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I have been a member of this sight since my spouse and I started our Visa application 2 months ago. We left the interview today and were told that everything was in order and to expect her passport within 2 weeks. I simply wanted to post here to show my appreciation. I was able to see other peoples experiences and the process that they wen through and it allowed for us to better understand the Visa process and answer any questions or doubts that we had. So, now we are looking forward to the arrival of her passport with the Visa. Thanks Candleforlove!

DCF Guangzhou Timeline: August 14th, 2015 - Filed I-130 at Guangzhou Consulate (DCF) August 19th, 2015 - I-130 approved August 31st, 2015 - I-130 Approval Letter received September 1st, 2015 - Received e-mailed from Visa Unit / State Department September 1st, 2015 - Completed DS-260 and turned in documents to the CITIC Bank in Guangzhou just before closing September 4th, 2015 - Received second e-mail in response to documents being received and directing us to schedule appointment, etc. September 8th, 2015 - Completed medical exam in Guangzhou September 11th, 2015 - Picked up medical packet September 15th, 2015 - Went to interview, approved September 16th, 2015 - CEAC says "Visa Issued" , now waiting to go pick it up at the "fast" CITIC bank in GZ! So we went from filing an I-130 to "visa issued" in a little over one month. It was nice to see things going quicker than expected Originally we scheduled the wife's interview in October, but got lucky by stealing another date earlier in September. Don't give up checking the CGI website if you in a rush for earlier interview dates. I might even suggest creating a second account so that you can check available dates without hitting the "Reschedule Appointment" page refresh limit (yes, there really is a per day limit). Interview Items: FIRST, the ones that the consulate actually TOOK, the most important docs! Interview Appointment Confirmation E-mailWife's PassportAmerican Marriage Certificate"White Book" ֤ Police Certificate"White Book" ֤ Birth CertificatePetitioner's I-864 with 1040-EZs and letter explaining why I had not previously filed taxesCosponsor's I-864 with W2s and 1040sCosponsor's Proof of Citizenship (Passport Copy)Medical Packet SECOND, all other docs we took were not taken or EVEN LOOKED at by the doc intake people or the officer, including: DS-260 Confirmation Letter (this was taken in the first document drop-off at CITIC, don't know why they say bring it again)Wife's resume (Eng & Chinese)Photos and proof of relationshipLetters regarding plans in the US"Proof" of domicile, which I had used my student ID and credit card information, along with supporting letters from my familyMy (petitioner's) own passport I surmise that the reason they didn't care about this stuff was that because they still had some of these documents that came from our I-130 packet... Interview Day: Arrive at GZ consulate at 8:35 AM, appointment time on e-mail is 8:40 AM Immediately go through the 1st line past Chinese police CGI Workers only checked my wife's appointment letter because she was "late" or "just on time" for the appointment Spent only 5 to 10 minutes in security line, my wife then went through to the consulate building and headed up to the 3rd floor She took her passport and appointment e-mail again to the 1st window to get her # in line Wait for her number to be called for document intake, the person asked her to give the docs one by one Asked my wife to go to 2nd floor and pay, so she did, and then came back Went back to the same window where doc intake person was, gave them the receipt Go wait in area B for her number to be called again Go to new window for interview, first take fingerprints Raise both hands and party... just kidding, my wife didn't realize she was asking her to swear Officer talked to her and asked questions (English) -- my wife also notes that if you even say "hi" or "good morning" the officer will probably automatically assume your English is good enough for the entire interview "When did you get married?" (Last year)"Where did you meet your husband?""Do you live in Guangzhou?" (Because my wife mentioned we met in Chongqing, which is her hometown)"What does your husband do?" (my wife suggested the CO comes to play ultimate frisbee with us...)"Have you been to America before?" (Yes, my wife attended Kansas State University before)"Where will you live in America then, in Oregon?" (Yep)"Who is your co-sponsor?" (My father in law)"Here, you're approved" (Thanks!) And then she was all done and left. She walked out of the consulate probably around 9:50. A grand total of 1 hour 10 minutes approximately. Other Random Comments (NOTE: this all applies to Guangzhou specifically, can't speak for other places) My wife thinks the medical is a complete sham and was super disappointed with that (I agree)... she says the yearly university medical exams are even more rigorous and cost 1/100th of the price. Medical center people are more picky about visa style photos, even more picky than the US consulate people themselves (re-printed 8 photos) Definitely fill out the medical forms BEFORE you go to the medical center and get a number ... and GO EARLY! No need to make an appointment online Notarization can be a pain in China, often times it will NEED to be done back in your spouses hometown. Do it early (but not TOO early, the police one is only valid for a short period of time) -- or be ready to have family do it for you (with appropriate documents left behind for them, such as ID card ) Good luck to everyone else! Thanks for all the help we got reading posts here!

