Have to vent

[Darryl2277 1]

Hi All,

Sorry just have to vent a little. I sent an email to the GZ consulate on 11/11, checking on the status of our appointment (interview), as we had sent the Packet-3 in on 10/17, and had not heard anything. I will be traveling to China on Business in December, so I was hoping for us to return together, and wanted to find if that would be possible. Anyway, you can see the response I received below. My fiancee never received an EMS by mail, or a email stating it had been sent, etc. Has this ever happened to anyone here before? This is crazy, anyway, thanks for letting me vent! I have already responded to check our options, but with the holidays upon us, I'm sure this will drag on longer. We have already waited so long!!! Thanks.

Thank you for your inquiry.

The applicant had an interview scheduled on November 9, 2011 at 12:30 pm. but failed to appear at the Consulate. If her address has changed, please provide us with the new mailing address in Chinese characters, postal code and contact phone number. We will reschedule the interview in the following two months after receiving this information.

Sincerely,

Immigrant Visa Unit

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou

1 Shamian South Street

Guangzhou, Guangdong 510133

PRC

[beejay 125]

Argghh. That would make me so angry! It sounds like you were able to keep your frustrations from getting in the way of solving the problem. Yay rationality and maturity. They can sometimes leave you during this process. Good for you and good luck to your SO at the interview.

[Operator 1,927]

Hi All,

Sorry just have to vent a little. I sent an email to the GZ consulate on 11/11, checking on the status of our appointment (interview), as we had sent the Packet-3 in on 10/17, and had not heard anything. I will be traveling to China on Business in December, so I was hoping for us to return together, and wanted to find if that would be possible. Anyway, you can see the response I received below. My fiancee never received an EMS by mail, or a email stating it had been sent, etc. Has this ever happened to anyone here before? This is crazy, anyway, thanks for letting me vent! I have already responded to check our options, but with the holidays upon us, I'm sure this will drag on longer. We have already waited so long!!! Thanks.

Thank you for your inquiry.

The applicant had an interview scheduled on November 9, 2011 at 12:30 pm. but failed to appear at the Consulate. If her address has changed, please provide us with the new mailing address in Chinese characters, postal code and contact phone number. We will reschedule the interview in the following two months after receiving this information.

Sincerely,

Immigrant Visa Unit

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou

1 Shamian South Street

Guangzhou, Guangdong 510133

PRC

Darryl2277,

We had a similar situation but my wife did move during the time our application was being processed. Not that it will help with the missed interview you are better off calling DOS directly to get information. That was the only way that I knew about our P3 being sent to the wrong address. I would call DOS and see if there is anything that can be done from their side. If nothing more they may be able to advise you on a course of action without having to wait for an email response from GUZ IV.

Best of luck to you both.

DOS-Department of State:

1-202-663-1225

Press 1 for the Main Menu

Press 4 for Foreigners Applying To Come To the US

Press 2 for Immigrant Visas

Press 3 for Family or Employer Based Visas

Press 2 for Fiance(e) visas

Press 0 for an Operator

[Darnell 8,479]

Alas, it has happened before.

DoS Hotline would have been best, to use, as you can get a Human on the phone, they see everything at the computer that GUZ IV uses.

Sorry for the pain, just get them the corrected address asap. (Note they mean within 2 months, not at 2 months) .

Good Luck !

[Darnell 8,479]

FWIW. this was covered on yer prior topic, at

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/332992-packet-3-guz/page__view__findpost__p__4950435

CALL DOS OFTEN .

[Darryl2277 1]

Thanks for the support! The problem is though, there has been no change of address, my fiancee filled out the EMS address form and sent back with packet 3, and also requested notification with email. Somehow, non of this worked. We have been patient through this process, and continue to be. I called DOS (Thanks for the heads up on this), and they said we are scheduled for a re-scheduled interview. They also suggested that I send an email requesting that my email is added to the notification, which I did. That was all they said they could do (BTW, the address they gave me matched the correct address perfectly). Hopefully I will hear something back via email reply from GUZ soon, and this will be resolved. Our case is a simple one, and we just hoped to be together for Christmas. Thanks again, D.

[Darnell 8,479]

I dunno, at this stage, I'd be emailing them every day, asking for a Consular Review to send out the appointment letter. The thing that bites, is that you can't add in attachments at the IV web portal, so getting the address 'right' via email is problem-atic.

[daryl&lada 8]

Sorry to hear something like that happened. I hope it gets resolved quickly.

[Darryl2277 1]

Hi All, I responded to the original mail, including the address (Same as original address), with the contact information, and explaining that we did not receive anything from them. And below is the response I received. I have now responded to this reply, with the Chinese characters, zip code, and contact phone. Hopefully this will resolve the matter. If not, I'll be sure to advise. One interesting note, my fiancee kept the "Tracking" number for the EMS form she filled out, and sent in with Packet-3, and it shows as never shipped, as she checked it every day. hmmmm. Tks. D.

Thank you for your inquiry.

Please provide us with your beneficiary's correct mailing address in Chinese characters with zip code and contact phone number. We will reschedule an interview for the case in the next two months after we receive this information.

Sincerely,

Immigrant Visa Unit

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou

1 Shamian South Street

Guangzhou, Guangdong 510133

PRC

[Darnell 8,479]

yup, so keep emailing them about this.

include the address in chinese characters each time, for about 10 days.

check the DoS Hotline everyday until you hear 'Appointment Date Set'

[sib 7]

I don't know about that consulate. Is it allowed to accompany your fiancee during the interview?

By letting them know when you are in China it might be possible to get the interview scheduled for that time?

It worked with the consulate in Germany, but as mentioned before all consulates are different and yours seems to be a more challenging one.

Wishing you luck!

Sib

[Darryl2277 1]

yup, so keep emailing them about this.

include the address in chinese characters each time, for about 10 days.

check the DoS Hotline everyday until you hear 'Appointment Date Set'

Not sure about this DOS Hotline, is this a separate number? Anyway, no response to my email with the Chinese Characters, etc. yesterday. The previous two emails netted a response the next day, so on we go with the wait. I will send another one today. Wish us luck, and thanks for your suggestions. Tks. D.

[Darnell 8,479]

How to be sure about this DoS Hotline?

click the girls next to my name, this will drop you to my profile.

Study the left panel.

Do remember - you get faster response with GUZ IV when you email them during their working hours.

DoS Hotline and GUZ IV share the same computer system - you really need to understand the current casefile status, given to you from a Human at the DoS Hotline.

[Darryl2277 1]

Update: we received our new interview date of 12/29. 45+ days lost, but that's ok, it's just good to know the date now. I called every day as advised, and got the news today. We wanted to spend Christmas together, but we are in for forever, so just have to wait a little longer. I just hope the packet 4 is received this time, but regardless, we have the forms, and will be there on the 29th. Thanks for your help, and will keep you advised. Ya'll are great.

[Operator 1,927]

Update: we received our new interview date of 12/29. 45+ days lost, but that's ok, it's just good to know the date now. I called every day as advised, and got the news today. We wanted to spend Christmas together, but we are in for forever, so just have to wait a little longer. I just hope the packet 4 is received this time, but regardless, we have the forms, and will be there on the 29th. Thanks for your help, and will keep you advised. Ya'll are great.

Great news! You can still be together for Chinese New Year.