can schedule an interview soon for OCT. 

3 minutes ago, BurBur said:

I had the same issue for the past several days. But I tried just now and it worked. 

Thanks for the update. I reported the technical issue about 25 minutes ago. and now it is working. Got a case update. Great! 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/contact-us/report-website-issues.html   

please report the technical issue on the website above. 

Still not working. Tried multiple times

No. Still not working

nope. still not working

thank you all for the replies. very much appreciated

Our petition left NVC on 9/12 for GUZ.  We have not received an email from GUZ confirming receipt of our petition case, and we have not received the packet 3. Should we worry? 

Any advice on when we can expect packet 3? 

Thanks

On 9/19/2019 at 10:34 PM, flfreddy said:

Quick Question.

I understand China Fiancee beneficiary brings the white book notarized single copy.

What about the American petitioner?

we bring prior divorce decree>>> copy or certified copy - or copy that is notarized?

 

I-134 

Original Tax transcripts 3 years prior?

original company letter?

copy w2 1040 1099?

Copy paystubs?

copy SS benefits

copy bank statement

 

Thanks for your help.

the divorce decree must be court certified. I agree with the rest. My financee will also bring recent chat logs, more photos, medicals

My petition left NVC for GUZ China on 9/11.  Am I in the ballpark to say it shall arrive by 9/17? Thanks

22 hours ago, UAreWhatuBecame said:

Should leave NVC on Sept 17 for embassy.  

thank you!!