Visa by Mail

[Josh]

Hello,

 

Does anyone know how long it typically take to receive the approved K1 visa by mail?

[dnoblett]

Here you can get a fair estimate of interview to visa received, however it does not distinguish between pickup at the Tian he post office near consulate and delivery to home.

 

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=1&op1=h&op2=d&op3=1&op4=1&op5=5,6,8,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,22,25,26,27,28,108,110,111,208,210,211&op6=All&op7=China&dfile=No&adv=1 (Roll right, is sorted by received date)

[Ryan H]

My wife received her passport with visa inside back one week after her interview.

[Beachey]

I would use 10 consulate business days as an estimate but even then I would be booking changeable plane tickets.

[Josh]

Thank you all. I am going back on vacation this week so there is no rush. She will need to give work notice, etc.. So there is no hurry.

 

Thanks again,

[Lee VD]

Beware a rare post-pink slip mini-AP process.... We had an unexplainable 20 day delay between when she got the pink slip and when the visa was received by mail in Shanghai. It was held up in processing at the consulate.