Best way to check status of P3

[chinadave2001]

Hi all. We sent in our P3 six weeks ago. I want to try to find out two things:

1) Did they recieve and process it

2) Have they started the "name-check."

 

What is the best way to try to get this information? Call the GZ info line? E-mail? CA? Others? Thanks for any suggestions.

Dave

[Mick]

The only route for info I know of to check status of Packet 3 is e-mailing GZ. That's what I did anyway. Of course, that was a year ago and they were in the habit of responding fairly quickly back then. I really don't know about who to contact Stateside as I am in China and frequent calls to the States was not an option. Hopefully, as GZ clears out the backlog, their e-mail response time will improve, or at least return to what it used to be before this mess hit the fan.

[AZwolfman]

We waited over 3 months between p3 and p4. I realize that the BCIS seems to moving things a little more quickly for the recent petitioners, but I think it is probably too soon for you to to anything other thanStart your timeline chartand paitiently wait. The only thing to do right now is send an email to GuangzhouIV@state.gov

[Mick]

Our waiting time between P3 and P4 was about 10 weeks. Not sure how fast things are moving these days. B)

[chinadave2001]

My understanding is that now they are doing the background check before sending the P4. The turnaround time is about 4 months - I guess I am trying to avoid, if I can, the situation where I wait for four months only to be told as so many have, "Gee, we don't have any record of your p3! Please send it again...." Maybe there is nothing I can do at this point...

Dave

[Guest agl88]

I would recommed to call DOS to see if name check is submitted. If there is submission, GZ receives your file. That is my understanding.

 

Nowdays, it takes much longer from p3 to p4. I saw many people with Nov p3 are still waiting for p4. Maybe, GZ is very busy working on the white slips.