ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
ChinaGuangzhou interview times
[quote name='YuAndDan' date='Mar 12 2009, 06:35 PM' post='2733111']
Keep in mind MOST consulates receive the package within days after NVC sends it to them.

This is NOT the case for Guangzhou, the customs delay, and back-log at GUZ has been 3 months for a very long time.

The package leaves NVC and reaches customs in China where it hangs there for 1.5 to 2 months, and then will be placed in storage by the shipper or consulate until the consulate is ready to "RECEIVE" the case.
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GRAB BAG SHIPPING---VISA LOTTERY
why do our applications even get in the hands of Chinese customs it is none of their business about American documents. I under stand the warehouse thing but when the embassy does accept the shipments is no one there smart enough to take the oldest dated ones first. it seems to me everything the us government does has no order or
fairness about it it's like little school kids are running everything and they are not in class half the time.
some people wait for 1 year while others are granted in 2 or 3 months.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-13 20:19:00
ChinaWARNING ATM USE IN CHINA
Here is what happen to me last thursday 3-27-09
I needed money to pay for my new 6 month visa I only had 9 days left on my old visa my atm bank debit card would not work after trying at 4 different machines I went to a bank here and they tryed to scan my card like when you buy something it would not work. this card has worked here in China for the whole 11 months I have been here with no problems ever.
I put my daughter on my account before I came to china. I wrote her an email ask her to go to my bank to see what was wrong here is the email my daughter send me back today.
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I went to Pratville branch so they could help me with the ATM issue on your card. As soon as I told them you were in China and your card did not work, they told me that someone had a fraud scam going on in China that was accessing some of their customers money, so they froze any atm cards that showed transactions made in China!!! The girl at the bank got on the phone and talked to someone who re-activated your card. She said that it should work right now, so go try it and let me know please, Love you
Donna
and it does work now!
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-30 11:42:00
ChinaFees for med exam and interview
If I paid the $455.00 when filling the I-129F is there a fee to pay for med exam and the interview in Guangzhou
I'm pretty sure I have to pay for med exam but where do I pay it ?
Do I have to pay for interview too and where?
OKIE2MaleChina2009-04-19 03:40:00
ChinaAPRIL INTERVIEWS in GUZ
QUOTE (gogo @ Apr 6 2009, 09:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
good luck guys!! I'll be joining you too.. kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif

I have a question if they are only doing 7 interviews in 2 weeks does that mean they only work every other day.
Is this the reason they are so slow at getting their job done? while all of our lives are on hold waiting on them.
in 2003 the embassy in moscow was doing 150 interviews a week for USA visas.
And you are saying china can only do 3 a week??????

Edited by OKIE2, 17 April 2009 - 09:17 AM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-04-17 09:13:00
ChinaGangzhou Embassy very concerned for all of us HA HA
QUOTE (Mike and Yan @ May 27 2009, 05:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
make sure you use the correct email, only the web form at:

www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzhou/iv/email.html.

Do you know they process about 30,000 IV and Non-IV a year?
I make sure my email is as clear and easy to read as possible.
I have written them three times and each time the responed within a day.

BTW I hope all goes smooth, considering all you have been through to get here!!
good.gif

??? G- 325A bio form???


Thanks Mike this is the email form I used but it says wait 5 to 7 days for answer.
I have figured our interview date from 3 different sources and all of them come up same date JULY 5th.
Good luck with your journey too.
Robert
OKIE2MaleChina2009-05-27 22:42:00
ChinaGangzhou Embassy very concerned for all of us HA HA
Embassy had recieved our packet 3 5-22-09
I sent the OF-169, I-134 and the DS-230 with the daughters name added as joining us to America.
this is all they ask for in packet 3.
this happened today at 16:48 to us. The embassy phoned my fiancee and said they needed information abouy her 18 year old daughter. my fiancee understanding is they wanted something numbered 365 I know there is nothing numbered 365.
I was home at this time so my fiancee ask the woman if she spoke english SO I COULD TALK TO HER.
HER ANSWER TO MY FIANCEE WAS

"IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS"

So I sent an email to the embassy after that happen and ask them to tell me what information they want now all I can do now is wait 5 to 7 days for an answer from them.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-05-27 06:52:00
ChinaA lawsuit against US COnsulate (in addition to USCIS)
QUOTE (Mike and Yan @ Jun 17 2009, 05:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It really sucks that they put you so hard against the wall. mad.gif

There is a legit answer for all the delay, and all they have to do is fess up.

