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It was under administrative processing (probably because she was CCP member?) for just over 180 days (they said contact us again after 90 days if you haven't heard anything, when we contacted them after 90 days then they again said contact us again after 90 days if you haven't heard anything!) I guess her health check and police report expired by now? Anyway now we got this e-mail below, requesting her passport, a new police certificate, and a new health check, and 2 passport style photos which we sent in yesterday through CITIC Bank. We assume this means they are approving the visa and we should have the visa within about two weeks? Are we assuming correct and is that the approximate timeline? We'd love to spend x-mas in USA together, and we're trying to make tentative plans. Any info or tips about this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Immigrant Visa Unit, U. S. Consulate General, Guangzhou Our authorized partner, CGI Stanley, provides a number of services to visa applicants. If you haven’t already done so, please follow the instructions at http://ustraveldocs.com to select a document delivery address. Dear Applicants, Under the section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Consulate General is unable to issue you an immigrant visa at this time. If you have already submitted yourpassport to the Consulate General, we will keep your passport with your file pending the issuance of your visa. Further consideration will be given to your visa application after you meet the following requirement(s): Please submit the following documents and this letter through CGI’s designated agent CITIC Bank. For instructions on how to submit the required documents, please refer to the “Application Pending Further Action” page in the Immigrant Visa Section of http://ustraveldocs.com . For All Applicants: Please submit a passport (with at least 8 months validity) and two new visa photos taken within the past 6 months. For All Applicants: Please submit notarized Police Certificate. For All Applicants: Please return to the panel physician for a new medical examination and medical report and then submit the medical report. Please do not submit the chest X-ray.

My wife has a B1/B2 visa that she received last year prior to a trip to the US. Would there be any issues with her traveling on this visa while our CR-1 is in AP waiting for approval?

I submitted DS-260 on May 27th after receiving GUZ notification, and I dropped off required documents to CITIC bank on May 28th , today I checked visa status on https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx, it says the case status is 'Administrative Processing'. I am a little bit of confusing, I thought Administrative Processing usually happen after interview, why mine is before interview?

Hey all, My wife had her interview yesterday (May 13) and was preliminarily approved on the condition that we submit the original I-864 and I-864A from my parents instead of the scanned copies I had so foolishly assumed would be exempt from the 'all original document' rule. Oops! The officer also asked us to 'Submit a statement, written by your cosponsor, explaining why he/she is willing to agree to sign your affidavit of support form' and wrote 'Original' next to the bullet point. Since this is the first time my wife and I have heard of such a requirement, we are a little confused as to what exactly they want. A simple signed letter with a short explanation? A notarized statement with specific details delineating exactly why? Something in between? As always, your guidance is greatly appreciated!

Hi, As you can see I've filed in documents and case officer has reviewed them at guangzhou consulate and they accepted it. Case Creation Date: 05-Nov-2014 Then on January Status Updated Date: 28-Jan-2015 Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. Please follow any instructions provided by the Consular Officer at the time of your interview. If further information is needed, you will be contacted. If your visa application is approved, it will be processed and mailed or available within two business days. Under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, Immigrant Visas for "Diversity Visas" cannot be issued after September 30th of the year in which you were selected to apply for a Diversity Visa. For example, entrants into the Diversity Visa Program in Fall of 2011 were selected for Diversity Visa 2012 Program, and selectees MUST apply and receive their visa prior to September 30, 2012 otherwise they lose eligibility to receive a Diversity Immigrant Visa, regardless of additional administrative processing.In addition, please note that some immigrant visas may not be able to be issued if the annual numerical limit for that category has been reached. I was thinking that we'll receive an actual letter from them because of the address being given to them on i864 form, but so far after 2 weeks from the date of Jan of 28th we have received no letter and I am getting a little bit worried if the case has been stalled or something is wrong and I have no idea to find out any information about it. Please assist me. http://imgur.com/qEDOMVAis a link for the photo for the status of the documents after i864 were sent via local bank as requested. http://i.imgur.com/qEDOMVA.png

