Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
USCIS Service Centers	Why CSC doesnt keep doing Dec with august to nov?	Maybe I'm a bit selfish but 1 week ago my NOA2 should come in June 15th and yesterday it jumped to July 11th :\ I want also people of August to December get their NOA2 but CSC could keep doing them and ours too. People of Jan already is completing 4 months so if people of Dec got their NOA2 within 4 months its fair Jan filers get their too. I'm Feb filer and just want my time comes. I'm sure CSC can make august and dec this month, next month sept and october and in june nov and jan. I've seen the graphics and august with 30% and dec with 40% of approvals, and july with 60%. http://www.visajourn...filers.php?cfl= Just to think I'll have to wait more 3 months it makes me crazy...It has been 1 year I don't see my fiance :'( Good lucky to everyone. My fiancee and I are Oct. 22nd filers, do you think its fair that we wait behind Nov. and Dec. filers? How would you feel if Jan. and Feb. filers were being approved before you? Think about that.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-04-19 07:57:00
China	What now? Need some guidance...	07/05, still no P3 packet.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-05 19:35:00
China	What now? Need some guidance...	Apparently the AP above was due to them sending out her P3 packet today (06/28), called DOS to verify.  Hopefully she can get home in time to receive it, they had very heavy rains in the area she is staying and many roads and crops were washed away.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-06-28 11:42:00
China	What now? Need some guidance...	No, nothing yet. Her family is moving back to that house, so they are there every day, but not all the time. Somewhat concerned as well.   She had sent an email, but it got kicked back because it wasn't the email address on file. Going to try again with my email address.   Yes, we've already signed up to the site!   Our status changed today to the below, has yours changed?  Once my fiancee pays the visa fee, I'm going to go ahead and try to schedule the interview (heard lots of negative stories about this step though).       Administrative Processing Immigrant Visa Case Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Case Creation Date: 24-Jun-2013 Status Updated Date: 28-Jun-2013       Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. Please follow any instructions provided by the Consular Officer at the time of your interview. If further information is needed, you will be contacted. If your visa application is approved, it will be processed and mailed/available within two business days.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-06-28 07:08:00
China	What now? Need some guidance...	She's in Shenzhen, so I wouldn't think it would take more than a couple days for it to reach her.    Anyone know if it needs to be signed for when it arrives?   I don't believe they will just leave the package outside your door if that is what you mean.     Have you heard anything yet?  Just curious if the embassy had sent her P3 yet?  Our status changed to Ready yesterday but she is not at home yet, visiting relatives.  I don't want to have the package arrive and no one be there to accept it.  Somewhat concerned.     Have you filled out everything on the http://cgifederal.force.com/ website?  I filled out everything for her but was stopped at the payment option, they will not allow for me to make the payment online without a Chinese debit card and she does not have one.  She plans to pay at a bank branch when she arrives back home but until we get the receipt number, cannot schedule the appointment.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-06-27 06:50:00
China	What now? Need some guidance...	Hi Rob and Rachel!     Looks like we are not too far behind you, we are Oct. 22nd filers.  Our package from NVC shows a status of In Transit as of today.  Sorry I don't have any good info, feeling kind of lost ourselves at this point.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-06-25 19:48:00
China	How long does P3 usually take?	It seems like you received exactly what Rob received. I received that set of instructions, as well.   Check out his pics and tell us if that's what your fiancée received.   http://www.visajourn...d-up/?p=6337023   Please keep us updated.    Yep, that is exactly what she received.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-10 20:44:00
China	How long does P3 usually take?	JD ! You gots the latest thingie !    Can post the beast here ?    I'll ask her to scan it and upload, I don't have it in electronic format but for P3 all they requested was DS-230, two passport photos of her, a photocopy of the information page of the passport (how many times do we need to send this to them, lol!) and a page with CGI in the upper right corner that is basically a table of contents for what you are submitting to them.  According to her documentation, you drop this off at a CITIC bank branch?  Seems kind of odd to me but she showed me the instructions over video call and it did look correct.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-09 23:03:00
China	How long does P3 usually take?	I found out that they sent it on July 6th and she received it on July 8th.  DOS is clueless I guess.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-08 20:31:00
China	How long does P3 usually take?	Thanks Darnell.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-07 20:14:00