I really can not believe that they can just sit and spew such rhetoric for this amount of time.

It's not right that they dawdle for so long on a ludicrous thing like 'admin processing'
mad.gif
I think you are doing the right thing and I hope that you can be awarded damages. yes.gif


How about see if your lawyer can get a senet hearing I'm sure he could find plenty others to go with you to DC
and raise hell about the whole screwed up mess we have to put up with. But again where does most of our problems come from other that Washingto D C. I wrote to my congressman and sentor back in first of march and have not heard a word yet from either of them.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-17 20:07:00
ChinaEmail inquiry response
If you returned packet 3 May 22, expect to hear about an interview in August. You should see the packet 4 any day now. They don't care when you have to leave. Your are not required at the interview or even allowed on the same floor of the building. I know it would be nice to come back to the USA together but that is not a concern for the Consulate.

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going home together to usa is no concern of mine either if we don't get interview until febuary I will be here
when interview does happen.
you know till the fat lady sings.

Edited by OKIE2, 26 June 2009 - 01:15 AM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-26 01:14:00
ChinaEmail inquiry response
QUOTE (Dan & Juan @ Jun 11 2009, 06:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok after another week I got a response from wifee's email changing her address. Again very polite and caring email :-)

Dear Ms. X

Thank you for your email and update contact information. According to our records, your case file is still in transit from the National Visa Center (NVC) and may need more time to arrive at this Consulate office. Please be assured that once we receive it, we will process to schedule a visa interview for you, and send an appointment packet with instructions to your update Chinese address. Your patience and understanding is appreciated at this moment.

Sincerely,

Immigrant Visa Unit

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou

After getting pack 3 may 22nd and mailed back next day. the 23rd I email consulate and ask why no pack 4 yet
they answered me same day to tell me to wait 3 months and check back with them.
Now my visa to china expires sept. 26th and that puts me in a worry to see which one comes first now.
Then on top of that Chiunese Government closed down google web site yesterday I lost all over 3600 emails
with all contacts some very important documente pictures and web site inforemation. So now I am using yahoo for home page and it is so slow it makes you want to just turn off computer and go drink a beer and forget it.
I will be the most happy man in the world when I don't have to deal with this broken down unfair grab bag system any more again
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-24 18:40:00
ChinaBOARDING PLANE IN HONG KONG
QUOTE (Eric & Jin @ Jul 17 2009, 04:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (usagroom @ Jul 17 2009, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So you think we will not need to get entry permits to HK?

Plan:
Go to interview. (pass the test)
Wait for visas and book flight to USA, print out boarding passes.
Get visas and go to HK.
Stay in HK for a couple nights.
Get on flight to the USA.


You will be good to go without HK entry permits if they have the K-1 & K-2 visas in their passports.


http://www.immd.gov....l/hkvisas_9.htm

Transit

14. Chinese passport holders who are in transit through Hong Kong to and from another country or territory may be granted a stay of seven days on each landing without the prior need to obtain an entry permit provided that usual immigration requirements are met, including possession of valid entry facilities for the destination and confirmed onward booking for the overseas journey.


that's what I wanted to hear Eric thank you
OKIE2MaleChina2009-07-18 02:26:00
ChinaBOARDING PLANE IN HONG KONG
QUOTE (usagroom @ Jul 17 2009, 03:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We were thinking of doing the same thing. Go from Guangzhou and fly out of HK. Maybe stay a couple days sightseeing in HK. Is the thought that this should be okay without an entry pass if we have plane boarding passes and visas?

Here is where I stand my fiancee has a permit to go to Hong Kong we got when I thought I was going to have to go there for me a new visa to stay in China but we didn't have to go there but her daughter does not have one but My fiancee is telling me that with their international passport with their new visa to USA will give them the ok to cross over the boarder to Hong Kong so I'm not going to worry about it now.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-07-17 15:35:00
ChinaBOARDING PLANE IN HONG KONG
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jun 25 2009, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Jun 19 2009, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (justashooter @ Jun 19 2009, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Have her fly from Shanghai.

Thats not a choice because of price of air tickets


Just a pet peeve. A thing doesn't cease to be a choice because it's not a choice you like. It's still a choice. On the other hand, if the choice you want is not available, it isn't a choice at all. Life is so much easier when we go through it understanding the truth around us.


