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We have our P3 all ready to send to the consolate. It just occurred to us that the interview might coincide with some other important family matters. I thought about waiting to send the P3 in, but I don't think that's a good idea. Is it possible to postpone the interview after they have issued a date?

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Simply hold on sending the P-3, they will wait. They do understand a P3 hold, it is common to hold it in cases where having problems obtaining a document noted on the OF-169.

 

If were me I would delay sending this, and plan on an interview sometime 1 - 2 months after sending the P3 (DS-230, OF-169, passport bio-page copy, mailing label) back to them.

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After one year, they will close your file - anything less than that shouldn't make any difference.

 

Yes - by all means keep the P-3 until you're ready to schedule the interview - that's the best way to control the interview date.

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  • 5 years later...

It looks like we have to ask for postponement of my step son interview date that is scheduled on Nov 21 .

My wife just received the news from the pathology that small lump in her breast ( 1 cm ) is cancerous so she definitely will have to go for surgery.

 

Is a request for postponement for consulate interview allowed ?

 

Thanks for sharing your experience.

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We may ask my wife oldest son to go to the interview with my step son as an adult proxy . We can sign power of attorney .

The issue is where can we send the original document of birth certificate and marriage certificate that they can pick up before the interview . Mails in China is not very reliable unless they are addressed to big city and established business . We can not afford of losing the documents. Any suggestion ? Should they stay in China Hotel and have the document sent there ? Should re original document sent to the Guangzhou CONSULATE ? Thanks

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We may ask my wife oldest son to go to the interview with my step son as an adult proxy . We can sign power of attorney .

The issue is where can we send the original document of birth certificate and marriage certificate that they can pick up before the interview . Mails in China is not very reliable unless they are addressed to big city and established business . We can not afford of losing the documents. Any suggestion ? Should they stay in China Hotel and have the document sent there ? Should re original document sent to the Guangzhou CONSULATE ? Thanks

 

 

EMS is an International mailing consortium which includes both the U.S. and China. It provides U.S. door to Chinese door (or vice versa) tracking of packages. Use USPS' Priority Mail Express International or Priority Mail International.

 

Tracking is provided at the USPS web site. For more frequent updates while the package is in China, use the China EMS tracking at http://www.ems.com.cn/english.html.

 

Changing interview dates shouldn't be a problem, but I believe you have to first cancel the old date before you can select a new one at the ustraveldocas web site,

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Thanks . We will use the USPS express mail service .

 

Do you know realistically how long does it take for the mail to reach China ?

 

we will do our best not to change the interview date .

 

 

Be sure to include the Chinese character address and a phone number - the only part that NEEDS to be in English is "People's Republic of China". If you are not able to enter Chinese characters on the shipping label,tape a separate Chinese label to the package.

 

It should get there within a week or two.

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