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  1. We're off to see the Wizard ...

    in Interview Results

    Posted · Edited by bob&haiqing (see edit history)

    My sweet Haiqing and I are off to the train station in fifteen minutes and headed to GUZ for our interview tomorrow :D

     

    Haiqing had a nice phone conversation with Wendy earlier, she is really a nice person! :D

     

    I'll go to ACH this afternoon and then we'll have a nice dinner and practice some more interview questions ;) ... finally the day we've been waiting for is upon us and our thoughts are on PINK.

     

    I'll post interview results tomorrow evening after we return to Shenzhen.

     

    Keep your fingers and toes crossed for us :lol:

    Bob & Haiqing

  2. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    Hey Dylan,

     

    Right now we're in final preparation stages organizing all the documents per the kitchen sink and we'll head to GUZ on Monday morning. I'll catch the ACH meeting that afternoon, spend the night in GUZ, interview Tuesday morning and after the interview head back to Shenzhen and crash! It will be a big relief to have that behind us. :huh:

     

    Let us know if you do decide to come in October or whenever and the four of us can get together for lunch or dinner, Haiqing and I think that would be fun. :angry:

     

    Enjoy your day!

    Bob

  3. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    Hey Dylan,

     

    I'm here in Shenzhen with my sweet fiancee Haiqing ... can you fedex me a pink one size L for our interview on the 23rd? :ph34r:

     

    Wendy, I can't get you my China mobile number yet because my sim card expired and I need to get that straightened out first ... don't use it for seven months and China Mobile pulls the plug on your phone number :lol: not good business in my book!

     

    Let us know if Dylan makes it here in October and we'll get together. We'll be here until maybe as late as February or March before returning to the USA to get married. :lol:

     

    Back to interview preparations :whip:

    Bob

  4. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    :lol: Dylan keep arranging appointment for me. Hope to see you and Haiqing soon Bob. and I wish it is pink.

    Hi Wendy,

     

    When I get to China I'll send you a pm with my Chinese mobile phone number :mobile: so you can talk with Haiqing and see if we can all get together ... maybe we can check out that Shrimp place that you mentioned on another thread :o yummy!

     

    Talk soon,

    Bob

     

    I'll try to find you guys at ACH. Listen for someone to yell out "Any Candle for Love members?" while your are standing in line at the consulate. That will be me. hahahahah

     

    Good luck on your interview!

    Thanks Steve,

     

    You yell and I'll raise my hand ;)

     

    Hope to see you there,

    Bob

     

    You all should wear a members t-shirt or polo. Not to draw attention from the consulate or anything, but wouldn't it be funny. :P

    Hey Dylan,

     

    You have to design one for us :P ... come up with some sort of catchy phrase like "CFLer's do it for PINK!" :rotfl:

     

    Have a good week,

    Bob

  5. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    When do you leave Bob?

    Hey Dylan,

     

    I'll be on my way to my sweet fiancee Haiqing's arms on Tuesday the 16th. ACH on the 22nd and interview on the 23rd. I've noticed several pinks recently so I hope we have the same luck :D

     

    Enjoy your weekend!

    Bob

    You're lucky I caught your post, I was just hitting to door to hang outside the rest of the night.

     

    I hope everything goes well, and keep informed on CFL. I hope you will catch Wendy when you are there. Maybe the Consulate is in a happy pink month! I hope it is true and wish you both the best of luck, I can't wait to hear the pink results as well! B)

    Hey Dylan,

     

    Thanks, I'll post our results to CFL as soon as we get back to Shenzhen the evening of the 23rd. We probably won't wait in GUZ for her visa as we're only an hour or so by train and since we're both taking a couple weeks off it won't be a problem for us to return to GUZ and pick it up.

     

    Yes, I'll let Wendy know when we'll be in town so she can talk to Haiqing and if they can arrange a convenient time for us to meet we'll do that. Your Wendy seems like a very sweet girl and you are lucky to have her as I am lucky to have my sweet Haiqing :D

     

    Have a terrific weekend,

    Bob

  6. Ling receives her P-3 packet

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    Hi everyone,

     

    Well, I am really dumbfounded about this and do not know what to make of it....it may mean that the good folks at Guangzhou figured I was going to die before re-uniting with my wife.... :lol: :P

    But, my wife Ling was notified that she had a package from the US Embassy in Guangzhou but it was delivered to Yulin. So we had to take a three hour bus ride from Nanning to Yulin to pick up the package, and from any of you who have traveled by bus...you know what I mean.

    When we came back the next day, we took a local bus which took 4 hours and if you can beleive it this bus driver was even more crazy.