I promised a longer version for reference. I hope this helps other CFL members that are going through the same process. We were married in 2013 in Harbin and had our first child in 2014. ~2014~ 9/2 DCF beijing 11/2 Emailed Beijing and received a reply that the petition had been approved 10/29 12/1 Received confirmation from Guangzhou that they had received our case. Also instructions to fill out a DS-260 and submit documents to Citic bank. 12/4 Submitted DS-260 12/18 Email from Guangzhuo telling us to schedule interview ~2015~ 1/15 Interview Here is what my wife took with her to the interview: Interview confirmation DS-260 confirmation and letter correcting one mistake we made on the form Copy of every email received from the US government during this process. My I-864 with a copy of my passport, transcripts from last 5 years, letter from employer, and past 6 months of pay stubs. (although I am not sure any of my paperwork meant anything since last 3 years I earned income overseas and filed 2555) My father's I-864 with a copy of his passport, transcripts from the past 3 years and pay stubs showing all of 2014's income. My father included assets even though he is above the income threshold. Taxes proving value of house and copy of most recent bank statement. Notarized Marriage certificate Notarized Birth certificate Notarized Police report Resume, English and Chinese Copy of my valid drivers license Copy of my US bank statement with activity CRBA of our daughter 40 pictures from random life events Email from parents promising a place to stay as long as we need. Everything that we could bring the original of. we also brought along a copy. Here are the questions they asked: Can you speak English? Which state is your husband from? Where did you meet? Do you have a child? How old is she? Have you ever been to America? Any other countries? Who is my father's name? Did your mother-in-law send any papers? He also saw that I am from Ohio and asked if I was happy about the buckeyes winning the national championship. RESULT: White paper requesting a I-864a from my mother. If anyone has any questions about any particular part, I am more than happy to answer!

My wife and I have been going through the CR-1 DCF process and are at the point of the medical and interview. We've also been planning a trip to Europe in late May. We had mapped out the timing of everything and thought it would all work out, but her Schengen visa for our Europe trip is taking longer than planned and we do not have her passport back at this time. Her medical appointment is on Friday so we are now getting concerned. Our initial planned timeframe (which we thought was a bit tight but would be sufficient): March 27 submit for Schengen visa (processing time was given as 4 working days) April 10 medical appointment April 20 interview in Guangzhou May 15 leave for Europe trip Questions are: What is the process to expedite the medical results? We are doing it in Shanghai and she called them and was told they could not expedite, which conflicts with what i've read. If we need to reschedule her medical appointment would need to expedite the results to keep our same interview dateAt the interview, I expect to receive only preliminary approval because of her CCP status (she is a member). If this is the case, do they still collect her passport or do we get to keep it until final approval? Also, in the case of her getting an actual full approval, about how long do they keep the passport before returning to us.

Hi all, I love this forum, My wife and I began this treacherous visa path in September, it has been nothing but blood, sweat, and tears. We finally had our interview today and we are not feeling very good about it. She was not rejected, but "Preliminarily approved." My first question is, what does this mean? Does this imply that after we submit the required documents that she will be accepted? Is there still a chance of rejection? Oddly they asked for my mothers afdt of support as they didn't think that my father's was good enough (actually my father's income is well above the limit so I don't know why they are demanding this) Our main concern is the CCP issue. She is a party member as it was advantageous to employment and scholarship (she received many scholarships). My attorney said that all she needed to do is explain that she joined for these reasons and this would be no problem (last time I listen to her). The consular official gave my wife a form asking her to provide a written statement, such as when she joined, any offices held, degree to which she supported the goals of the party...etc. She is young, her membership wont be cancelled after not paying her membership dues for some time. What is this form exactly? Is it just a way for the consulate to say they did their due diligence or the beginning of a serious investigation? She obviously is not a true Communist as there are hardly anyone in the party today who have any hint of communist feeling. What do they mean by "any offices held?" Unofficial titles? Government posts? One thing my wife and I fear is that her local party leader may have written additional things in her official file that she didn't do. This is common in China, providing empty titles and other nonsense that didn't happen to impress superiors. We don't actually know what is written in her file and we don't want to inadvertently lie to the consulate if they do have the means to see her file. How long will it take for the consular office to approve her visa based on the information I posted? I am going home in June and I do not want to leave my wife in China (she has no place to live after I leave)

Well my K-1 fiance had her interview yesterday, February 4, 2015. We have been pretty stream lined and had our letter of acceptance on October 1, 2014. We had small RFE and then got approved on November 12, 2014. She got her first letter from Guangzhou on Christmas Day, thought was interesting even in China. Returned everything, paid the fee and her interview date was listed above. We got a preliminary approved with a request for divorce certificate of Ex-spouse and petitioner. She sent it in today at a CGI Stanley bank. The only questions she was asked was about my past K-1 in 2007? Any thoughts?

