PapaBear

Hey There blsqueaky; Thanks for the tip and web address for the Victory Hotel. It took a little time but I was able to connect and sign-up for member status. Then I made our reservations. We'll be there on Valentine's Day....so naturally we're requesting a nice room with a view. Hope we get one! Thanks again for the information. Sorry I didn't dig deep enough to notice the other thread ty talked about. Still hoping more February interviews are given.....time is getting short for filling the rest of the month! PapaBear

blsqueaky wrote: Personnaly, I prefer to deal directly with the hotel, especially the Victory hotel, become a member and receive gret discounts, and it is free to become a member, just go on their website, become a member.

Your point is well made, thank you for bringing it to mind. My wife lives in Beijing and will have her Medical done at a hospital there (approved and listed by the consulate). I know that you must have all of your paperwork together and ready for the envelop which the hospital seals and is not opened until you are before the VO at the interview. She has everything in hand now, with the exception of my I-134, which I plan on bringing with me. So....we must look into the availability of getting an appointment soon after I arrive, which will be Friday, Feb 4th. Hummm, the 8th is CYN, a Tuesday. Uh-oh, could be a problem. I'll have to work on that! Thanks again for bring up the medical subject. PapaBear

Learned today, Interview set for 02/15/05 @ 08:00. Last week I was told our case was still in "pending." Something fishy here! This gives me like 4 weeks of notice, and because of the holidays (February 8-14 Chinese NY) I must make travel arrangements to Beijing for 2 weeks from now!! Returned our P3 to Guangzhou on September 18, 2005. There's still hope...the flow will open for those waiting so long!! PapaBear

Well....I have just found out...The Spigot Is Dripping! Having returned our P3 in September, I have been quite anxious to find out our interview date. I called DOS last week and was told "your case is pending." Previously, I had been told by DOS "case is ready for interview." The past week I have been mildly to moderately depressed. Boo Hoo Hoo! This morning when I call DOS and requested the status, I was surprised to have been told: February 15th at 08:00. This was pretty exciting, then when I realized this appointment date was the first "working day" for the consulate after the week long holiday for Chinese New Year, I became quite nerveous. I must travel to Beijing just days before the NY, then we must together fly to Guangzhou on Sunday or Monday (the end of NY and a traveling nightmare in all of China's airports). Whew....I don't know if I should laugh or cry.....excited and scared! Truly, what I believe has happened is: someone else was scheduled for this date and passed on it, so this highly efficient consulate plugged us in instead. But, what the hell.....we've been waiting so long to be together. We had our 1-year wedding anniversary on 11/12/05 and were so disappointed we were not together yet. We began this paperwork on January 15, 2004. I don't know where BCIS, DOS or the Consulate in Guangzhou has their heads......but my guess is some place far from the light of day! What a long strange trip this journey has been! But my heart has never been happier. I just grin and bear it!