    Anyway, The letter inside gave the Guangzhou number and all the particulars but was date September 5, 2008.

    So that ment from time it left NVC to the time the packet 3 was sent out was only 15 days. I don't know what to make of it.

    I was figuring about 4 month to five months.

    Now, Ling and I are going to wait to send in packet 3, just before I leave China.

    But this looks like the interview in late October or November sometime.

    So, I guess I will be making a trip within one month or so.

    I guess I am still in SHOCK!!!

     

    Tom and Ling

    Hey Tom,

     

    My sweet Haiqing and I travel all over Shenzhen by bus ... we always sit in the back if we can, 2RMB each will take you anywhere in town and you also get a free butt massage ;)

     

    Your package came quickly, you must have hit the cylce just at the right time :plane:

     

    Enjoy your weekend,

    Bob

  8. GIV-24 Form - in P4 Package

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    IMHO question 8 is NOT asking for names of previous spouses. It is only asking for children from previous relationships and spouses of the applicant's spouse or fiance. They are asking for blood/ legal relatives only. An ex is not blood/legal.

     

     

    Since I have to fill out form today or tomorrow (medical has to be done this week due to week long holiday in front of interview date) I will go with this interpretation -- which I like very much. Thanks, as I read it again with this view, it sort of makes since - minus the omission of "fiance" when they ask for children -- probably an oversight. Thanks.

    Hawaii Mike

     

    You have to look at the sworn statement at the bottom to see what they are really asking for.

    Good luck Mike!!

    Hey chilton,

     

    I just filled out this form last weekend and I interpreted it to include your ex as the question reads "Also include any children your spouse (and I think they meant to include "or fianc¨¦(e)" here as in the previous sentence, sort of implied) may have from a previous relationship and any previous spouses (as in ex) s/he may have had.".

     

    I figure it would not be as much a problem to include your ex as it might be to omit your ex so I think it wise to ere on the side of caution. Just my opinion of course as there are some questions that are not properly worded or clear and some left me scratching my head! :lol:

     

    Have a terrific weekend,

    Bob

  9. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    Here's the pic we all want to take ...

     

    http://jjulian.org/page3/page19/files/page19-1015-thumb.jpg

     

    ... best of luck and don't let the Chinese guards push you around ... they work for "us" and they will back down.

    Absolutely a great picture Jim, I certainly hope to be taking one like that on the 23rd! :lol:

     

    That is a great photo with some very happy ladies. :P

     

    This is the 1st time I've seen the actual pink. I always pictured it in my mind as just a little card.

     

    BTW, do they allow food or snacks to be brought onto the 5th floor, past the security check point? If people are waiting 4 or more hours to be interviewed, they might get a bit hungry.

     

     

     

     

    That is a great photo with some very happy ladies. ;)

     

    This is the 1st time I've seen the actual pink. I always pictured it in my mind as just a little card.

     

    BTW, do they allow food or snacks to be brought onto the 5th floor, past the security check point? If people are waiting 4 or more hours to be interviewed, they might get a bit hungry.

     

    I'm afraid no food is allowed on the 5th floor. However they do have a water cooler :) Emily and Jay were up there for 6 hours before being called to the window for the actual interview. Make sure your SO has a decent breakfast that morning!

    Thanks for the heads up Steve and Clement, I've warned my sweet fiancee Haiqing about having a good breakfast that morning just in case it's a long day and she told me she'll probably be too excited to eat much that day :lol: I can understand what she means, I don't think I'll be eating much that morning either! :o

     

    Yep, the interview day and the wait in the coffee shop is quite a experience, one I will never forget.

     

    Luckily for me Toplaw sat with me and nursed me through it. We were with 3 other guys all waiting too, only 1 got blue (not enough photo evidence), I wonder if he has got the pink by now, hope so.

     

    Gosh I remember how the tension grew as the time passed, but having another CFL buddy there was a great help for me.

     

    The emotions when Jin came down with pink are hard to descibe, such a mix, such a relief.