I'm a beneficiary of K1 visa and I started following this forum after I was put in AP because of CCP. Yesterday I finally got the visa, so I'd like to share my experience here for future reference. The initial application was filed in the beginning of March. The P1 to P4 parts went fairly quick. I went to take my interview on June 26 this year. At the interview, the visa officer told me that I need to get a police certificate from the UK since I spent 9 months there. According to their K1 instructions at that time (I don't know whether they have updated it since then), I don't need a police certificate if I haven't stayed in that foreign country for over a year. However, she told me that they had shortened the time period to 6 months, even though they hadn't made any changes to the instructions... Oh well... I had no choice but to get it. Interestingly, the question of CCP didn't come up in the interview and I thought I got lucky. Such an illusion. After I finally got the UK police certificate and submitted it a month later. They wound up sending my passport back with a letter asking for a statement on CCP and my resume. I really don't know why they couldn't ask for everything they need at one time. I sent my statement and resume to the consulate by email on that same day, August 13, and started the long wait. The first few weeks were pretty tough. I kept checking the CEAC websites a dozen times a day. Later on, it got easier when I set my expectation to 6 months according to what I read on this website. To my happy surprise, 98 days after I submitted my statement and resume, I got P5 on November 18. During these 98 days, my status on CEAC updated for 10 times. By the time I got P5, my medical report had expired, so I got a new one, submitted everything on November 26, the status on CEAC changed to Issued on December 8, and I picked up my passport in CITIC Bank on December 17. Overall, it took us 9 months to get the visa. I was quite impatient during the AP, so I really want to thank my fiance for his great support and I'm very grateful for everyone who has shared his or her experience on this forum. 98 days seems to be a relatively short wait compared with what I saw on this forum. I hope everyone else can also get the approval at an early date.

My wife was approved for her immigrant visa in Guangzhou on August 14. We had been expecting her passport to be mailed back to Beijing through CITIC bank within two weeks as stated, but her passport's status on the website was never updated. A previous email update had accidentally been sent to our junk mail a few months ago, so luckily I checked her spam folder and found that on August 18, Guangzhou emailed us asking for 2 recent photographs before they could grant her the visa. (Side note...although the email said it was also sent to my address, I cannot find it even in my spam folder...weird...double side note...my wife actually brought two recent photographs to the consulate for the interview, but was never asked to submit them!) I submitted the photos through CITIC bank on August 30. Her "status updated date" has updated several times since then, most recently today, but still says "administrative processing." My question is, how long should I realistically expect to wait to get the passport back? We have an ETD of October 30 due to my Chinese visa expiring, so there's enough time, but I'm still getting anxious due to all of Guangzhou's previous screw ups. Thanks and sorry for the rant...I thought I was through with government incompetence...silly me.

Wanted to get on here and try to be more active now that things have settled for us some. My fiancee, who is CCP, had her interview in GUZ on March 30th, 2012. She got a blue not as expected. 88 days later we got our call back letter asking her to send in her passport for the visa. Thanks for all the help, encouragement, and support everyone on the site gave us. I look forward to getting to help others as you folks did me. PS. we are now in the U.S. and Married

