I-129F Form question - American embassy - Beijing or Guangzhou?

[allenw 0]

Hi all,

I'm trying to fill out I-129F for my K1 application for my fiancee. She's in Beijing, China. I'm not sure how to fill out the #20 section on I-129F as below

20. Your fiancé(e) will apply for a visa abroad at the American embassy or consulate at:

Should I fill in Beijing, China or GuangZhou, China? I heard only GuangZhou embassy handles K1 interviews. I really hope she can apply in Beijing to save the long travel..

Could somebody help us out? Thanks a bunch!

Allen

[payxibka 10,045]

guangzhou only ... you heard right

you can fill in beijing but it will go to guangzhou

Edited August 26, 2008 by fwaguy

[allenw 0]

guangzhou only ... you heard right

you can fill in beijing but it will go to guangzhou

Thanks for the quick reply! So all the packages will be mailed from/to GuangZhou consulate?

[payxibka 10,045]

guangzhou only ... you heard right

you can fill in beijing but it will go to guangzhou

Thanks for the quick reply! So all the packages will be mailed from/to GuangZhou consulate?

since it is the consulate has jurisdiction, they control all in that regard

[Larry_and_Xinji 1]

We filled in Beijing and just got NOA2. Anyone know what will happen? Will the USA automatically send to Guangzhou, or must it go to Beijing then to Guangzhou? My fiance is in Beijing.

Will she have to go to Guangzhou to schedule the interview and for the interview itself?

[Pitaya 2,577]

We filled in Beijing and just got NOA2. Anyone know what will happen? Will the USA automatically send to Guangzhou, or must it go to Beijing then to Guangzhou? My fiance is in Beijing.

Will she have to go to Guangzhou to schedule the interview and for the interview itself?

Welcome to the forum.

Which visa are you applying for? Are you doing DCF? Have you asked this question where you filed your initial petition?

Generally all "immigrant visas" for the PRC are processed at the Guangzhou consulate, per info from Beijing Field Office-USCIS. Most folks have to "cruise" down to Guangzhou. It can be a haul, for example, my fiancee lives in Liaoning province, north of Beijing, she will have to travel > 2000km one way for her interview.....

There is no need to multiple post in old threads...... start a new thread.

Welcome to the forum.

Edited May 5, 2012 by A&B

[Robby999 1,024]

We filled in Beijing and just got NOA2. Anyone know what will happen? Will the USA automatically send to Guangzhou, or must it go to Beijing then to Guangzhou? My fiance is in Beijing.

Will she have to go to Guangzhou to schedule the interview and for the interview itself?

IV K1/K2

Step 1

A U.S. citizen files the I-129F petition with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office that covers your permanent place of residence. Note: I-129F petitions CANNOT be filed overseas.

Step 2

The approved I-129F will be forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC) and then to U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou. Note that visa petitions typically take 3-4 months to arrive at the Consulate after being sent by NVC; this is largely due to unavoidable delays in Chinese customs resulting from a bilateral treaty with China limiting the movement of official documents into the country.

Step 3

When the Guangzhou Consulate receives the approved petition, it will send your fiancé/e beneficiary an instruction packet (known as Packet 3).

Note: If there is any change in your fiancé/e's address, please inform NVC (or the Consulate, if NVC has already sent the case on) immediately to ensure that you do not miss out on receiving important information.

Step 4

Upon receiving the completed Packet 3 forms, the Consulate will schedule an interview for the beneficiary. Interviews are typically scheduled for a date within 2 to 4 months of receipt of the forms.

NVC Pilot Program

The National Visa Center (NVC) has started a new pilot program of electronically processing visa petitions. Under this program all documents related to your case will be sent to Guangzhou electronically, rather than by mail. This should greatly improve the speed and efficiency of visa processing by avoiding delays due to postal service delivery.

Electronic processing is available only for immigrant visa applications processed at the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, China and is currently available for the following visa categories: IR-1, IR-2, CR-1, CR-2, IR-5, F1, F2A, F2B, F3 and F4.

Please Note: The NVC electronic processing project for K visa (fiancée/spouse non-immigrant visa), has different procedures. For these cases, although the petitions are loaded electronically, the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou still contacts visa beneficiaries to provide more documents prior to interview scheduling.

If you are a K visa applicant and you have opted in for electronic processing, you will still have to wait for paper Instructions via mail from the Consulate.

For more information, please go to the Guangzhou Electronic Processing webpage.