Bill & Angel

Amen!

Is the ACH still only on Fridays? Or is it a different day also? Our interview is on Wed, and I'll be there on Monday before the interview.

I would say that you are interpreting the US rule incorrectly. The US would prefer that you are not a CCP member, and that you haven't been for 2 years (I guess to give you time to forget all the propaganda). This does not mean that if it has been less than 2 years since you've quit that you're still considered to be a member. If she's not a member, and you answer "YES" to the question when they ask if she is a member, you are doing yourselves a disservice. In essence, you're not telling the truth, and in the direction of self-sabotage.

I don't think it blows holes in your logic. Just because there is the stipulation that you must have quit 2 years prior to filing for the visa to clear this requirement, this does not change the accuracy of your answers. If they ask you "Are you a member of the CCP?" the answer is still "No". If they ask you "Were you ever a member?" the answer would be "Yes". It would be up to them to ask "When did your membership end?"

Stand by... I may have an English translation of that within a few days...

The DHL package contains many people's documents, yours included. This package will sit in their mailroom unopened until they have time to get to it. It can take from 1 to 2 months (it took them 2 months before they opened ours). Once they process it in, it was pretty quick turn around to sending out the P3 (about 1 week). I'm not sure what you meant by "They did received my already, signed by a stamp."

Thank you!

Thank you!

Can you tell me the URL of where you checked the status of the EMS package?

It's actually an EMS label, and it is used by the consulate to mail out your P4. My SO got two EMS labels, one to mail the P3 back to Guangzhou, and one placed in the package for the consulate to use to send out the P4. This way we can track the P3 back to Guangzhou and also track the P4. All I need now is the website URL where I can actually track it... doh!

What is the website where you can track the EMS package? Thanks!

NVC sent you a letter. In the top right is the date of the letter. Use that date on the DHL website. For example: My letter had the date of May 9, 2008. I went to DHL (http://track.dhl-usa.com/) and click on track by reference. Next to reference I put "EXP 09 MAY 2008B". I then set the pickup date range to be pretty big, and then click on track. I received a list of 5 packages, only one that is going to Guangzhou. That is the package that includes my I-129F. NOTE: Tracking the package will show you when it arrives to Guangzhou, but after that, you'll see "Clearance Delay" for a lot of days, which really only means that the consulate has not processed the package yet. They didn't process our for about 2 months.

He's also good at email. We recently emailed him about a possible interview this Autumn, and he was very helpful. Looking forward to meeting them.

Is there any way to coordinate / plan for a specific interview date? Is the interview date tied to the P4 return? If you want the longest leeway between P4 and interview, what would be the best time frame to return the P4? Or is it just a crap-shoot regardless?

Oh, that would be difficult. 2 week notice to make preparations for another visit to China... ugh!

Welcome to CFL Bob! Not an expert on overcoming the CCP thing, but many others have overcome this snag. My situation is interesting in that my fiancee is a government worker, and she happens to be the *only* one in her office that is *not* member of the CCP. I guess her coworkers teased her about that for awhile, but her reason was simply that she did not want to pay dues. I think most people in China look at the CCP simply as an organization that charges dues, or in the case of your girl, an organization that can help you get a job. Most Chinese have great pride in their country, but I'm not so sure they have great pride in (or even any understanding of) the CCP.

Aha... pressing 1 quickly is the key. This did work. Pressing 0 also interrupted the "last message" and attempted to find me an operator. However, now I hit the time difference snag. It's only 3:30 PM here, but I guess DOS is on the east coast, so they are already closed. I'll give this another try tomorrow. Thanks!

I called the DOS# 202.663.1225, then the ext. # 100, this is where I receive the send out date. I tried calling this number, and it's a recorded message. I tried pressing ext 100, but nothing I press is recognized... the recording just rambles on until it's completed (and it's long). At the end, he says "for additional info press 1 now". I tried to press 100 again, but it thinks I pressed 1, and he just repeats the entire spiel... *sigh* Are you sure this is the number you used?

Call DOS Visa services about this, http://travel.state.gov/about/info/info_308.html#visa if they tell you that the consulate sent out the instruction packet (P3) you can just do the OF-169 and DS-230 part 1 ... Has anyone actually had luck reaching a live person at the consulate visa office? I have tried to contact them several times, and I have never been able to reach a live person, not has any calls or emails been responded to. Sometimes I wonder if the consulate has been abandoned.

How did you come to the conclusion that your P3 was sent out? As far as I can tell, I won't know that the consulate sent the P3 packet to my fiancee until she actually receives it. If there is way to determine it has been sent, please let me know. Thanks!

That spreadsheet has NVC in, NVC out, and then skips to P3. It does not include a column (as far as I could see) for Consulate in.

Thanks for the information. I suspected the clearance delay status was "stock" text, but wanted to get an idea of times. I guess, also, when I get into this wait pattern, I like to make more posts so that I don't feel alone in this. I definitely did not make the 2 weeks end of the wait times, but I hope it doesn't go 12 weeks. But as you say, there's nothing I can do.

Fantastic news! Congratulations!

I'm section 62. Waiting is the primary ingredient of this process, isn't it?

Hi All, After a long long wait of getting our NOA2 approved, now I find myself checking the DHL status of my petition's delivery to the Guangzhou consulate daily. It actually arrived in Guangzhou on 5/11, and here it is 6/9, and DHL's status still shows "Clearance Delay" (meaning that the consulate has not yet accepted the documents). DHL indicated that the weight had a factor (my petition came in a 53 pound box of other petitions and documents from the US State Dept). It's almost a month now. I've tried to call 3 different phone numbers listed for the consulate, as well as using the web form, but it seems impossible to talk to a live person on the phone, and web form inquiries have gone unanswered. Is there a magic number or code that I need? I was just wondering if others had experienced wait periods this long. How long did it take between NVC sending your petition and the consulate actually receiving and processing the delivery? Thanks! PS: Here's a terrific slideshow on the heroes of Sichuan. http://excaliburworld.com/hero.pps.zip