EXACT mailing address for GUZ when returning P3?

[SirLancelot]

Hi. We'd like to return our pre filled out P3 forms before the actual P3 arrives--to shave off a week of time.

 

What is the EXACT mailing address to use when returning P3 forms?

 

 

IV Section

US Consulate General

1 Shamian South Street

Guangzhou, P.R.C.

 

or

 

NIV Section

US Consulate General

1 Shamian South Street

Guangzhou, P.R.C.

 

or something else?

 

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Edited December 17, 2006 by SirLancelot (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Here you go

[Guest Duke]

Hi. We'd like to return our pre filled out P3 forms before the actual P3 arrives--to shave off a week of time.

 

What is the EXACT mailing address to use when returning P3 forms?

 

 

IV Section

US Consulate General

1 Shamian South Street

Guangzhou, P.R.C.

 

or

 

NIV Section

US Consulate General

1 Shamian South Street

Guangzhou, P.R.C.

 

or something else?

 

Thanks in advance for your reply.

 

I have no comment on whether that is a good idea but the address on my wife's K Instruction Packet says...

 

U.S. Consulate General, Guangzhou

No. 1 South Shamian Street,

Guangzhou, China 510133

Edited December 17, 2006 by Duke (see edit history)

[SirLancelot]

Here you go

 

Doh! I have that form and I didn't see the IV part of the address. Doh!

 

Thanks Randy and Duke.

[dnoblett]

Here you go

 

Doh! I have that form and I didn't see the IV part of the address. Doh!

 

Thanks Randy and Duke.

Keep in mind the Immigrant Visa section of the consulate handles K visas, that is why it gets sent to IV section.

[SirLancelot]

 

I have no comment on whether that is a good idea

 

Yep, I'm taking a risk. But I think it'll go through alright, but obviously I won't assure others that it'll 100% work. I guess we'll be the guinea pig test case. I'll be sure to let others know if it worked or not.

 

If it doesn't work, we can always just send the original P3 forms that we will receive in a few days back to GUZ at a later date. No big loss--and really the gain isn't that big either but I'd like to see if it works or not. Hell, I even wanted to try faxing to GUZ but the SO wouldn't go for that idea. Other posts around the world accept FAXING back P3 to them, so I figured why not GUZ?

Edited December 18, 2006 by SirLancelot (see edit history)

[Stephen]

I did the same thing and it didn't work. They did not enter the P3 as received until we sent the forms that came from GUZ. Good Luck

 

 

I have no comment on whether that is a good idea

 

Yep, I'm taking a risk. But I think it'll go through alright, but obviously I won't assure others that it'll 100% work. I guess we'll be the guinea pig test case. I'll be sure to let others know if it worked or not.

 

If it doesn't work, we can always just send the original P3 forms that we will receive in a few days back to GUZ at a later date. No big loss--and really the gain isn't that big either but I'd like to see if it works or not. Hell, I even wanted to try faxing to GUZ but the SO wouldn't go for that idea. Other posts around the world accept FAXING back P3 to them, so I figured why not GUZ?

[SirLancelot]

I did the same thing and it didn't work. They did not enter the P3 as received until we sent the forms that came from GUZ. Good Luck

 

Stephen, thanks for the heads-up. If I may ask, what was different from the two packages you sent in? Was there some form or pre-addressed envelope in the actual P3 package that was sent from GUZ that you used the second time which allowed it to be accepted? I guess I'm just curious if you actually sent in everything in the original P3 return submission. Was the ONLY difference between your two submissions that of the actual forms? i.e. GUZ insisted that you fill out their original forms, that they wouldn't accept home printed forms downloaded from the internet? Or did you perhaps forget to include the P3 Supplemental Cover Sheet? Could that have been why they didn't accept it?

 

Thanks for any info you may shed on this.

[Stephen]

SL, I really didn't ask my wife if the P3 came with a return envelope or if the forms where the same. She didn't receive the first P3 so I told her to mail in the forms that I sent. GUZ never entered it as received. About 3 weeks later she received the P3 from GUZ, mailed it back the next day, and about a week later DOS showed P3 received. It's kind of funny... she didn't receive either the P3 or P4 the first time. Yet she did receive the Agent of Choice forms from N.H. in 12 days using the same exact address on the original I129 and I130 forms... Very strange

 

I did the same thing and it didn't work. They did not enter the P3 as received until we sent the forms that came from GUZ. Good Luck

 

Stephen, thanks for the heads-up. If I may ask, what was different from the two packages you sent in? Was there some form or pre-addressed envelope in the actual P3 package that was sent from GUZ that you used the second time which allowed it to be accepted? I guess I'm just curious if you actually sent in everything in the original P3 return submission. Was the ONLY difference between your two submissions that of the actual forms? i.e. GUZ insisted that you fill out their original forms, that they wouldn't accept home printed forms downloaded from the internet? Or did you perhaps forget to include the P3 Supplemental Cover Sheet? Could that have been why they didn't accept it?

 

Thanks for any info you may shed on this.

[SirLancelot]

SL, I really didn't ask my wife if the P3 came with a return envelope or if the forms where the same. She didn't receive the first P3 so I told her to mail in the forms that I sent. GUZ never entered it as received. About 3 weeks later she received the P3 from GUZ, mailed it back the next day, and about a week later DOS showed P3 received. It's kind of funny... she didn't receive either the P3 or P4 the first time. Yet she did receive the Agent of Choice forms from N.H. in 12 days using the same exact address on the original I129 and I130 forms... Very strange

 

 

 

Ok, thanks for your input Stephen. I appreciate it.

[Stephen]

I'll be seeing her in 2 days... I'll let you know

 

SL, I really didn't ask my wife if the P3 came with a return envelope or if the forms where the same. She didn't receive the first P3 so I told her to mail in the forms that I sent. GUZ never entered it as received. About 3 weeks later she received the P3 from GUZ, mailed it back the next day, and about a week later DOS showed P3 received. It's kind of funny... she didn't receive either the P3 or P4 the first time. Yet she did receive the Agent of Choice forms from N.H. in 12 days using the same exact address on the original I129 and I130 forms... Very strange

 

 

 

Ok, thanks for your input Stephen. I appreciate it.