The truth is that I ask about crossing the boarder to Honk Kong !
I did not ask for the real facts of life.
I did not ask what my choice was either or help me make up my mind!
I am very aware of my suroundings ! ! ! ! ! !
I did ask how to acomplish somthing ! And your reply has nothing to do with what I ask!

Edited by OKIE2, 17 July 2009 - 04:34 AM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-07-17 04:29:00
ChinaBOARDING PLANE IN HONG KONG
QUOTE (justashooter @ Jun 19 2009, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Have her fly from Shanghai.

Thats not a choice because of price of air tickets
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-19 12:20:00
ChinaBOARDING PLANE IN HONG KONG
QUOTE (youtube @ Jun 18 2009, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Jun 18 2009, 03:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
With Chinese mainland citizens needing a pass to enter Hong Kong.
Do they need one to board plane in Hong Kong on way to usa?
After receiving visa in hand from Guangzhou consulate.



they just need to show that they have ticket from Hong Kong to USA and at the boarder show they have visa from GUZ

good luck on the interview.

THANKS GUYS
I'm talking about going to the airport with only a valid chinese passport with new us visa in it from Guangzhou consulate. there is no air ticket to show with e-tickets until you get boarding pass at the airport.

Edited by OKIE2, 18 June 2009 - 02:55 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-18 14:53:00
ChinaBOARDING PLANE IN HONG KONG
With Chinese mainland citizens needing a pass to enter Hong Kong.
Do they need one to board plane in Hong Kong on way to usa?
After receiving visa in hand from Guangzhou consulate.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-18 08:38:00
ChinaWho's going to China this June/July/August?
QUOTE (usagroom @ May 17 2009, 06:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I hope RT prices come down because all I could find now, leaving late July and returning mid August (about 30 days) were tickets in the $1K range. OUCH!!! On top of that would be another flight in China plus return.

The ticket prices are high until sept 1st use Bookingbuddy.com and check tavelocity Hong Kong to San Fran or LA for $472.29 one way. Singapore airline $518.84 one way.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-29 12:19:00
ChinaWho's going to China this June/July/August?
QUOTE (usagroom @ May 19 2009, 10:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ May 19 2009, 04:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We just sent back pack 3 yesterday the 18th may my best guess is that we will get interview mid July.
the cheapest air tickets I have found are with SINGAPORE AIRLINES Hong Kong to San Francisco $518.84 and they are the same price all year not going up and down like all other airlines don't fly to Los angles it cost more from sfo to Tulsa $149.20 American Airlines.Total HKG to TUL $668.04 EACH.
this way I will have to book 2 different tickets and it is saving me about $1500.00 going this way for the 3 of us.
After you reach USA you can fly about any where for about $150.00. JUST BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR CONNECTION TIMMING IN SFO.


You aren't going there for the interview?


WELL SINCE I HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE IN YUDU CHINA SINCE LAST MAY 5TH 2008 DO YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD NOT BE THERE WITH HER FOR OUR BIG DAY WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE FILLING THE I-129 AUGUST 5 2008
HERE FOR OUR BIG DAY YES I'M HERE FOR THE DURATION OF IT ALL
OKIE2MaleChina2009-05-19 11:20:00
ChinaWho's going to China this June/July/August?
QUOTE (Kevin&Leilei @ May 18 2009, 08:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (usagroom @ May 17 2009, 04:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Last year I booked my within-China flights myself online with http://english.ctrip.com/ before I left the USA, same price as she can get in China. They are very good. The SO helped me get everything else cheaper when I was there, hotel etc. ... of course, she is a master at getting things cheap!


My fiancee told me not to use Ctrip, because they're too expensive! She uses www.qunar.com (Chinese only) to search many different Chinese sites for cheaper tickets. I almost got a flight from Shenyang to Beijing for 230 RMB ($34), but I waited too late to buy. The flight usually costs around 500 - 700 RMB ($74 - $103) on Ctrip, and is over $200 on US sites.

