The Consulate of Guangzhou. It is in Tianyu Garden. Basically the consulate is tucked between two apartment towers. It actually looks as if it could be connected to the two but I doubt they are.
At the Airport get in row 6B for the bus shuttle that goes to Zhong Xin Plaza and close to the consulate. This was within walking distance of hotel.
We stayed in the building on one side of the consulate. We contacted Mr. Yang (whom we had previously called to rent a room) and he actually met us as we got of the bus at Zhong Xin Plaza. Very nice fellow and accomodating room wasn't really clean, needs every kind of updating.
In the morning you will be seperated into rows outside the front entryway of the consulate just before the steps. Divided by visa types. Ask the guards for direction on which row you need to stand.
You will accompany your special someone up to the fourth floor I think it is. Escalators will take you there. You can stand in line then go to the circa 60's coffee lounge where the waitresses will bully you into getting that first drink which is quite expensive for Chinese standards. The ones to follow are easier to swallow. I waited about 2 hours I think. People who have gone through the process at the consulate will go down escalators (back door to the fifth floor) different than those they entered and will walk right by the coffee lounge from right to left.
That day I talked to two other guys from the USA. Both good gents and all got pink slips. We stayed in Guangzhou to wait for the Visa - this could have been a mistake....
I had my passport stolen the day after this - that is another story I will tell if someone would like to tell me where to put it on the forum.
Consulate / USCIS Member Review #6688
Review on October 5, 2010:
