How long it takes from NVC to Guangzhou Consulate?

[xiuyin 0]

NVC sent my petition to Guangzhou Consulate in China on 8/10. It's been more than a month ever since. When I asked NVC, they told me it is sent to the consulate and all inquiries should be made to the consulate. However the consulate keeps telling me they don't have my petition. I feel helpless at this point. I don't know where my petition is now. Is it lost? How long it usually takes for the Guangzhou Consulate to receive it after NVC sent it? Any advice will be appreciated.

I tried to track DHL packages sent on 8/10 from NVC to Guangzhou China. All but two have been delivered in the second week. The remaining two have been "at Gateway" in China since 8/21. I'm not sure if mine is one of the two. I called DHL and was told that they are waiting for the receipient's diplomatic paper to pass through chinese custom. What does this mean? Why all but two have long passed the custom?

[Mew 0]

According to this: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list...;op4=1&op5= - it can take more than a month. Augh.

[YuAndDan 153]

IF you check the FAQ on Guangzhou site they state 4 months. I think that means they have a for month back log in their mail room.

http://guangzhou.usconsulate.gov/iv_faq.html

I used the stats here on this site to give me an approximate estimate of when an interview could be expected, and came up with 196 days from NOA2 to interview.

I would look at the stats here for NOA2 to Packet 3, Packet 4 and Interview. Use the advance K1 time line view, and filter for China.

Edited September 13, 2006 by YuAndDan

[YuAndDan 153]

One other thing your Timeline shows NVC received 5/11, and sent 8/10. 3 months at NVC? Wow I hope ours dose not take that long at NVC.

Can you update your time line? I have been trying to get a grip about when NVC will be sending our petition to Guangzhou. And if the timelines are updated it helps.

[xiuyin 0]

One other thing your Timeline shows NVC received 5/11, and sent 8/10. 3 months at NVC? Wow I hope ours dose not take that long at NVC.

Can you update your time line? I have been trying to get a grip about when NVC will be sending our petition to Guangzhou. And if the timelines are updated it helps.

I got caught up by IMBRA and case was sent back to VSC. The general timeline does not apply any more. I embedded my timeline in the signature.

"4 months" mentioned at Guangzhou consulate's website is a plain standard answer. It is universally applicable and does not offer much valuable information. It coincides with the validity period of NOA2.

What i'm worried about is some stupid human mistakes either sending my package down to a wrong and unknown place, or holding it up somewhere unattended forever, or ...

According to this: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list...;op4=1&op5= - it can take more than a month. Augh.

It took 3 months in one of the two recorded instances to go from NVC to Guangzhou consulate. Do you believe it? There must have been something going on otherwise who would believe it take 3 months for a straight forward DHL process to complete!

[desotoman 0]

check out my timeline. up until a few days before she received her packet, the embassy at guangzhou told me they hadn't received it. it really will just show up at the door one day. it took like two months for our application to go from the NVC to Guangzhou. but, it took 3 months to go from the CSC to the NVC. it will be there soon. don't worry

i don't know if it will do any good, but you can go here

http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzhou/iv/email.html

and send in an inquiry, but like i said, the package just showed up a few days later.

zhu ni hao yun

[xiuyin 0]

check out my timeline. up until a few days before she received her packet, the embassy at guangzhou told me they hadn't received it. it really will just show up at the door one day. it took like two months for our application to go from the NVC to Guangzhou. but, it took 3 months to go from the CSC to the NVC. it will be there soon. don't worry

i don't know if it will do any good, but you can go here

http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzhou/iv/email.html

and send in an inquiry, but like i said, the package just showed up a few days later.

zhu ni hao yun

Did you call the consulate or sent in email inquiry when you were told that the consulate hadn't received it? I sent in email inquiries last week and the week before, and were told they didn't have it. Isn't it wierd that she got p3 while the consulate said they don't have it? I'll call the consulate in a few days to find it out. Good luck to you.

[heathius 0]

There has been a lot of talk about case files being held in China customs for lengthy periods of time. I'm sure that this doesn't happen for most cases, but a few will probably get caught up in it. NVC doesn't use diplomatic mail, so case files are suspect to customs holds.

Having lived in China for a while, I personally think that China customs does this on occasion just to rattle the chains of the US government. But that's beside the point, and ultimately it is something we can't control.

We received our NVC letter on 9/16, so keep checking our timeline to see if it goes through quickly.

[xiuyin 0]

There has been a lot of talk about case files being held in China customs for lengthy periods of time. I'm sure that this doesn't happen for most cases, but a few will probably get caught up in it. NVC doesn't use diplomatic mail, so case files are suspect to customs holds.

Having lived in China for a while, I personally think that China customs does this on occasion just to rattle the chains of the US government. But that's beside the point, and ultimately it is something we can't control.

We received our NVC letter on 9/16, so keep checking our timeline to see if it goes through quickly.

Please keep us posted when the consulate receives yours. Good luck to you, and to every one.

[Yodrak 7]

xiuyin,

It can take a long time for these things to get through Chinese customs and get to the consulate, more than a month is not unusual.

Check out the forums at <candleforlove.com> for reportedly good information about Guangzhau.

Yodrak

NVC sent my petition to Guangzhou Consulate in China on 8/10. It's been more than a month ever since. When I asked NVC, they told me it is sent to the consulate and all inquiries should be made to the consulate. However the consulate keeps telling me they don't have my petition. I feel helpless at this point. I don't know where my petition is now. Is it lost? How long it usually takes for the Guangzhou Consulate to receive it after NVC sent it? Any advice will be appreciated.

I tried to track DHL packages sent on 8/10 from NVC to Guangzhou China. All but two have been delivered in the second week. The remaining two have been "at Gateway" in China since 8/21. I'm not sure if mine is one of the two. I called DHL and was told that they are waiting for the receipient's diplomatic paper to pass through chinese custom. What does this mean? Why all but two have long passed the custom?