We just sent back pack 3 yesterday the 18th may my best guess is that we will get interview mid July.
the cheapest air tickets I have found are with SINGAPORE AIRLINES Hong Kong to San Francisco $518.84 and they are the same price all year not going up and down like all other airlines don't fly to Los angles it cost more from sfo to Tulsa $149.20 American Airlines.Total HKG to TUL $668.04 EACH.
this way I will have to book 2 different tickets and it is saving me about $1500.00 going this way for the 3 of us.
After you reach USA you can fly about any where for about $150.00. JUST BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR CONNECTION TIMMING IN SFO.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-05-19 04:15:00
ChinaChina Customs: 2-3 months or is it unclogged ?!?!?
QUOTE (Mike and Yan @ May 11 2009, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (pushbrk @ May 10 2009, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Our NVC out to P3 received on the K3 was also three weeks back in 2006. This was quite out of the ordinary at the time. I had been tracking three possible packages and the timeline was running about six weeks. On a day I calculated we had three more weeks, my wife showed me the P3 on the webcam. Right or wrong, I've concluded that NVC sends some packages that go right through to the Consulate. Maybe they contain expedited cases or other paperwork. Perhaps they fill empty space in those packages with random case files and we got lucky. In three years, I haven't found a more plausible answer to why the rare case sails on to GUZ ahead of the rest but it's one of the reasons I recommend keeping the filing as thin as practical for the circumstances.


to compare . . . my K3 was not expedited by me, so maybe it was random case picked up somehow.
BUT
it was razor thin!!! good.gif


ASK THE 37 LEFT IN THE AUGUST GROUP IF IT IS UNCLOGGED YET
OKIE2MaleChina2009-05-16 05:01:00
ChinaChina Customs: 2-3 months or is it unclogged ?!?!?
QUOTE (Mike and Yan @ May 9 2009, 10:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Yi & Eric @ May 9 2009, 07:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Kevin&Leilei @ May 8 2009, 09:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I might be unclogged... we went from NOA2 to P3 delivered in just under a month.


I don't believe so, as there are others here of VJ who cleared NVC in January and February that have not got P3 yet. For me, NOA2 was 2-9-09, file sent to GUZ on 2-19-09, and still nothing. I call DOS once a week and only electronic copy of file has been received, as of 4-22-09. The wait, unfortunately, continues for some......................

Eric


I am very sorry to hear this. I was hoping for a string of confirmations.

The level of inconsistancy amazes me. blink.gif

I hope more will keep this thread alive so we can sort of monitor the time lag in China customs.
cool.gif

our k1 left nvc March 27 no pack 3 yet
OKIE2MaleChina2009-05-10 00:05:00
ChinaGUANGZHOU INTERVIEW DATES ISSUSED
why can't we have a pined topic here where every one can just enter name dates for p3-p4 & interview date
then we all could see what the consulates latest actions are.
then we would know of what to expect a whole lot better than what we have now.

Edited by OKIE2, 26 June 2009 - 10:31 AM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-26 10:30:00
ChinaGUANGZHOU INTERVIEW DATES ISSUSED
QUOTE (Eric & Jin @ Jun 26 2009, 09:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jun 26 2009, 12:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That would represent a change in the norm from my past experience. Sounds like a good one. The old way was more like pulling a date out of a barrell. Also May P4's getting June interviews represents an improvement over the past when July interviews would be scheduled in May.


I was a bit suprised how short of notice that we had as far as the interview date goes - On May 5 we learned that our interview was scheduled for June 2. It was a good thing that I was calling DOS everyday, otherwise it would have been another week before we received the interview date with the arriival of our P4. As it was I had to scurry to make vacation plans and purchase airline tickets, so I am glad that I had that extra week to do all of that.


What is the number that you called?
what did they ask of you for your info before you ask them what?
because I am in China I was going to get my brother to call for me and I need to know what information he needs first.
to know before calling.

Edited by OKIE2, 26 June 2009 - 10:21 AM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-26 10:18:00
ChinaGUANGZHOU INTERVIEW DATES ISSUSED
QUOTE (Eric & Jin @ Jun 25 2009, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No, other than keeping track of what other people are reporting on CFL there is no real way to determine when GUZ will be scheduling interviews and for which days, just as pushbrk suggests. Speaking from recent personal experience it seems as though GUZ is currently scheduling interviews twice a month - they do 2 batches per month. Back on May 5th there were about 8 of us CFL posters who had our June interview dates scheduled - these dates ranged from June 1-12. No one on CFL had reported having an interview scheduled several weeks prior to May 5th and then about 2 weeks after May 5th another group of CFL posters reported having their interviews scheduled within the later half of June. My advice is to call DOS every day to see if an interview has yet been scheduled - that way you will find out about a week sooner than if you just wait for the P4 to be delivered.