Hey people of the internet~ I’m writing this summery up to kill some time since me and my fiancé have been in “administrative processing” for 5 months now and it’s a lazy Friday afternoon here at work. I’ve been doing some internet researching and with some personal experience that I and the fiancé have went through, I’ll try to sum up this whole thing about the “K1-CCP-mess”. This summary is based on my personal experience and it may be TOTALLY different from yours. When I and my fiancé filed for the K1-visa back in June of 2013, we didn’t even have a clue about the whole CCP party thing until the actual interview when she was asked that question. So that was a big shock for us. But anyway, here are some things we learned afterwards. · Do you HAVE TO leave the CCP party in order to get your visa? · Short answer NO-you don’t have to leave · The blue slip you get NEVER said you have to quit the CCP; I emailed the embassy in GZ and called twice. I answer I got was the same. “Just answer the questions” they never verbally said “yes” or “no”, but always said “follow the instructions and answer the questions”. · I read somewhere and heard a lot of people say that if I didn’t pay my dues for a while (2-3 years) that means I’m no longer a CCP member. · Yes, there is such a rule, BUT reality is totally different · What my fiancé found out is that, if you didn’t pay your dues for a while, your membership status set to “frozen” · “Frozen” means YOU ARE STILL A MEMBER! You just don’t get any CCP member benefits (I’m not really sure what “benefits” mean, but I’m pretty sure you can’t apply for a CCP only job if your status is frozen) · So why not just kicked you out if you haven’t paid for the last couple years? · Simple answer is that everyone is a jerk. It’s actually pretty hard to become a CCP member. So when someone lost their job and can’t pay and gets kicked out, they create a mess and its annoying for everyone involve, so there status just gets put as “frozen” and when they pay again its back to normal. · PLUS, the government collects millions in membership dues, why would they kick people out · CCP status – “the travelling circus” · This part took a while for my fiancé to explain to me, but your CCP membership status “travels” with you · For example, if you join the CCP in college, your CCP membership is with the college. When you graduate and find a job (that also is a CCP member, government job, or any ½ owned government venture company) your CCP status is with your new company/job. If you don’t have a job or lost it, you status with the CCP is then sent to your home address’ district. · So if my CCP status travels with me, how/who do I contact to check my status · The simple answer is to follow the money · You have to pay membership dues, so find out who is collecting it and you’ll get your answer. · If you are in college, its someone in the administration office, if you are unemployed its someone in your district, in my fiancé’s case since she was employed, it was her HR manager. The following is my fiancé’s experience with LEAVING the CCP (as I noted above you don’t have to leave the CCP for K1 visa) So my fiancé approached her HR manager and asked her about the whole CCP thing and how to leave. She basically explains to her that the American government is a “troll” and she’s having a hard time getting her visa approved because she’s a CCP member. The HR manager worked for the company for 15 years and no one has ever asked to leave before, and that she doesn’t even know what the correct company policy was. So the HR lady did some research and called her regional HR director. What did we find out..? Basically in the company’s 25 year of operation, NO ONE has asked for such a thing. It is a shipping/port transportation company that is own ½ by the government. Everyone that works there is a CCP member, except for temps or part timers, but those are the company’s lowest position jobs. Basically asking to leave the party is about the same as quitting the job. But, the regional director did some digging, and found out that is wasn’t that hard to leave. All my fiancé has to do is to provide an explanation in an email to her HR manager. The HR manager forwards that email to the HR director and the director forwards that email to the company’s “upper management”. You need at least a 75% “Yes” vote and that was it. In her case, about 47 management/director level people read the email, and she got a 95% approval vote, some people didn’t reply because they just didn’t want to or on vacation, but there wasn’t a “NO” vote. If you’re thinking, wow that’s kind of archaic, that’s what I thought too. As noted above, your CCP status “travels” with you. Where you end up at, determines how and what method is used to terminate your CCP status. Your college might use a different method, your company may use another, and same goes for your district supervisor. It could be really easy or really hard. There isn’t a main CCP office or building you go to, to put in an application to leave the party. We did run into an issue though. Even if you do get the paperwork that states you are no longer a CCP member, there is a 99.9999999999999999999999% chance that, that piece of paper work will NOT be notarized. My fiancé went to 5 companies trying to get her paper notarized and they all turned her away. Leaving the CCP is still a big taboo in China, and no one will stick their necks out to notarize such a piece of paper. I assume this is the reason why the embassy never said or instructed you to leave the CCP in the first place. But she was able to find a law firm to do the paperwork translation for her. So, we sent in all the paperwork, with the explanation letter and paperwork in. My fiancé expected that she’ll be fired or layoff after this whole ordeal, but she is still there working for the company. She was even promoted 4 months later. BUT, I’m pretty sure everyone’s case will be different. Leaving the CCP in a company that is CCP members only is the same as asking to be fired. My fiancé does the worked that 3 other people does, so there is a reason why her company kept her. Anyway, that is how my K1 application was like. We’re still in “AP” for the last 5 months, so hopefully we hear something soon. I read that the average is like 6-8 months. But if you’re thinking if it is faster if your fiancé left the CCP, I’m pretty sure it will not since it isn’t any faster for me. Hope this summary help some of you folks out since I’m in the same boat as all of you here reading this section of the site.