China	How long does P3 usually take?	We were told by DOS that it was sent out on 06/28; I told my fiancee to rush home (she was in her Grandmothers village at the time) and we have been waiting ever since with no P3 delivered.  Another couple received theirs 7 days after the embassy received their package from NVC, it has now been 12 days for us.  She does live in Jilin, would the distance be delaying it somewhat?  Is there a contact number for Guangzhou that she can call to get a tracking number or something?  I called DOS on Wednesday to ask for a tracking number and they said they did not have one but they also told me that an Email was sent to her with the P3 information.  We checked her Email and nothing has arrived.  What the F is going on?  Is calling DOS completely worthless?	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-07 05:16:00
China	DS-157 & DS-156	They want 2 copies...Should I do 2 copies in Chinese and 2 copies in English? The DS-157 doesn't fit the Chinese in BOX 12....What should I do?   You can add addendum letters to any form, just be sure to state that the letter is an addendum to Form x and label your information with the corresponding field numbers from the form.  You may also need to sign and date the bottom (safer) if a signature is required on the main form.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-12 06:36:00
China	This is so messed up...	Well, she paid at the bank today, I logged in to website and the receipt number was already there.  Of course there are no appointments.      She also sent the P3 to the embassy so will update you on how that goes.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-12 06:23:00
China	This is so messed up...	My fiancee was worried so she did ask the bank if they take the documents and the bank worker said no, they no longer do, to mail them and pay for visa at the bank.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-11 19:01:00
China	This is so messed up...	Wow, glad I was sent a link to this post, she was just about to make the trip to the bank today to deliver documents and pay for visa.  I just told her to send it EMS and to wait for P4 for paying for visa.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-10 21:15:00
China	How many birth certificates	Thanks for the info	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-14 19:43:00
China	How many birth certificates	Fiancee is concerned now because she read somewhere that she needed five total (this is total until she gets her citizenship) but lawyer told her four so now she is mad at the lawyer.  Does anyone know for certain how many total she will need?  If she needs one more then she will have to pay the 200 RMB again.     Below are the questions she wanted to ask.      1,how many birth certificate?     2.how many unmarried certificate and police certificate?     3,do they need unmarried certificate if single for k1?       Thanks Edited by JD & Coconut, 13 July 2013 - 08:04 PM.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-13 20:00:00
China	EOR letter for interview at Guangzhou consulate	PhillyJon - is possible the NVC TeleOperator or a NVC Supervisor was speaking of the GUZ IV P3 Supplemental Form?  I've a link to that in the EP wiki page. It's a one-page form, written in Chinese, usually 'hand-filled' by the beneficiary, sent in with the DS-230.  It's an ugly form...  The email address for Guangzhou IV? There isn't one, that you can directly use - however, the IV Unit utilizes a web-form for email contact - here's the url: http://guangzhou.use.../contactiv.html http://guangzhou.use.../contactiv.html http://guangzhou.use.../contactiv.html     JD - an EOR might be construed the same as an explanation of meeting and relationship letter.  The specific label of EOR was gleaned from a report from a member at a China-Specific website, written about when writing about 'the blue slip' and the evidence asked for to overcome the blue slip.   Here's my example: http://www.visajourn...dpost&p=3995116 http://www.visajourn...dpost&p=3995116 http://www.visajourn...dpost&p=3995116     Thanks Darnell, some info in your examples I did not include in mine and will add that when I update it.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-15 12:45:00
China	EOR letter for interview at Guangzhou consulate	Is the EOR letter the same (except an updated version) as the explanation of meeting and relationship letter which we already submitted to CSC (twice, updated for RFE)?  I was going to use the same letter and update it again (not much has changed in the last two months though).	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-15 11:18:00
China	When to pay for visa?	I read on one form that you are supposed to wait until after the P3 has been sent in and received and they send you either an Email or package with information on how to pay for the visa.  I have also read on the forums that others have paid before sending; does it really make a different when you pay for the visa and schedule the interview?     Also to confirm, the priority date is the date they received your petition (ours was Oct. 22, 2012)?       Thanks	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-08 20:40:00
China	Interview Scheduling	Anyone out there still looking to schedule an interview date?  I wanted to set something up to take turns checking the scheduling site so let me know if interested in joining.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-18 06:26:00
China	P3 issues	Same boat, and although it was received before the 10th, I'm not sure either.   The other worry is if it would be accepted if it's not sent through CITIC. From what I know happened with Rachel, the SZ citic bank sent it to the Guanzhou citic bank, but the consulate wouldn't accept it (not sure if that means only hers or any of them) and if it's supposed to go to Beijing, it would explain that, but it seems like the bank doesn't know what to do with them.   The clock is ticking away, and she has an interview appointment on 8/27. Not sure if it can go to Beijing and get back in time.   If it was only possible for someone to answer a $@#&!#@ phone, this could be sorted out quickly!   Well, my fiancee was finally able to get a hold of someone at the embassy (a real person!); they told her that yes, they did receive her P3 and that the reason for the delay in receiving the P4 was due to the move and they are also very busy.  Hopefully we will both be getting the P4 soon.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-26 07:01:00