Hello Candle of Love!!! I would just like to say thank you to everyone for your help with my wife's CR-1 Visa on July 13th, 2015. Our priority date was on March 24th so our DCF took around 3-4 months. I just wanted to post a write up of the documents and interview questions that my wife had for her interview. Feel free to ask me any questions about the interview or anything!!! My wifes interview packet included: - Marriage Certificate notarization - Criminal Background Check notarization - Birth Certificate Notarization - Medical Check(MAKE SURE NOT TO OPEN THIS PACKET UNTIL ASKED TO BY THE INTAKE PERSON) *Be sure to note that all these notarizations are only Valid for one year - DS-260 confirmation - Interview confirmation letter - i-130 approval letter - Wifes passport info page - Wife's Resume The Petitoner's Financial Info - I-184 (Be sure to include the original!!! not scanned version) - W2's for all three years - 2014 Tax return -2013 Tax transcript - 2012 Tax transcript - Passport info page -Birth Certificate The Co Sponsor's Financial info - co sponsors I-184(Be sure to include original, not scanned version) *Also note if you do not live in the same household that your co- sponsor must fill out the i-184 not i-184a - W2's for all three years -2014 Tax return -2013 Tax return -2012 Tax return - Passport info page -birth certificate Domicile info (DCF people) - My plan for America, including where I wanted to apply for work, where I planned on living, and for how long I planned on living there (Most important) - My intended address in America - Drivers License - Car Title - Rental contract with my dad Proof of relationship - All the original documents from my I-130 packet along with pictures of me and my wife. Also I included photos of me with her family. The interview Be sure to arrive about 1 hour early to the interview and line up on the left line because the line to the left is the immigration line with your interverview confirmation letter and your DS-260 ready to show to the security people. After that my wife went through the main gate and wait in a line for security to let into the embassy. This may take a long time and Guangzhou summer is very hot. After that my wife went to the third floor to get her order number then she went to the document intake person. The information that my wife has to include was... My financial info, Co sponsors financial info, all the notarization packets, Medical, DS-260. The intake person asked my wife questions like.... "Did you bring money because you have to pay the fee today?" " What is the co-sponsers relationship with sponsor?" "have you lived in any other country before?" Then she instructed my wife to take the paper and pay the fee * IMPORTANT NOTICE: The person who gives you a order number asked my wife for something called a appointment letter with a case number but no one knew what that was. So my wife just gave them a DS-260 which the order number person accepted. If you don't have that you must wait for someone to give you some kind of file. Someone actually got their interview cancelled because of this!!! After this my wife has her interview with a very friendly visa officer who first gave my wife a booklet on domestic violence and asked my wife to read it. After that she asked pretty striaght forward questions in primarily English - Whats your name? - Where do you work? - Is your husband waiting outside for you? (Probably saw me waiting for my wife on the security camera) - What does your husband do for work? - What is your husbands plan for America? ( this was important because he actually asked to see my written plan for america) -What is the co-sponser's job? -Will you go back to china? - Are you a member of communist party -Do you have any question about the domestic violence? -What is my mom's name? -How long has you husband lived china? -How did we meet each other? - Have you met the petitioners parents? And those are the questions that were asked. Make sure to anwser all the questions breifly. Try to speak English if possible because that is the language of the visa officer and it also helps establish how you can communicate with the petitioner. The interview only lasted for 3-5 minutes and then after the interview the Visa officer asked my wife for my written plan in America. Then he said we passed and our visa will arrive in 2 weeks. Thanks once again for everyone posting their information online. It helped us a lot on everything with this visa. Make sure to over prepare for this interview because you never know what the officer may ask. THANK YOU EVERYONE!!! Feel free to ask anything.