Hello Everyone, I completed my visa interview on Thursday May 22nd. It went successfully and because I am a foreigner living in Shanghai, I needed my passport to travel back. I then sent the passport back to the consulate via citic back the following Monday (May 26th). Since the visa is already approved, I assumed it would be a pretty quick turn around time between me re-submitting the passport and having it back. It has now been 3 weeks and I am getting a little anxious as we are scheduled to fly on July 1st. Status on CEAC still reads "administrative processing" (most recently updated today). What could be taking so long?! If it gets too close to my departure date without me having it back, any advice on what I should do? Thanks!

We submitted the application, and she received what I imagine is the blue slip (am i right?) Which states: "Your case requires additional processing, We will contact you and inform you of our decision. You may want to contact us every few months to check your case's status via the online form available" it says CCP with the box checked requesting explanation about her party membership affiliation. Also, it said it has insufficient information about my (I am the american) residency in USA, and asked me to submit evidence of job search and residency in USA. (they hand wrote "job search" on to the form). They also requested an I864-A and tax returns. Anyway, we submitted these about 65 days ago, and I have contacted them by the "online form" several times, but every time they just say "if you haven't heard back from us within 90 days then contact us again" What is the average wait time for people in my situation? Is there anything I should be doing in the mean time? Did I get the "blue slip"? how common is it and what does it really mean? My wife is worried and doesn't understand the situation very well, I try to console her, but I don't really understand the situation well myself. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks blue.rock

We started our application process in earnest back in September 2013, finishing up in Jan 2014 (pending submission of one more document, probably next month). We've lived in Shanghai since 2004, have been married since 2006, and have 3 kids. Disclaimer: the immigrant visa application process is not static, it evolves, especially recently with the move to the new consulate building and online with ustraveldocs.com. So don't take the story below as a recipe for what the application process should look like; at best, let it serve as inspiration and a rough guide. This first post is the TLDR version; if you want a more in-depth story, jump to post #2 below. MICAH AND JODI'S DCF IR1 VISA ADVENTURE 2013/2014 – TLDR version I-130 Sep 8-9: E-mailed back and forth with USCIS in Beijing and made appointment. Collected these materials: * I-130, signed * Micah's G-325A, signed * Jodi's G-325A, signed * Marriage Certificate Notarial Translation (white book) * Passport photos, with names written lightly on the back in pencil * Rental contract showing common tenancy * Birth certificates of daughters * Photos of major life events together * Timeline of the relationship, including meeting, wedding, honeymoon, birth of children, trips to the US Sep 16-17: Travelled to Beijing, submitted documents. Paid the $420 fee. Sep 23: Received e-mail from USCIS with an attached scanned notice of petition approval, and a follow-up paper copy by mail. * Tip: There are a dozen print/copy shops on Xiaoyun Rd just north of the consulate. * Tip: Don't wait in line at the embassy; show your passport and waltz to the front of the line. * Tip: Deposit your backpack across the street from the embassy. DS-260 Oct 15: Received a phone call from Guangzhou asking for my e-mail address, and ten minutes later an e-mail with instructions for submitting these documents to CITIC: * Document Submission Letter (with download link) * DS-260 confirmation page print-out (filled out online) * One copy of biographical page of applicant passport * Two US-style passport photos of applicant Oct 25: Submited docs to CITIC at 331 Caoxi Rd, Xujiahui Metro exit 5 behind BuyNow. * Tip: Print out *every* piece of communication/documentation/attachment from Guangzhou. Interview Nov 5: Received E-mail from Guangzhou with case number, interview appointment instructions, and a link to a checklist on ustraveldocs.com of documents to prepare for the interview. Began to file back-taxes, find co-sponsor, collect documents on the checklist. Jan 6: Made an appointment through ustraveldocs.com for Jan 23 at 8:45am, the earliest interview date and time available. Jan 21: Travelled to Guangzhou Jan 22: Went to do medical check-up. Prepared: * Printout of P-3 email ("invitation letter") * Printout of the interview confirmation attachment * Applicant's passport * Any previous vaccination records * 5 photos Doors opened at 7:30, checked-in by 8:30, check-up was done by 9:30, report ready the same day at 3pm. Jan 23: Arrived at the consulate gate at 8am, let in at 8:15, lined up outside security for 30 minutes. Wife went in, I stayed outside. Documents submitted: see checklist on traveldocs.com, we went strictly by it. Result: Approved, conditional on submitting a new police report (ours was from Jan 2013, considered too old). * Tip: Make an appointment with ACS for same day so you can go inside the consulate; otherwise, you wait outside. * Tip: Check your bag/phone at the newspaper stand down the street. * Tip: For the consulate -- implement a more secure way for people to check bags, give line priority to babies/kids/elderly, and either prepare more change or use round numbers for the visa fee. Lessons learned Overall impressions carried away from this process: * Just follow the instructions from the consulate. * Don't try to do it all at once. * Keep good records, helps be consistent in filling out forms.