China	P3 issues	According to the tracking, my fiancée's P3 was delivered and signed for at the Consulate this morning.   I had my fiancee send me the tracking info when she sent the package so I knew it was delivered on 07/12 and signed for by someone at the consulate.  What now concerns me is the notice that as of July 10th, all documents were to be sent to the Beijing office for processing and that it would extend the timeframe to three weeks for anything to be done with them.  I do not know if the consulate would have destroyed our documents or forwarded them on to Beijing, hoping they will respond to my Email to them since you cannot talk to anyone on the phone there.     The only question then becomes does the Citic bank employees know to forward the packages on to the Beijing consulate rather than the Guangzhou one?  With the way this entire part of the process has gone so far, I'm seriously doubting it.  May be better to find out the mailing address for the Beijing office and send it there directly.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-24 09:38:00
China	P3 issues	Query - inside the 'stuff' at ustraveldocs.com - is a document delivery sheet, supposedly to be used at CITIC when dropping off the P3.    Are you guys using that document, or not?    Yep, she took everything with her including the instructions for Citic bank employees.  The Citic bank employee told my fiancee that they no longer handle the P3 documents and to send them directly to the embassy (which she did).     Such a clusterf**k. JD & Coconut - why would any operations at USCIS Guangzhou matter to a K-1 visa chaser?    OTOH, the IV Unit is open.        Just a guess, with the move who knows what is fully functional and what is not.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-23 19:21:00
China	P3 issues	Also, with the embassy being in a half open state like it is (full services start again 07/29) that could be why they refused the package from the bank and why my fiancee can't get through to talk to anyone on the other end.  I would not be surprised if my Email went unanswered until sometime next week also.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-23 19:17:00
China	P3 issues	This keeps getting more and more crazy... Rachel heard that the P3 HAD to be sent through a CITIC bank to be accepted, so she prepared another packet, and has been to several different locations and finally got one of them to accept it.   Yesterday, she checked in with the bank, and it was sent to Guangzhou last Friday, but that the consulate wouldn't accept it, and now it's just sitting somewhere in Guangzhou (at the bank there, or in a mail facility, who knows?)   So now we're kinda lost as to what to do. She's sent an email to the consulate, but considering they've been closed for 2 weeks, who knows how long it will take for them to get back to her.   Not sure what to do at this point. Any suggestions?   Did Rachel try calling the Consulate?  My fiancee has been trying to call them but she had no luck getting through to a person yesterday, going to try again today.  I also sent a message to them after she sent her P3 in but I don't believe they have had time to respond to it yet, going to give it until Friday.  I asked them if it was OK to send the P3 directly to them as the Citic bank branch refused to accept it and also told my fiancee to mail it to the embassy.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-23 19:06:00
China	Delay in embassy opening?	Yep, what Darnell said; it was originally the 23rd, now delayed a week.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-22 18:24:00
China	Delay in embassy opening?	Important Notice The U.S. Consulate General will be open in our new modern facility in the Zhujiang New Town neighborhood of Guangzhou. Beginning July 29, all services will be provided at our new location.  http://guangzhou.use...org.cn/cis.html   Was this date recently changed to next week?	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-22 13:53:00
China	Documentation Delivery	FYI for anyone that has this question also.     You have to deselect the current selection on the website in order to change to another address.  Once deselected, you can then choose which city and which location within that city.  My fiancee also could not figure this out and I had to show her the trick; website is not the best design.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-29 06:19:00
China	Form Question	Bumping this thread as it is relevant once again.  On the P4 instructions (sent with the P3 packet) they are asking for the telegraph code for lines 6 and 7 on the DS-156 form.  You can get the telegraph code using the link below.     http://www.njstar.co...ecode/index.php   Unsure if not filling this in would get your a blue slip or not but best not to take a chance.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-08-05 11:21:00
China	Resume/Travel History/Work plan	After talking to some others I think she is going to go ahead and create a resume.  Not sure exactly what the purpose of it is when she does not plan to work.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-08-07 03:16:00
