Ana

feb. 14 was the day of our wedding!

why not try asking for him?

Here's the latest posting on the Guangzhou website. Unfortunately, they don't give any time estimates. Read on: Visa Pick-up Times The Guangzhou Consulate has recently received a large number of visa clearances from the Department of State. We are quite busy pulling cases from our files, printing visas, and mailing out notices to applicants. This is a mass-production process, and we unfortunately cannot correspond with applicants about our progress. Applicants will be advised by mail when a visa is ready for pick-up. If you have received notice that a clearance has been forwarded to Guangzhou, please wait for our written notice that your visa is ready before coming to the Consulate. Applicants who have received our notice to pick up their visa may pick up their visa every Monday through Friday (except holidays). Applicants should come to the Consulate at 11:00 am and submit their notice. Visas will be handed out the same morning. For K1 and K3 visa applicants who have received our notice to bring your passports, you may return to this consulate from 9:00-10:00am any Monday through Friday. Visas will be handed out 4:30pm the same day. Applicants should submit the original notice from the consulate and their passports and ID cards. If applicants cannot come in person, please complete and sign the Power of Attorney attached to the notice received from this consulate. Please do not attempt to arrange different dates and times, as we cannot accommodate such requests. Visas are only available to applicants who have received our notice in the mail.

That's great news Eric!!! Finally!

ya right. i can really imagine them issuing 1000 visas at once. can you imagine the line at the consulate??? it would be worse than paying for medication at the hospital or buying a train ticket during chinese new year.

ironically, this message appeared over email 2 weeks after adams had emailed me personally to say he would meet with mick and owen. i guess that's why i thought it was so funny.

awhile ago i offered to email people an attachment of my contact info sheet. it seems that there are a lot of new people on this board that need help. so if you want a copy, pm me and i will send it to you over email.

I got this funny email today from the Information Team at GZ in response to my letter to Adams requesting that he meet with Mick and Owen. Just thought it would be a funny thing to share with you all: Thanks for the email. Mr. Krout and Mr. Turner are welcome to come to the consulate every Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00 PM if they would like to inquire about their immigrant visa cases. Immigrant Visa Unit

i believe the difference is that CA can access lists and emails that do not appear on the computer screens related to our cases. that is how i got all my information. i.e. 'this email says your case was sent to gz.' or, 'your name is on this list.'

i just sent an email to gz and it was just returned to me. so looks like their email system is either down or full. sigh.

the DOS infoline is staffed by a bunch of people who know nothing except what they see on a computer screen. they can not help you with your case, they can only tell you what they see. often their info is not up-to-date. CA is an office within the State Department. When you call, you talk to secretaries, and if you are lucky, to an officer. These are people with actualy power (debatable) and access to information.

yay! you can sleep at night now.

Does anyone have the web address to 001?

You guys, ala Moses and Joshua, went up to Pharoah and said, "Let my people go!" and he said, "I will, but only 1200 of them." Thanks guys, and recover!

i think it might be different this time around because of the 'large numbers' of clearances (see owen and mick go to guangzhou). whether or not you believe this to be a large number, im sure this will be used to account for continued delays...

what do you mean 'logging'? and what do you recommend in terms of pressure? because i'm prepared to start the long fight.

now that i have attained my goal of earning 4 blue thingies, i never have to post anything again!

i think they only call you back when they have good news.

the DOS/CA number is 202-647-7948. the fax number is 202-647-0341. if you write a fax, include your phone number and you might just get a call back. it happened to me!

very important: this kind of info is not available over the DOS public inquiry line. if you call that number, they will tell you that it is still pending. this information is supposedly 'too new.' you have to call the DOS/CA office. so if you called the info line and heard just pending, your case may already be in guangzhou.

i found out today that my husband's name was sent to guangzhou on feb. 4! i'm scared to be excited! if you are in this new batch of people recently cleared, be sure to post as soon as your wife/fiance/husband gets EMS! i keep wondering how long it will take them to get it done, especially now that they say they are clearing so many cases. good luck!

i dont think that the public inquiry line knows anything.

i'll take secure email over snail mail! i HOPE my husband's case is in the next box they open...please please please good luck guys

great news guys!!!! i am still waiting to call dos and see if my husband's clearance has been sent to gz or not. 5-7 days? i think i would pass out if it was so quick. i still dont want to get too excited!!!! good luck to everyone!