    That's cool Rob that you had Lee to share the experience with. I don't know of anyone else here on CFL who has an interview on the 23rd so I think I'll be going it solo.:D

     

    Mark will be on the same flight as I'm on going from Chicago to Hong Kong so I'll get to meet him and Steve has mentioned that he'll be at the ACH on the 22nd which I'm planning to be at so perhaps I'll meet him also. It will be nice to meet a few people from CFL. :D

     

    Sorry not to reply to everyone sooner but I haven't been on CFL much this week except to check the "kitchen sink" in preparation for our interview or to read a quick post. I've been up to my eyeballs preparing for my trip to China on Tuesday :plane:, I'm sure you guys know what that's like :lol:

     

    Have a terrific weekend everyone,

    Bob

  10. GIV-24 Form - in P4 Package

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    Just wanted to give all a head's up - relative to discussion(s) that have taken place about the GIV-24 Form included in the GUZ provided P4 package. Many had said they were still using the OLD form (Ver 5/07) but alas...they are using the new form (Version 02/08) that has the dreaded "Question 8". Another note P4 from pickup in GUZ to doorstep here - 26 hours via EMS!

     

    Hopefully we will get some feedback to GIV-24 FORM questions from others that are attending ACH later this month.

     

    Thanks for the info. I'll be attending ACH on the 22nd and will be sure to ask about the GIV-24.

     

    Question 8 burned up an hour of my time... I have 5 brothers and sisters to account for. :angry:

     

    BTW, there is no ACH this coming Monday... Chinese Autumn Festival.

    Hey Steve,

     

    I know how you feel, I'm the oldest of 8 and I used every line on the form plus one person underneath the last line :) My sweet fiancee Haiqing has memorized my entire family's names and birthdays in case the VO askes her at her interview.

     

    I'll be attending ACH on the 22nd also, perhaps we'll have the opportunity to meet. Our interview is the 23rd and I'm leaving for China on the 16th so we can spend the week preparing for it.

     

    When do you leave for China?

     

    Have a terrific weekend,

    Bob

  11. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    Hey Chilton, Dylan, tsap seui, Randy, bokiwen and Clement,

     

    Thanks to all you guys for the info, stories and warm wishes, I really appreciate all your input.

     

    I'm a bit overwhelmed :lol: this weekend getting all the forms completed with my sweet fianc¨¦e Haiqing and getting documents sent for a new visa so please excuse me for not replying to each of you individually which I prefer doing. I'm sure those of you who have been there know what I'm talking about.

     

    I hope you all have a terrific weekend,

    Bob

  13. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    If for some reasons the wait is several hours (just like me who had to wait for 6 nail biting hours), the waiter would politely ask you to purchase another drink or something to eat. I ended up having a plate of truly awful spaghetti and 2 cups of espresso. The disappointment of the lousy meal quickly turned into tearful joy when finally Emily cruised down from the escalator while trying to hide the pink slip behind her back...but not her smile :)

    Thanks Clement for the info but please don't tell me about a possible six hour wait :lol: ... I'll pace a groove through the floor in six hours :lol: I can't imagine how crazy ;) that must have made you feel, glad you guys got the pink to sooth the wait.

     

    I'll be sure to stay away from the spaghetti :P

     

    The two of you will part outside the building on interview day as the QUEUE you're both standing in MOVES inside. Yer not allowed to go with her inside this queue.

     

    With that said, the IV unit of the Consulate is inside the building. You can't get into the interview area (but you knew that already).

     

    You can easily traipse up to the 4th floor coffee shop with yer gear, from the street level entrance, without getting hassled by security.

    Thanks Darnell, I think I'll do just that ... traipse up to the 4th floor coffee shop and then pace while I wait :lol:

     

    An old thread about the consulate - http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...c=20995&hl=

     

    The missing pictures -

     

    The fourth floor coffee shop - to the left is the consulate area where they check your passports and allow you up to the 5th floor. To the right is the down escalator where the interviewees exit the consulate

     

    gallery_1846_437_117040.jpg

     

    The queues outside the building

     

    gallery_1846_437_201984.jpg

     

     

    From across the plaza - the consulate area is circled

     

    gallery_1846_437_110160.jpg

    Wow ... Randy, thanks a lot for the pictures, gives me a great visual on what to expect and look for, very helpful of you!

     

    Bob, I want to wish you the best of luck. Enjoy your trip. Our hotel had a safe in the room that was large enough to lock up a laptop (just the computer, not the whole bag). Surely, though, you will want to have everything backed up before you step on the airplane.

    Thanks very much Lee, I'm really looking forward to seeing my sweet Haiqing again. Seven months without her has been much too long :o

     

    I'm not sure at this point where we'll stay in Guangzhou. I've seen safes in some of the hotel rooms before and most big hotels have a much larger safe where you can keep larger valuables, all you have to do is ask. I do have everything backed up on an external drive and my sweet Haiqing has a copy of everything on her computer as well. I may even put a copy of everything up on my ftp site just in case but that might be a bit over kill :o

     

    Since we're only about an hour-ish away by train from Shenzhen we'll probably only stay one night before the interview and then head back to pick up the visa when it's available. She may go to GUZ for one day next week for the medical exam or do it the day after I arrive, either way is ok with me, she's familiar with the area and getting to GUZ so it's no problem for her.