China	Resume/Travel History/Work plan	For question 32 and 33 on the DS-156, did you answer Yes to either question?  I read on the forums that it is advisable to check No for both whether they intend to work or study or not.     Have you sent your P3 in yet?  It is getting kind of close to your interview date and P4's seem to be coming extremely slow (if at all) at the moment.  You do need the P4 for the interview.     The P4 letter also asks for a resume, just curious if anyone is submitting one?  I marked No to question 32 for intending to work so I don't believe this is required but wanted to get others thoughts on the purpose of this one if the beneficiary does not intend to work (even though she may after she gets settled in).	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-08-06 12:56:00
China	P4 and Unmarried Document Question	no, there's a list of documents to prepare in the packet 3 instructions, to bring in to the interview.    I swear™.    SORRY!!!  I didn't understand your meaning.  Yes, it is in there, no it is not a document to be sent as a response to the P3.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-08-02 13:14:00
China	P4 and Unmarried Document Question	I thought the 'certificate of single status' was listed in the packet 3 instructions?    The only requested documents on the P3 letter were the DS-230, a photocopy of the personal information page of her passport and two passport photos.  The unmarried certificate does show up on the P4:     http://photos.state....on GSS 2013.pdf   Rob posted some pics of the P3 letter here:     http://www.visajourn...s-so-messed-up/   Edit:  Oh, and the letter itself, they ask for that to be sent along with the rest.  I had her make a photocopy first before sending it just in case.   Edited by JD & Coconut, 02 August 2013 - 12:33 PM.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-08-02 12:31:00
China	P4 and Unmarried Document Question	Hi Rob and Rachel,    I just called DOS and they did confirm for me that the embassy did receive our P3 so that at least is a relief.     DOS Phone Number:   202-663-1225   Fiancee also said you can ask for P4 from the https://cgifederal.secure.force.com website.  After you log in, the fifth option in the left side bar is to provide feedback; others have requested the P4 here and have had good luck (word of mouth) with getting their P4's after submitting a request here to get them.  When requesting it, tell them you have an interview date.     I am going to call CGI as I cannot make any new requests as my last one is still open.  I opened one to notify them that the Jilin Citic bank would not accept our P3 documentation and that request is still in an open state with a status of escalated.  You can call them from the US using the info below.     Callers in the United States: 703 665 1986. http://www.ustraveld...n-contactus.asp     Let me know if you get any updated info.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-08-02 09:31:00
China	P4 and Unmarried Document Question	I've heard that, but I have a hard time believing it, as you need to take it with you to get your medical exam. I would think it would need to be more official. We had an update on the DOS site on 7/31, I'm assuming that they got our P3 and the P4 will be soon. Anything change for you?   Our status changes only when they reply to our Email inquiries.  The last one I sent using her Email account, they responded today (status date changed to 08/02).  I told them that the Jilin Citic bank refused to take her P3 documents and they said to send them to the embassy which we did.  Their response was to send the P3 to their new mailing address; not sure if this means they do not have our P3 or what it means.  My fiancee called them earlier this week and talked to someone and they said they did receive our P3.  Will have to wait now until Monday to call them again and find out if they do in fact need us to send the P3 again.     Getting really sick of this whole process and fiancee is stressing big time.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-08-02 08:06:00
China	P4 and Unmarried Document Question	Does anyone know if the P4 is an Email now and if so, is it really a requirement to receive it before the interview since all it is now are instructions?     Also, my fiancee is worried about the unmarried certificate.  I do not even see this as a requirement in the P4 letter; does anyone know if it is a requirement?  She has never been married, she got the unmarried certificate from her home city (Jilin) where she has lived most of her life, but it only states she is unmarried from 2009 until now.   She is concerned because she has lived in several other cities and she worries that she needs to get certificates from each and every one of them also.  Some of those cities are pretty far away (one being near Shanghai) and she does not want to have to travel there if she does not have to.  Is this unmarried certificate a requirement for K1 visa if she has never been married?	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-31 06:14:00
China	Approved!	The interview went well and my fiance was approved!!! yay!   Congrats to you both!  Congrats!  Now clean up the man cave!   LOL!  Been working on cleaning mine up for a few months now.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-08-02 13:11:00
China	Waiting time to receive the package from consulate?	The P3 is what you are referring to I guess.     I think ours took two weeks which is probably normal.  However, the embassy was also closed so that may delay it a few days.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-07-31 05:54:00
China	Package 3 Timeline	Normally how long does it take for the embassy receive the package from NVC before they send it out to the beneficiary? Our Case was create July 25th, updated July 30ths, and the Embassy received on the August 7th.       Two weeks is pretty typical, the big wait time now seems to be with getting the P4's from Guangzhou.	JD & Coconut	Male	China	2013-08-13 05:33:00