Our interview was scheduled for 8:50. My wife was not able to go inside until 9:10ish, and I waited outside. Inside, they took her police, marraige, and birth certificates. They also took the I-864 I filled out and my 2013 and 2012 tax return copies. Everything else we brought, including all my domicile information and evidence of relationship documents were not looked at. My wife was asked around 7 questions, about half English, half Chinese. Some questions included: Where/how did you meet? What language do you speak at home? What's your job? Where will you work in America? Where will your husband work? My wife was preliminarily approved. She received a white and pink form. What they need is our co-sponsor's husband to fill out an I-864A and they need proof of US residency of our co-sponsor. Since our co-sponsor is not family, I hate asking them for all of this. They already helped us so much. Do you guys think it would be OK to find a new co-sponsor at this point, and send a whole new I-864 instead? Let me know what you think.

My husband received both a white and pink slip after his April 3 interview. The white slip, which was stamped with the date as April 2 (is this going to cause us any headaches?) states that the immigrant visa has been preliminarily approved, but additional documents are needed before the visa can be issued. The additional documents (listed on the pink slip) needed are related to my residency or the domicile issue. I should add that in fact I did have a letter to prove domicile with a student loan as well as a bank statement attached, however the letter did not provide substantial details about my future employment. In addition, he was explicitly told that they needed a more specific work plan from the petitioner (me). I am submitting my most recent bank and credit card statements, a copy of my driver's license, student loan statements, a letter explaining in detail my intentions for work and the like. Is this enough? Is this a formality or is this the same as administrative processing? Do denials happen after receiving a letter like this? When you submit any documents via CITIC bank, US Travel Docs instructs you not to seal the envelope...can anyone confirm this? I am asking because the hubby's passport will also have to be sent. Are there any fees you must pay to CITIC bank? I plan on taking care of this on Monday, April 7 as we are still on our Guangzhou/Shenzhen trip. I will also do a detailed write-up of my husband's interview once we return to Xi'an. Thanks, Marissa

Can anybody tell me: 1, when our case is in AP, who is managing our case? Is the officer who conducted the visa interview managing the case or the case will be sent to a particular team to manage all the cases in AP status? 2, who is answering our email inquiry when we send the inquiry by using the Consulate's web form? Thanks, Sunny

I am a foreign, non-Chinese, petitioner and therefore I have a few questions related to my passport. Any clarifications would be a lot of help! a. If I am to leave my passport at the GZ Consulate after the interview, how am I expected to return to Beijing? b. If all goes well at the interview, can I expect to receive the passport back in Beijing within 1 week, or could it take longer? c. I realize that at times the interview is concluded with a condition, where the petitioner is required to provide further documents. In these cases is the petitioner still required to leave his/her passport or can he/her send it after providing the additional documents and receiving final approval from the Consulate? d. If I'm in need of my passport after the interview, is it an option to simply choose to take it with me and send it over to them at a later date or is that not up to the petitioner to decide? Another question on an entirely different subject- is the petitioner allowed to be in the US during the time span leading up to the interview? Sorry about all the questions. Anyone that could possibly shed some light, thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Hi, guys, I had my interview yesterday and the VO told me congrats, your visa has been approved and give me the approval letter. But when I got on CEAC and checked the visa status, it says Administrative Processing. I am not a CCP member and the VO did not ask me for any additional documents at the interview, just told me to pick up my passport at the CITIC location I have picked. Is this something I should be concerned?

So here's our story - my wife's CR1 interview was scheduled on Feb 6, at 7:45am. The interview lasted about 5 minutes, and bang, the IV was approved - or so we think. No blue slip, no nothing. Then the legendary administrative processing began. It started on Feb 11. I wrote the Consulate IV unit and told them that my wife is about 7 months pregnant, a few weeks of AP would make her inadmissible to most commercial flights. On Feb 14, 2 business days after my letter, I received a short note: "Your case is under review. We will contact you with further notice". I thought to myself: please don't contact me, just give her the visa already. I don't want to sound like a whiner, but for anyone who've been to Beijing, you probably wouldn't want your child's first sight to be the smoggy sky and a quarter million nurses, doctors and other babies. Today, Feb 15, a perfectly smoggy Saturday, I went on CEAC to check the case status, and the site seems to be down - "Application Error". I know some of you have experienced something similar - that's how I googled my way into this forum in the first place. I just haven't seen anything exactly the same - anyone cares to share what eventually happened? How long did it take.