     

    I'll definitely enjoy this trip, we plan on being there until end of February or first of March before returning home to the US and getting married.

     

    I tried to get a picture of ling with her pink slip

    on the steps in front of the embassy the guards ran down and stopped me

    Hi michaln, that's a shame they wouldn't let you take a picture of something so important as getting your pink slip! I have a digital camera with a pretty good zoom so I could stand back a ways and still get a good close up picture ... also, I'll be taking my digital movie camera with an internal hard drive that has a 20x optical zoom and a 2,000x digital zoom! I could stand across a big 4 lane street and zoom in close enough to only see her from the waist up :D

     

    Thanks a bunch everyone for your help, I really appreciate it!

    Bob

  14. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

     

    Hi Jim,

     

    I didn't realize that it was a separate building, I assumed it was all together.

     

    I will be attending ACH so I'll leave my briefcase with my sweet Haiqing while doing that. I know that I can't attend the interview and that she can't attend the ACH session. As long as I can get into the building and wait for her on the 4th floor with my briefcase then I'm ok. Do you know if that is a problem? :o If I can't do that then I'll leave those things at home in Shenzhen where they are safe.

     

    Thanks for the info, see you in SoCal someday!

    Bob

     

    The fourth floor is fine, and you normally would not have a need to go to the 5th floor. Just grab a cup of coffee (it's expensive) and wait.

     

    Facing from the street, the up escalators that you would both take in the morning are on the left. After the interview, she would come down the escalator to the right (the coffee shop faces toward this escalator).

    Hey Randy,

     

    Thank you very much for answering my question.

     

    And thanks for the info on the layout there, will make things easier for me. I'm not a coffee drinker so I'll save a few pennies :o I'll be the guy responsible for the groove in the floor of the coffee shop from pacing back and forth while waiting for my sweet Haiqing to come down with the results :(

     

    Have a terrific evening,

    Bob

  15. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    Yep, the Embassy is way up north in Beijing.

     

    And yes you can check your electronics at security, I had to check my PDA, and Cell ph when attending ACH

     

    ACH = American Citizen's Hour, it is a time that US citizens can visit the consulate and ask general questions pertaining to their petition.

     

    Also called "U.S. citizen petitioner hour"

     

    http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/iv_announcement.htm

    Hi dnoblett,

     

    I was typing as you were and missed your post. We haven't crossed paths here in a few weeks, good to see you again.

     

    I assumed that the visa annex of the consulate was part of the Embassy and figured the security might be pretty tight. First time with this process makes for lots of learning us suppose :(

     

    When I go to ACH I can leave my things with my sweet Haiqing, I just need to know if I can get to the 4th floor with them while I wait for her during the interview ... neng bu neng is the question :o

     

    Thanks for the info,

    Bob

  16. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    Hey Everybody,

     

    We have our interview coming up on September 23 and I'll be taking my laptop and camera with me. :( I don't want to leave these things in the hotel as my business is 100% mobile and absolutely everything is in my laptop including all our documents for this entire visa process. I never leave it out of my sight when traveling and will carry my briefcase with me containing these things to GUZ for the interview.

     

    My question is: What is the policy at GUZ? Do they allow you to bring these things into the Embassy or will they deny me entrance if I have them? :o

     

    Hope everyone's having a great day,

    Bob

     

     

    If you go up to the 5th floor, you would leave any electronic gear at the security checkpoint.

     

     

    Thank you - I'm sure you are also

    Hi Randy,

     

    I don't think I'll be going up to the 5th floor unless something unexpected requires me to do so.

     

    Thanks for your help,

    Bob

     

    It's actually the visa annex of a consulate ... not an embassy ... no where near the security you would find in an embassy.

     

    While waiting for Haiqing during her interview you will be on the floor below the consulate in the coffee shop or elsewhere in the commercial part of the building. If you attend ACH I would suggest you have Haiquing hold the briefcase as she waits for you.

     

    You can't attend the interview; she can't attend the ACH.

     

    They do screen for cellphones etc on the way into the consulate area and to answer directly I don't imagine they would let you take electronics into the actual consulate area.

    Hi Jim,

     

    I didn't realize that it was a separate building, I assumed it was all together.

