darren Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Hi, my first time to this forum. thans in advance for the help! 2 months ago, my fiancee returned the checklist to the Guangzhou consulate to indicate that she has all the documents required for interview ready. she has not heard back from the consulate yet. does anyone have an idea how long it typically takes from the time the checklist is returned to the time an appointment is scheduled? the Guangzhou consulate is like a little fortress that frustrates any attempt to get any insight on the status of the case. i called the paid answering service but all they could tell me are 2 things: wheather guangzhou has received my case and whether an appointment has been made. i also tried to email them using the funciton provided at the consulate website but it generated no response either. does anyone have any suggestion on an effective way of poking into the blackbox and get some idea of how my case is doing? Thanks a lot! Link to comment
ed and ying Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Welcome to CFL See this post for processing times times Link to comment
Feathers268 Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 First off darren, Welcome to CFL. You asked the $24 question, and I wish I could give you a resonable answer. A best guess would be you have another 3 to 4 months before the interview but then I have not made it that far either. Typically, information is very hard to get from them. I have usually gone the e-mail route and usually get a response back in 24 hours. What I do get won't be much and like most other steps am told basically I will be informed when something happens. In the mean time, sit back and relax.Good luck. Link to comment
Dan R Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Darren, Welcome to the Official Guangzhou Consulate Waiting Room. Just pull up a chair and go quietly crazy waiting (or not so quietly as with some of us). As Jim points out no one but the great GUZ knows when they will call for interview. About 5-6 months from the first contact GUZ has with your SO seems to be the current trend. By the way do you like goat stew (birria)? Link to comment
Guest Gene Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Welcome aboard Darren Link to comment
cosmiclobster Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Hi Darren Welcome to CFL!When you say she sent in the checklist - I hope she sent in the other 2 forms that went with it!!! You could be in for a long wait if she only sent in the checklist! Link to comment
darren Posted April 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 thanks for the replies. people here are nice! B) amy&steve, i only remember she also needs to send in the biographic data (form 230 part I) and sign at the end of the "applicant's statement" (169) and return it. are these the two forms you mentioned? and what's DOS? dan, i like lamb in general. but not sure what's the goat stew you meant. i'll probably like it too. Link to comment
Dan R Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Darren read the threads in the LL forum on sheep/goat. This is a serious issue and no fence straddling allowed. (pssstt don't tell anyone but I like both as well, even had both this weekend) Link to comment
Guest Gene Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 what's DOS? Department Of State Link to comment
david_dawei Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Welcome to CFL. Hopefully not more than 3 months for your P4 and another month or so for interview. Since your early on, you might think to stand in line but I recommend taking a seat while you can. Glad you joined. Link to comment
cosmiclobster Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Darren: She should of sent in the DS130, the OF169 (checklist) and the P3 supplemental.There is a link to all of these in the links and resources section of CFL.Hope you are OK! Link to comment
Mengxin Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 what's DOS? Department Of State Disk Operating System Could be any of these!!! Link to comment
hayuesen Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Darren read the threads in the LL forum on sheep/goat. This is a serious issue and no fence straddling allowed. (pssstt don't tell anyone but I like both as well, even had both this weekend)Dan, A yang is a yang is a yang Link to comment
darren Posted April 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 got this response from GUZ today, "Dear petitioner, Thank you for your inquiry. The subject mentioned case is about to bescheduled for a visa interview. Once we schedule the case, we will mail anappointment packet to the applicant. Due to the huge number of applicant, itmay take a few months to schedule. Best regards, Immigrant Visa Unit" it sounds everything is going ok, right? Link to comment
darren Posted April 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Darren: She should of sent in the DS130, the OF169 (checklist) and the P3 supplemental.There is a link to all of these in the links and resources section of CFL.Hope you are OK!230, not 130, right? Link to comment
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