Interview follow up..

[hello123]

I think the original post was too old. I just thought it might be good to start over. Let me know if that is a problem.

 

Interview time 6th 10, 2008

 

First of all, I should mention that we did stay at Mr. Yangs at apt. # 1004. There are positives and negatives to this place. It is definitely a nice location for the interview but it could also use some repair and the air wasn¡¯t so great. If anyone is used to staying in basic Chinese hotels or hostels then you probably know what I mean. Overall, I would recommend it for the location and price but only if you don¡¯t stay too long. I think the air quality has a lot to do with GUZ and the hot/humid weather. I was in several small shops that seemed almost new but they had the same problem.

 

Now about interview day¡­

We arrived at the Consulate around 7:15 and decided to stay in line. There were about 40 people in line and we were at the end of it. Thanks to the information on CFL, I knew it did not change our time of the interview and I was not worried about it. Around 7:45, security started to check everyone¡¯s appointment letter and let people in. I walked my SO into the building and we went up the escalator to the 4th floor where we said goodbye. My SO again was checked by security and went to the 5th floor.

As far as I know, there was only 1 other foreigner there in my situation and ¡°Paul¡± invited me for coffee at the local Starbucks when walking out of the consulate. The caf¨¦ on 4th floor didn¡¯t seem to have much to offer so I decided to walk over and say hello. I think this turned out great for both of us as we managed to have a pretty good discussion for the next few hours while waiting for our SO¡¯s. It really helped to have another person in my situation to help pass the time and relax the nerves a bit. BTW, Paul¡¯s SO managed to end up with a PINK after about a 1 hour and 10 minute interview! Congratulations to both of you and thanks so much for the good company!

Around 12 noon I was wondering if my SO had finished and was a bit worried that she was not going to find me. She knew about the Starbucks but I thought I should go to the apt. just in case. Due to the CCP issue, I was mentally prepared for the blue slip and was ready for the waiver process.

I think I waited about 15 minutes when my SO knocked on the door. I let her in and she had a solemn face. It didn¡¯t look good so I let her in and asked her how it went. She said ¡°blue¡± and so I gave her a big hug and said ¡°That¡¯s ok we can work through this, what did they ask for at the interview?¡± My SO then started to rummage through all her paperwork and we sat down on the couch. The next paper that she pulled out had a bright ¡°PINK¡± color to it! I was in a bit of shock and said ¡°what? Is this a PINK?¡± She then had a HUGE SMILE on her face and said ¡°yeah, of course..¡± Like it was expected or something! Oh! She really had me good! We then hugged a lot did a lot of silly happy things. ¡°I can¡¯t believe it¡± I said. ¡°How did it go?¡± My SO then told me the details. Here is the translation of what my SO wrote:

 

First, there are Chinese staff who will open the physical exam package, and let you sign three papers.

They then ask a few questions

¡± have you ever been to hongkong or macau?¡±

¡° have you ever been abroad?¡±

¡° have you ever been to American?¡±

¡°Is there anybody ever apply the visa to American for you?¡±

(I was so nervious because I was a party member, so I decided to answer ¡°no¡± if they ask ¡°are you a party member?¡±)

However, his last question was:

¡°Have you even been a party member?¡±

To be honest, I answered ¡°YES¡± but then I quickly said ¡°that was long time ago, and I already quitted 2 years ago.¡±

The Chinese man hesitate and he asked:

¡± how long ago?¡±

¡° do you have any paper from the CCP can proof that you already quit?¡±

¡° No, I quit the CCP automatically. I stopped paying the fee after I left the college which is a long time ago now.¡±

Then he wrote something on the file and gave me a number, I went back to wait.

 

I think for a former party member, the most important part is with the Chinese staff. If you passed here, the next VO will probably not ask you about that again.

 

Here is the interview with the next VO:

 

 

Me: good morning!!

VO: hello!! Passport pls!!

Me: here is my passport, and here is my fianc¨¦¡¯s, do you need it?

Vo: sure£¬thank you.

Vo: how did you meet ¡°name¡±?

Me: we met in beijing , *******(explain how we met each other)

Vo: how did he propose to you ?

Me :(I was surprised about this question, but then answered it quickly)

Vo£ºcongratulations!! He is so nice! Can I have the tax paper pls?

Me: here is 2004 to 2007, and the W-2 is on top of each folder.

Vo: thank you.

 

Vo: how many times has he been to China?

Me : **

Vo: oh , really? What did he come to china for?

Me: the first time is for traveling, the rest is for me.

Vo: oh really? That is good!! (Kept on typing on the computer)

Me: yeah, I think it is good too, I am happy about that, he is so good to me.

Vo: do you have pics?

Me: sure. (hand in the big folder of the pictures)

Vo£ºcan you give me the I-134 pls?

Me: ok, thank you. (then she brows the pics really fast and then take out a pink paper)

VO:¡°congratulations !!You are approved! Now you can go to the post office counter, and you can set a time there to pick up the visa. ¡°

Me : THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!HAVE A NICE DAY!!

Vo£ºyou too!! Here is your pics and **¡¯s passport!!

Me: thank you so much!!

Then she put all the folders back the the backpack and say thank you again to the VO, go to the poster office counter to fill out the mail list.

 

 

After the interview it took about 3 days to receive the Visa from the post office. We managed to depart 2 days after that on the next available flight.

 

The one other thing I should mention is during the POE¡­. This agent was pretty good and seemed nice. We were moving right along but an ¡°a¡± number was missing in the sealed envelope. The agent tried to look around for it but mentioned ¡°the consulate may have made a mistake¡±. I quickly thought of all the extra copies of documents that I had brought with me. Finding a copy of the original P1 that was sent back, we were able to find the ¡°a¡± number that was missing. Thankfully, the agent was able to write in the ¡°a¡± number.

Finally, the great ¡°Welcome to America¡± sentence that we waited for!!

[Missingyou]

Your SO sure fooled with saying it was a blue... hahahaa....

Congratulations to both of you and wish you two a happy life together in US!! =)

[number1poophead]

Congrats on everything! I was wondering, what did you prepare for the CCP issue? I noticed that there was no evidence of your SO quitting. What CCP evidence did you have?

[SteveK]

Congratulations! Thanks for describing your interview in such detail. I'll read it to my fiancee on the phone tonight, so she will understand the process better.

 

[Jing Quan]

Congratulations!