     

    I will be attending ACH so I'll leave my briefcase with my sweet Haiqing while doing that. I know that I can't attend the interview and that she can't attend the ACH session. As long as I can get into the building and wait for her on the 4th floor with my briefcase then I'm ok. Do you know if that is a problem? :o If I can't do that then I'll leave those things at home in Shenzhen where they are safe.

     

    Thanks for the info, see you in SoCal someday!

    Bob

  17. laptop & camera in GUZ

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    Hey Everybody,

     

    We have our interview coming up on September 23 and I'll be taking my laptop and camera with me. :lol: I don't want to leave these things in the hotel as my business is 100% mobile and absolutely everything is in my laptop including all our documents for this entire visa process. I never leave it out of my sight when traveling and will carry my briefcase with me containing these things to GUZ for the interview.

     

    My question is: What is the policy at GUZ? Do they allow you to bring these things into the Embassy or will they deny me entrance if I have them? :lol:

     

    Hope everyone's having a great day,

    Bob

  18. Moon Festival

    in Culture & Language Discussion

    Posted

    Sorry Bob I'm not allowed to engage in any sort of fisticuffs as I am a FEDERALLY LICENSED PEACENIK... ;)

     

    So go ahead and RIP-OFF my intellectual property rights if you must... :o

     

    And enjoy your m00nie cakes with laopo... :D

    Ok Roger ... we'll just play nice and share :lol: ... after all, I'm really a peacenik at heart myself although not Federally Licensed :lol: ... that work for you?

     

    Have a great evening and enjoy your mooncakes too, :)

    Bob

  19. Moon Festival

    in Culture & Language Discussion

    Posted

    :blink: Oh YES! :huh: Moon Cake :huh: My sweet fiancee Haiqing saved some Moon cakes for me last year when I got there the first week of November. She wanted me to experience them and I really like them. :P

     

    She already has some waiting for me when I get there two weeks from today and has told me about the ice cream ones :eatyum: I can't wait to try those :D

     

    I am so lucky, she is so good to me :pash: and I can't wait to be with her again.

     

    Don't get a sick tummy from too much Moon cake yummy, :lol:

    Bob

     

    Uh Bob I'm sorry to have to tell you this but I actually have a PATENT on the writing with smilies technique... :o So if you do want to use it in the future you'll have to pay ME... :huh: for the privilege... :D

    Hey Roger ... I didn't know that :blink: I have to tell you though that when I'm designing a new product for a customer I've broken many patents in the past and have several of my own :P

     

    In this case it's a bit of a different challenge though :ph34r: ... but I'm up for it :mf_sleep: ... how about I spare you for the rights? :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:

    http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo349/blackbelt8/bb8_25.jpg

    :ph34r:

    http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo349/blackbelt8/bobblackbelttestcementblock2.jpg

    :ph34r:

    http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo349/blackbelt8/bb8nunchucks.jpg

    :ph34r:

     

    You ready? :P Oh ... and none of this :draw: not fair so don't even go there :lol:

     

    Have a terrific day :boxer:

    Bob

  20. Moon Festival

    in Culture & Language Discussion

    Posted

    :lol: Oh YES! :o Moon Cake :) My sweet fiancee Haiqing saved some Moon cakes for me last year when I got there the first week of November. She wanted me to experience them and I really like them. :)

     

    She already has some waiting for me when I get there two weeks from today and has told me about the ice cream ones :P I can't wait to try those :D

     

    I am so lucky, she is so good to me :P and I can't wait to be with her again.

     

    Don't get a sick tummy from too much Moon cake yummy, :P

    Bob

  23. September 11th Interview

    in Interview Results

    Posted

    Good luck to all of you soon to have the interview. My best wishes are with you and your loved ones.

     

    May the interview questions be,,,

     

    What did you have for breakfast?

    Is your loved one an american?

     

    Here's your visa :o

     

    tsap seui

    tsap seui, I must commend you on your attitude. You have been very helpful and positive to all moving forward in this sometimes difficult process. As always I continue to wish you the best.

    You know I second that thought tsap seui :shifty:

  25. Jay and Ping Interview results

    in Interview Results

    Posted

    I can finally say it...

     

    . PINK

     

    She picked up her packages at the post office and is headed home. I was holding my breath until we were sure.

    I travel on the 26th. The three of us come home together on the 30th.

     

    I am so gratefull to everyone here. This officially closes this overcome thread. All is good. A new adventure begins...more trials and tribulations, but all of them together. :toot: The future is now ours to build.

    CONGRATULATIONS

    :ph34r: To both of you :o

     

    Have a good safe trip and :ph34r: to America Ping :secret:

     

    I hope you have a wonderful future together,

    Bob

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