Visa for CR1 given same day at GZ?

[DW1]

Hi,

My wife's CR1 interview is going to be the morning of November 28.

If approved, does GZ always give the visa the same day? next day?

mail it?

Do they ever tell you to go home and wait for it in the mail? that would certainly suck because she lives in a far away province.

I'm hoping that if her interview goes smoothly on the 28th she can be on a plane on the 30th!

Any insight/ comments are appreciated!

 

~D

[LeeFisher3]

The visa when approved is issued 2 days later at branch of the China Postal Savings, with your interview on the 28th that would mean she would go to pick it up on the 30th, she will need her ID card.

 

After the interview she will go to a booth for the China Post, complete the mailing label and pay a 20 RMB mailing fee for it to be sent to the pickup location.

 

The only time they tell them to go home and wait for the mail is if there is some sort of difficulty.

[Randy W]

. . . .

 

After the interview she will go to a booth for the China Post, complete the mailing label and pay a 20 RMB mailing fee for it to be sent to the pickup location.

 

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The China Post office that it is sent to is in Guangzhou, right?

[LeeFisher3]

. . . .

 

After the interview she will go to a booth for the China Post, complete the mailing label and pay a 20 RMB mailing fee for it to be sent to the pickup location.

 

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The China Post office that it is sent to is in Guangzhou, right?

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Yes and No

 

It is mailed to the China Postal Savings, not the China Post(post office). They will not mail it outside of the local province at this time.

 

This is a bit confusing for us, but not a problem for our SO's who understand the difference. It is actually a bank where they send the visa packet.

 

I have got the sheet given out by the consulate and will try to get it scanned this week.

[amerchin]

After the interview when you have been approved go to the PO that's in the Visa Center. Pay the cost for the pickup or mailing. Check the GUZ site for the price for pick up and mailing listed below.

 

http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzho...or%20tianyu.htm

[david_dawei]

After the interview when you have been approved go to the PO that's in the Visa Center. Pay the cost for the pickup or mailing. Check the GUZ site for the price for pick up and mailing listed below.

 

http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzho...or%20tianyu.htm

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that's a great link ! Same info that you are given after the visa approval, on paper...

[LeeFisher3]

After the interview when you have been approved go to the PO that's in the Visa Center. Pay the cost for the pickup or mailing. Check the GUZ site for the price for pick up and mailing listed below.

 

http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzho...or%20tianyu.htm

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that's a great link ! Same info that you are given after the visa approval, on paper...

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It's real close David, ours had a redish background.

[bubbafred10]

After the interview when you have been approved go to the PO that's in the Visa Center. Pay the cost for the pickup or mailing. Check the GUZ site for the price for pick up and mailing listed below.

 

http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzho...or%20tianyu.htm

159389[/snapback]

that's a great link ! Same info that you are given after the visa approval, on paper...

159411[/snapback]

It's real close David, ours had a redish background.

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Where is the location of China Post? Is it near the Consulate, or far away?

 

On the third day, what time is the visa ready for pickup at China Post? In the morning or in late afternoon?

 

Is China Post open on Saturdays and Sundays for those whose interviews are on Thursdays and Fridays?

 

Thanks,

Fred

[LeeFisher3]

The location is less than 1 mile away, a cab from the consulate to there is about 7 RMB. My SO decided we were not in a hurry and so we paid 4 RMB for the subway to go to the next stop. Probably walked as far as the subway took us, but she saved money.

 

They open the doors at 8am and you can get a ticket for your place in line. The area for picking up the visa opens at 9am.

 

We arrived about 8:30am, got number 24 and we had our visa before 10am.

 

Due to the humidity and heat I convinced her that we should take a cab back.

[bubbafred10]

The location is less than 1 mile away, a cab from the consulate to there is about 7 RMB. My SO decided we were not in a hurry and so we paid 4 RMB for the subway to go to the next stop. Probably walked as far as the subway took us, but she saved money. 

 

They open the doors at 8am and you can get a ticket for your place in line. The area for picking up the visa opens at 9am.

 

We arrived about 8:30am, got number 24 and we had our visa before 10am.

 

Due to the humidity and heat I convinced her that we should take a cab back.

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Lee - Thanks so much for the information. Good to know the visa is available for pickup early in the morning of the second day after the interview. My laopo will probably walk that one mile. If I were there, I am sure to walk it, and enjoy the scenery. Is the route crowded and safe for walking?

 

Fred