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Has anyone used XOOM.COM to send money to a bank in China. What other means are available if you do not have someone in China to verify that it is in your bank account? B)

Has anyone been to or lived in Shidao?

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First of all, I would like to thank everyone on Candle for all of their helpful information and humorous stories which greatly helped to pass the time. The Consulate is in a new Office building and has no American flag to set it apart from any other building. We got in line at 8:05, showed our P-4 letter to a Security guard and where told to take the escalator to the 3rd floor where my wife went through a checkpoint and then prceeded up another escalator to the 4th floor. I then walked about 10 feet to the Chamy coffee shop (a Starbucks knockoff) where you can wait in very comfortable chairs, if you buy coffee at 25 to 40 yuan for latte, expresso, etc. - no doughnuts or food available. Back to my wife, upon arriving on the 4th floor, she then walked thru a security scanner like they have at the airport, then turned right and walked into the Immigrant room and handed a Consulate worker her hospital envelope and was issued a number, then had her fingerprints taken and was told to take a seat and wait for her number to be called. Around 10:00 everyone had to raise their right hand and take the Pledge of Allegiance in Mandarin and Cantonese. Then the Interviews began. My wife said that their were about 20 woman all K-1, K-3 and CR-1. the room was large with many seats and looked very much like a bank with (6) Consulate people doing interviews and yes, the Black Pearl was there. Around 10:30, they called my wife's number, she was called by a young white man about 32 years old. As my wife approached the window, he said "Hello" and my wife said "Good Morning" in English. He then asked to see my wife's passport and while she was handing it to him he saw my passport and asked to see it also and asked her how many times had I come to China to see her. He then asked her if she had ever been to America. He then very, very quickly asked to see my taxes, so quickly that my wife did not understand him and just stared at him and said nothing, he then said "Shuidai" (taxes), my wife being clever, as all Chinese girls are, replied in English "Yes, I have them, here you are" - she did not let the conversation slip into Chinese. He next asked her, "Where are you going to live when you go to America?" after she answered he then said that your Visa is approved. All of this took less than 60 seconds. My wife said that they positively have decided beforehand who will pass and who will fail, the only people who get many questions are the few who have some questionable area's and then they are looking to see how your wife or fiancee responds. As my wife left the room, she noticed a door that was slightly open, being very curious, as all Chinese girls are, she peeked in and saw an old, short, fat man with white hair standing in front of a machine quickly pulling levers and turning dials and as he did so she saw that the (6) people giving interviews raised their arms, turned their heads and moved their mouths, not wishing to disrupt the remaining interviews, she quickly left. Could this have been the Great Guz???

I should have said to Guangzhou.........

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The only way you can be saying this is if NVC sent you the I-864 package after the feebill has been paid, following the CIS approval of the I-130. The I-864 package does contain the autorization form you have mentioned. Is my presumption correct? If it is then it all depends on how you and your SO want to proceed. But since you say the K3 interview is nearing, all you need there is the I-134 and supporting docs. 147025[/snapback] Just wanted to thank everyone for their replys. Looks like I just need the I-134.

My wifes K-3 interview is coming up very soon. Does anyone know if I have to submit the Authorization for Release of Federal Tax Data form in addition to submitting the I-864 with the last 3 years tax returns?

My wife, who lives in Guangzhou, just called and in a very excited voice said that she just received the P-4 letter from the Consulate. For those interested it consisted of (2) pages. The 1st page was on pink paper and was a hand drawn map showing the new location and a few surrounding streets. The new address is: 5th floor-2nd annex, Tian Yu Garden, 136-142, Lin He Zhong Road, Guangzhou. It also said that all Visa interviews will take place at the new location effective 08-08-05. However, it also said that any mail being sent to the Consulate should use their old address. The 2nd page was a simple letter stating that her interview had been scheduled for 08-25-05 and that she should be their at 8:00 am with all required forms sent with her P-3 and that she should bring all necessary supporting documents to prove that she has a BONA FIDE relationship with the petitioner. Anyway, DOS giving you the Interview date over the phone is one thing, but having the P-4 letter in your hand gives you a more secure feeling. So, needless to say we are quite excited. I hope that this information may answer some questions for those people behind us. Good luck to all.

I just want to thank everyone for their congratulations! Dan, thanks for the web link to Guilin, Pete, how can I view your photo's of Guilin? And Steve, when my wife gets the actual P-4 letter, I will let you know if it has the new Consulate address. And again, good luck to everyone still waiting. B) B)

This morning I called DOS and was informed that my wife's interview is scheduled for August 25th. Just to make sure I called them back and spoke to a different person who confirmed the same information. I immediately called my wife who was hoping for a late July or early August date but was nonetheless estatic that we at least had a date. For everyones information the date on the P-3 letter was 03-08 and the P-3 was finally entered into the Great Guz's computer on 03-23. Also, for those of you in the early stages, I filed the I-130 and I-129 in the middle of April 2004 and was never at any stage asked for additional information. So, presuming she gets the Visa, this whole process will have taken 16 very long months. By the way, has anyone out there been to Guilin, China? We are thinking of going there to relax after she gets the Visa. Good luck to everyone and yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

James, thanks for the information on WWW.VISAJOURNEY.COM, I'll check it out. B)

Hi, Everyone. This is the first time that I have posted, so I am not sure what will come out. Anyway, I would like to hear if there is anyone out there who submitted an 129-F for a K-3 Visa in April 2004 that has seen any action leading to a NOA2? My NOA1 date is April 29th and I am beginning to think that there is only one person in Missouri who is processing 129-F's for the entire country.