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beijinger234   0

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Hi All,

Recently, I made the mistake of making an American Citizens Services appointment versus making a USCIS appointment to file my I-130. As you can imagine, I had to leave and try to make an appointment with USCIS via email/phone.

Does anyone have any idea how long this takes to get an appointment? I'm on a timeline here, as I need to return to the US within 2 weeks. The GuangZhou office said that I need to file in Beijing as this is the jurisdiction. It would be OK if I had to fly to GZ. Can you just show up there? I only see 2 1.5hr open window periods per week.

The second question is: when doing the I-130 filing, do you pay first at the ACS window or file the I-130, pay, and then provide the receipt? The site is not very clear.

Thanks!

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YuAndDan   153

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Yes to be more to the point when you visit the Embassy, it is not the USCIS office, it is the "DHS" office you will be visiting.

From what I have seen it can be a couple days, but keep in mind I have also seen the DHS office call you back into the Embassy for a initial interview before they send the petition down to Guangzhou.

For extensive information about the visa process in China I highly recommend visiting, joining, and asking questions here: http://candleforlove.com

One moderator at Candle for Love did just go through the DCF process through Beijing.

Looking through this forum you will find several topics on DCF: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showforum=1

OUR TIME LINE Please do a timeline it helps us all, thanks.

Is now a US Citizen immigration completed Jan 12, 2012.

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Look here: A Candle for Love and China Family Visa Forums for Chinese/American relationship,

Visa issues, and lots of info about the Guangzhou and Hong Kong consulate.

 
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