what is the latest inverview any one knows of now?
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-26 01:05:00
ChinaGUANGZHOU INTERVIEW DATES ISSUSED
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jun 26 2009, 12:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Eric & Jin @ Jun 25 2009, 07:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No, other than keeping track of what other people are reporting on CFL there is no real way to determine when GUZ will be scheduling interviews and for which days, just as pushbrk suggests. Speaking from recent personal experience it seems as though GUZ is currently scheduling interviews twice a month - they do 2 batches per month. Back on May 5th there were about 8 of us CFL posters who had our June interview dates scheduled - these dates ranged from June 1-12. No one on CFL had reported having an interview scheduled several weeks prior to May 5th and then about 2 weeks after May 5th another group of CFL posters reported having their interviews scheduled within the later half of June. My advice is to call DOS every day to see if an interview has yet been scheduled - that way you will find out about a week sooner than if you just wait for the P4 to be delivered.


That would represent a change in the norm from my past experience. Sounds like a good one. The old way was more like pulling a date out of a barrell. Also May P4's getting June interviews represents an improvement over the past when July interviews would be scheduled in May.



I still really think we will get interview in August according to what every one else is getting now for the last 6 months
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-26 01:01:00
ChinaGUANGZHOU INTERVIEW DATES ISSUSED
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jun 24 2009, 11:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Jun 24 2009, 05:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is there a way to find what date consulate is insuing interview date today or every day?


On any given day, GUZ will assign interview dates on every single available day in a given month. So, if tomorrow, they assign 100 interviews for August, those 100 interviews will be spread over the entire month. You have as much chance of the 1st as you do the 30th. The best you can do is keep track of which month they are scheduling for.


Ok thank you
Can you tell me what month they are givng out today????
so I take it that your answer to my question is a very simple NO
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-25 01:48:00
ChinaGUANGZHOU INTERVIEW DATES ISSUSED
Is there a way to find what date consulate is insuing interview date today or every day?
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-24 19:44:00
ChinaFlights back from GUZ
Thanks for the perspective. I agree that it may be best to not expect her to return to the US with me. At the same time, I don't have the flexibility to make trips as often. Maybe I will have to choose between being at the interview and being with her on the "long haul" flight to the US. We have time....patience.... star_smile.gif By the way, my girl is also from Chongqing, so if you want to message me offline her information it maybe helpful for the girls to have contacts. I was hoping to find one or two girls she could have contact with in case help is needed.
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the cheapest flight out of china is from Hong Kong to San Fransisco or LA then another ticket to St. Louis
One is with Air china HK to SF $461.29 with 4 hour layover in Beijing the other is with Sinapore Airlines direct flight to SF for $529.03 then SF to St. Louis on American Airlines For $139.60. I have already checked with AA airline there is no baggage fee for this flight.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-10 00:06:00
ChinaTHE LATEST ON CHINA L VISAS
QUOTE (endoftheroad @ Sep 20 2009, 04:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Sep 19 2009, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Mike and Yan @ Sep 19 2009, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
As the Great Kreskin may have said.... I see HK in your furture!! devil.gif
Mike if I ever see Hong Kong again it will only be for going through their air port to USA or back to china as this is the cheapest travel to and from china I have found. I don't need any of their $9.52 a gallon milk or $5,000 HK dollart fine for smoking on the bus or $1,500 HK dollar for throwing a cigarette butt on the street.


You actually smoked on a bus and then littered in HK? blink.gif You rightfully get fined for that in the USA too.

DID YOU READ SOMETHING I DIDN'T SAY?????????
I DIDN'T EVEN SAY I SMOKE DID I????????????
OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-20 20:46:00
ChinaTHE LATEST ON CHINA L VISAS
QUOTE (Mike and Yan @ Sep 19 2009, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
As the Great Kreskin may have said....

I see HK in your furture!!

devil.gif


Mike if I ever see Hong Kong again it will only be for going through their air port to USA or back to china as this is the cheapest travel to and from china I have found. I don't need any of their $9.52 a gallon milk or
$5,000 HK dollart fine for smoking on the bus or $1,500 HK dollar for throwing a cigarette butt on the street.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-19 23:18:00
ChinaTHE LATEST ON CHINA L VISAS
QUOTE (Darnell @ Sep 19 2009, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'd be happy to know (please tell us? ) :

1. what you said to the clerk/officer.
2. what you filled out for the visa app (duration choice )
3. if you asked for longer duration.

