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The most amazing thing about tiny Qionghai is that it has a KFC AND a McD's!

There is no NOA1 for DCF's. You should be expecting an NOA2 within a month. If you're in America, you won't be able to resubmit by DCF. BTW, you should be posting in the 'First Steps' forum.

Congrats Mike! This is awesome!

What a small world...I got married in Yuxi!

Thanks George. I'm really surprised they didn't ask for the financial support info.

Thanks for the info! It's very interesting... We've never heard of anybody mailing in a DCF application, let alone to another city. Any reason why you didn't do it in-person at the Shanghai consulate? Can you please share the interview questions with us so we can prepare? Thanks!

Oh, thank goodness. Thanks for the quick response!

I just read that the 3 year requirement does NOT include the time under conditional status. Is this true? This would be a big blow to my long-term plans...

Hi, I like to know If you had to wait 6 months before filing the DCF petition. Thanks! I've been working in China three years, so I can't say if it's required or not. However, the Immigrant Visa FAQ booklet issued by the Guangzhou consulate does say you need to live here 6 months. I can say that the consulate worker did not look at my employment permit(red book) nor my work visa. She looked at my G-125a though, which shows my residence for the past 5 years.

I just received my P3 on 4/18, and I'll be sending it back tomorrow 4/21. Time between NOA2 and P3 didn't surprise me after all of the timelines I've seen for DCFs, but the time between submission and NOA2 was quicker than expected. When it came in the mail, I expected it to be the NOA1. Looks like there's no NOA1 for DCF's anymore... Anyway, if this trend continues, we could have a visa in hand in 3 months total! But let's hope for the best and prepare for the worst. People are wondering why our case is moving so fast. I really don't know, but, maybe on paper, we look like a more traditional couple?(young, same age, first marriage for both of us). FYI, our evidence of bona fide marriage was an apartment lease with both of our names on it. Maybe it's because I filed in GZ and the documents didn't go anywhere? I have no idea, but I think DCFs are going to become a lot more popular after this! We've seen 4-month DCFs before, but never a 3!

Hey Mike, let me create a separate thread. I didn't mean to hijack this one.

Yep, just received P3 today!

Wow, yours was super slow then. If you look at these two links, you'll see most DCF'ers receive the P3 within 2-3 weeks of the NOA2. http://www.timelines.tk/ http://candleforlove.com/FAQ/Timelines/CFL...lines_Final.htm Let's see how mine works out...April 30, we're leaving the country for 17 days...Let's hope it gets here before then!

Hi cguo7, just out of curiosity, when did you receive your Notice of Approval (NOA2 or P2) ?? I'm trying to estimate the time between NOA2 and P3. The only other recent DCF'er had a 3 month wait, which seems way too long.

Since there is a dearth of DCF info on the web, I'll share my own experience. I successfully submitted the I-130 yesterday at the Guangzhou consulate, but it was a chaotic and frustrating experience. Here's what I know and learned: Applicants must come in-person Fridays 9-11AM only Originals of everything must be brought along with copies Chinese spouse should not come When you get in the consulate, ask someone to point you to "DHS": YES, you will be in the Chinese section, and YES, you will have to wait in line with the Chinese. This was the confusing part, because even the Chinese people were telling me that I must be in the wrong line...I ran all over the place to get confirmation that it was indeed the right spot for me. DHS is the two glass doors at the farthest south side of the consulate. One door says "Interview Room". Ignore that. Either is okay. US$355 application fee. Bring cash as the credit card machine was broken when I was there. Required documents is different than a standard I-130: lady asked for TWO pictures of each person photocopies of both person's passport bio page (both original passports checked) copy and notarized translation of Chinese spouse's birth certificate required at this stage She did not ask for my proof of citizenship probably because she had my passport in hand. She took the ORIGINAL notarized tranlations of spouse birth certificate and of my version of the marriage certificate; not sure if I'll ever get them back Small tip: the consulate is absolute chaos at 9AM with all the Chinese going for interviews. Go around 10AM when it has calmed down. Hope this helps!