I received a reply from the Consulate, it said: ************* Thank you for your email. We understand that it has taken longer time than usual for the applicant to pick up the visa, and we apologize for it. However, there is still more administrative processing to be done for the case. One of our officers is working on the case and will process it to completion as soon as we can. Once it is completed, we will immediately inform you of the result. Please be assured that the case has been given full and fair consideration under U.S. immigration law. We appreciate your patience and understanding at this moment. ************** Anybody got the same reply for your case in AP? Thanks, Sunny

Thanks to all who read this and respond. I am in a tizzy about this. On December 30 my fiancé had her interview in Guangzhou and she was approved for a visa but additional information was required from us. During her working career she worked for the government in an agricultural management position. During her life she never joined the CCP but at the interview when the VO asked her if she was or had ever been a member, he did not believe her when she answered “NO”. He concluded the interview giving her three sheets of paper with instructions to submit a Resume and a document stating her experience in the CCP. Well, we submitted that same day the resume and two letters explaining that she was not nor had ever been a member of the CCP along with very detailed reasons why she had never joined. We are now completely up in the air as to what to do next. On other CCP threads on CFL I have read about a 3 to 6 month wait for an application to be submitted to, reviewed by, and sent back to Guangzhou by someone in Washington DC. If that is the case, we are resigned to waiting the additional time. That is not the problem here. The problem is that on the three page form she received at the interview it stated: “Your immigrant (or K) visa application has been approved; please follow the above instructions and submit your passport(s) with at least 8 months validity, new visa photos taken within the last 6 months. When your passport has been received and your visa has been printed, your passport along with your visa packet will be delivered to your selected document pick-up location.” This has us a little puzzled. Does it mean the visa is approved and there will be “no” additional processing time? Unlikely I think, but one can dream. Or… are we to continue to wait until we receive a mailed letter (or will it be an email?) from the Consulate on when we are to return, and we are to deliver the passport directly to the Consulate at that time. Or… are we supposed to submit her passport and photos now?… and then wait for the passport to be returned with the Visa?? Will the 3 to 6 month wait still apply? Or were they just after her Resume and statement, with no wait for submission to Washington DC for review and approval? If this is the case, I can not figure out how we are supposed to submit the passport since they did not take it at the interview. Do we mail it (and help me here… what address and in care of who???) or do we send it through the CITIC branch where we are supposed to ultimately pick it up? Thanks again for your assistance. P.S. Has anyone ever deliberately lit a match to $3,000.00? I did, when I hired a local Idaho immigration attorney. They are only good for illegals.

My wife and I had our appointment on October 23rd in Guangzhou for the immigration interview. We had everything we were supposed to have all organized nicely. At the interview I had to wait outside with our bags because you aren't allowed to take any bags in and I forgot to give her my bank card to pay for the interview fee and the interviewer informed us that we would have to book an appointment for another date and come back to Guangzhou from Tianjin again because of this very simple-to-solve problem. I was quite upset by this and felt they were very unreasonable because we have a baby on the way and we will probably not be able to immigrate to the US before the baby is born now. So, we are now planning to have the baby here in Tianjin instead and then immigrate with the baby after is it born. But since we already had one appointment that didn't work out as planned we would now like to book an appointment for another interview at a later date but the only dates that are available for us to book are within the next 3 weeks. We are hesitant to schedule an interview during that time for two reasons. First, we feel that if we get the visa now it doesn't leave us enough time to get to the US before the baby is born and would rather just have the baby here. Second, we have booked and paid for a vacation in the Philippines starting November 18th and are worried that she wouldn't her her passport back in time. (The first reason is much more significant than the second) What I'd like to do is either be able to delay the interview to allow time for us to have the baby here or get some kind of extension. But, like I said previously, the only dates that are available for this interview are within the next few weeks and that just doesn't work. This is probably because they already accepted her health exam papers and opened the case. I'm not sure who to contact regarding this and I don't know what my next step should be. I'd really appreciate some advice! Thank you, Darren S. Small