TIA !

#1 I ask for another 6 month visa just as I had befor she said "NO"
#2 I ask for 180 day stay on my application She said "NO"
#3 No I ask for same visa as the 3 6 month visas I had before she said "NO"
#4 30 day visa or nothing for L type visa as of now september 18 2009
I am now waiting for an email from my visa man in Houston Texas to see if I return to USA
if he can get me another 6 month single entry visa.
I will post his answer as soon as I get it.
I am also going to the visa office in Ganzhou to see if I can get 2 more renewed 30 day visas or a 6 month visa like they did for me before.

Edited by OKIE2, 19 September 2009 - 11:06 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-19 23:03:00
ChinaTHE LATEST ON CHINA L VISAS
If you need an L visa from Hong Kong Chinese embassy you have two choices. You either get a 30 day visa multi or single entry or nothing. I just got my 30 visa 9-17-09. Travel to Shenzhen then into Hong Kong and back to Yudu
250 miles north of HK total cost $596.30 for trip. We stayed 3 nights in Shenzhen for 130 yuan a night 2 nights in HK for 200 HK dollars. Both were nice clean with air condition. I hope I never have to go to HK again in my life.
the process time to get visa was 24 hours with a 250 HK dollars fee plus visa cost 1020 HK dollars total was
US $163.87


OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-19 01:03:00
ChinaNEED HELP FOR NEW VISA
QUOTE (celiothrkn @ Sep 29 2009, 10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I got a 60-day L (tourist) visa from NY. After staying in China for 2 months, I went to the local Entry-Exit Bureau to get my visa extended (by applying for a new L visa) within China. You can ask a local visa company to do this for you as well. Usually costs 1000-2000 RMB, which is less expensive than having to/from Hong Kong.

EDIT: I should add that the new visa you get within China is 6-months. I ended up staying in China as a tourist for over a year via 2-month -EXTEND- 6-month -EXTEND- 6-month visas.

Yes I know you can do that I did the same with a original 6 month + 6 month + 6month but this is all you can get inside China the local office is only allowed to do this 2 times then you must leave China that is the reason for the trip to Hong Kong opposed to going back to America for a new one but HK would only give me a 30 day visa so now I will only be able to get 2 more 30 visas then another trip to HK or USA. I have been in china for 19 months now and will be here for 2 more months. This time I will try to get another 6 month visa from local office but not sure they will do that for me.

Edited by OKIE2, 29 September 2009 - 11:17 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-29 23:15:00
ChinaNEED HELP FOR NEW VISA
QUOTE (endoftheroad @ Sep 11 2009, 12:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Sep 10 2009, 06:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
then there is no visas no Obama No taxes no $3800.00 fine for not buying health insurance.


You forgot to say no BLACKS but since you would be an illegal alien what do you care? wacko.gif

Don't forget a billion people under the poverty level in China that would welcome you. whistling.gif

Have you not been to china there is blacks here and yes all the billion people under the poverty level have been very nice to me. But for sure they are not getting over run with wet backs yet I think the swim is a bit far for them.
And who's poverty level are you talking about USA or China's?
OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-11 02:36:00
ChinaNEED HELP FOR NEW VISA
QUOTE (Mike and Yan @ Sep 10 2009, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
why bother?? innocent.gif

can they find you???

They have (I heard) about 1.3 E 9 people there.

Do you plant to return to the USA ever? If you did would you go back to China???

there are plenty illegal immigrants

you just have to keep a low profile and good.gif

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Hey Mike I had a friend in Oklahoma that told me immagration is easy all you got to do is know how to swim a while and the whole government is there to greet you with green card free wellfare and medical care.
So I took his advice and went for a swim. I was not in as good a shape as I thought I was I had to stop and rest for a couple of days in hawaii before I could go on. 3 months later I finnaly made it to china to my surprise there was no one there to greet me and after I am here for only 18 months they tell me I have to leave. china sure has a lot to learn before they can be like America. I think now my big mistake was I sould have went to Mexico much less swimming. But I heard you have to lay low there in Mexico too so you don't get kidinapped or shot in a drug war.
But now I have it all figured out I'm just going to marry my beautiful fiancee and stay in China the rest of my life see I'm getting smarter every day then there is no visas no Obama No taxes no $3800.00 fine for not buying health insurance.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-10 18:53:00
ChinaNEED HELP FOR NEW VISA
QUOTE (Eric & Jin @ Sep 10 2009, 07:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Sep 9 2009, 11:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
my 6 month single entry visa expires september 26 and I will have to go to Hong Kong to get another one.
do you know if this same visa can be got in Hong Kong and where and for what price. this is the only visa
china has that you can stay longer than 30 day stay at one time.


You can get a visa for China at any of the China Travel Service (CTS) offices in Hong Kong and also from the Visa Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. You can definitely get either a single or double entry Chinese visa in Hong Kong - but the rules for obtaining multiple entry visas in HK seem to be constantly changing, although at the moment CTS is claiming that it can issue multiple entry visas once again.

Incidentally - multiple entry visas can be obtained for stays longer than 30 days at a time - I have one which allows me to stay up to 90 days at a time.


THE VISA I HAD BEFORE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL LET YOU STAY 180 DAYS. IT WAS THE REASON I GOT THAT ONE
THANK YOU FOR THE INFO.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-10 10:01:00
ChinaNEED HELP FOR NEW VISA
my 6 month single entry visa expires september 26 and I will have to go to Hong Kong to get another one.
do you know if this same visa can be got in Hong Kong and where and for what price. this is the only visa
china has that you can stay longer than 30 day stay at one time.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-09-09 23:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureshow to be transferred from VSC TO CSC?
QUOTE (start a new life @ Mar 17 2009, 04:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi

well mine got transferred from VSc to CSC and that really hasn't made anything faster for me ....although some other acses that were transferred same timr have been approved...its all a damn lottery with these offices


It's not even a lottery it's Grab Bag style at it's best. Lotters use numbers here they don't even notice you file date
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-17 05:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOdd situation? What next???
QUOTE (Desire019 @ Mar 17 2009, 04:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wow thats someting i have never heard... Taken into custidy? I mean we've read about situatons where at the POE they are sent back but this is something new to me. I suggest you contact the Embassy n Bulgaria ASAP and get a laywer.
Good Luck!


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good luck and keep us posted how you do
May God you
Bob
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-17 04:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetting Visa the same date of the Interview?-- GuangZhou Consulate
QUOTE (Eric & Jin @ Jun 27 2009, 07:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Jun 27 2009, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
with 2 day to get medical exam

Have your fiancee get her medical done at the Guangzhou United Family Clinic because same day service is standard - we were in and out of there in about 3 hours with exam results in hand. It is also closer to the consulate than the old clinic on Shamian Island and the cost is the same - 800rmb.



5 days hotel at 250 yuan per day $182
2 medical exams 1600 yuan $234.05
interview fee 900 yuan $131.65
total $547.72
does this sound about right for total cost to get visa?

Edited by OKIE2, 28 June 2009 - 02:32 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-28 14:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetting Visa the same date of the Interview?-- GuangZhou Consulate
QUOTE (taisia @ Jun 16 2009, 04:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (tony & lili @ Jun 11 2009, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
not to my knowledge - i (we) had our interview on 6/10/2009 and upon our approval was told to go to pay 20rmb for post office to receive and on the pink slip it said that it would take 2 business days to get - after 2 days one can pick up at guangzhou post office
i read the pink slip from front to back (2 times even) and did not see anything of that nature saying being able to pick up early or immmediately after getting approval of visa - if it did say that then i would of went that route also - so i guess that doesnt exist in guangzhou china embassy anyway

is there any statistics-how many days does it take to get visa after the interview? I am having intreview in July, going to Guangzhou from Beijing, have to stay in a hotel and would like not to stay there for too long ...if it is 2 days to wait-thats ok, but if its longer... sad.gif

I think there is a scam working in Guangzhou with getting a visa. with 2 day to get medical exam results and
3 days to pick up visa then you pay post office to get your visa. plus consulate sends passport with visa to post office but the will not mail it to you any where in china. So you can not stay in Guangzhou less than 5 days. You get a 10 minute interview for $134.00 plus the $876.00 I have paid for translated & notarized documents the CO don't even look at you stay in hotel for 5 days IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY not service!

Edited by OKIE2, 27 June 2009 - 03:09 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-27 15:08:00