E-mail Packet 4

[Larry_and_Xinji 1]

Just a heads up. We received Packet 4 for the K1 visa as an e-mail directing us to the Consulate website for forms and information we would need. It says they will not mail a paper version.

Is that new?

[peter.chou 3]

Just a heads up. We received Packet 4 for the K1 visa as an e-mail directing us to the Consulate website for forms and information we would need. It says they will not mail a paper version.

Is that new?

We are the same day!, see you GuangZhou!

[Pitaya 2,577]

Just a heads up. We received Packet 4 for the K1 visa as an e-mail directing us to the Consulate website for forms and information we would need. It says they will not mail a paper version.

Is that new?

We received an email with the interview appointment and the link to the packet 4 forms.

Headed to GZ on Sunday, her interview is on Wednesday. Good luck at our July interview.

[Darnell 8,479]

i think is something new if EVERY K-1 gets this, but

usually for 'postal mailing problems' GUZ IV will resend the appointment letter via email, if asked via their email portal.

if this is, indeed, a change, then yay for GUZ IV! I never understood why they not shift to 'all email, all the time' but I hope all is done like that in the future.

[Pitaya 2,577]

i think is something new if EVERY K-1 gets this, but

usually for 'postal mailing problems' GUZ IV will resend the appointment letter via email, if asked via their email portal.

if this is, indeed, a change, then yay for GUZ IV! I never understood why they not shift to 'all email, all the time' but I hope all is done like that in the future.

AMEN!!!! The glacial pace of change by our government toward contemporary business practices, i.e., paperless processing, is indeed a welcome development. :thumbs:

[Pitaya 2,577]

Here is a redacted copy of the "Immigrant Visa Interview" email that we received from the GUZ consulate on 18 May 2012, for my fiancee and her son:

American Consulate General

#1 Shamian South Street

Guangzhou, China

510133

Visa Appointment

Date Time

********************

xx JUN 2012 xx:xx

Case Number: GUZxxxxxxxxxx

Name (P) : xxx, xxxxx

Preference Category: K1 - CHIN

Traveling Applicants:

(P) xxx, xxxxx (DOB)

© xxx, xxxxx (DOB)

Dear Applicant, Petitioner, or Agent of record:

This office is ready to begin final processing of the immigrant visa applicant(s) named above in this case. We have scheduled an appointment for a visa interview in the Immigrant Visa section on the date printed above. This letter must be presented upon the applicants’ arrival at this office on the appointment date. Please note that the Consulate is now using electronic invitation letters for certain categories of applicants. Applicants will not receive a separate Packet 4 by mail.

Please have the applicants named above print this letter and bring it to their appointment with the panel physician and to their interview. Failure to bring this letter to either appointment could result in the applicant being turned away, which will cause significant delay to the processing of this visa application.

Please use the following link to access the necessary forms for cases named below: http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/forms_and_packets.htm. Please download and review all the forms for this case’s visa category. Fiancé(e) visa applicants should download K-1/K-2 Appointment Packet (“Packet 4”); K3/K4 visa applicants should download K-3/K-4 Appointment Packet (“Packet 4”); all other visa applicants should download IV Appointment Packet (“Packet 4”). EB5 (C5, I5, T5, R5) applicants should also bring proof that their investment funds have been transferred to an escrow account or made available to the U.S. investment project.

Please do not reply to this email. Any replies sent will not be received. To send an inquiry to the Immigrant Visa Unit, please use the following web site: http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/immigrant-visa-unit-question.html.'>http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/immigrant-visa-unit-question.html. When communicating with this office, please provide your name and case number exactly as shown in this letter.

Sincerely,

Chief, Immigrant Visa Branch

Please note that you will not receive any appointment notice by mail as this email serves as the formal appointment notice for your immigrant visa interview. The Chinese translation for this appointment letter is as follows:

亲爱的移民申请人,美国申请人,或指定代理人：

本馆即将开始对你的移民签证申请进行最终的处理。我们已经安排你在指定的日期（具体日期请参阅上文的英文约见通知）前来领事馆移民部进行签证面谈。请务必打印此约见通知并在指定日期当天来到领事馆面谈时出示该约见通知。请注意：领事馆现在已经采用电子邮件的方式发送签证面谈的约见通知给某些签证类别的申情人。 这些申请人将不再另外收到邮寄的约见通知。

请上述列明的签证申请人在前往领事馆指定的地点进行体检前请务必打印好约见通知并在体检时向医生出示此通知。同时，申请人也必须在签证面谈之前将约见通知打印好并且在到达领事馆进行签证面谈时向领馆工作人员出示约见通知。如果你不能在体检或者正式面谈前出示约见通知， 你将无法进行体检或面谈，而这也会在很大程度上延误你的移民签证申请的处理。

请从本馆的网站下载与你的签证类别相关的详细签证面谈指引及表格。网址为：http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/forms_and_packets.htm. 注意：未婚夫妻类别的签证申请人必须下载K-1/K-2 Appointment Packet (即K1/K2签证面谈约见说明); K3/K4类别的签证申请人必须下载K-3/K-4 Appointment Packet (即K3/K4签证面谈约见说明) ; 所有其他类别的签证申请人必须下载IV Appointment Packet (即移民签证面谈约见说明)。你务必仔细阅读所有的相关信息并严格按照指引准备你的签证面谈。另外，投资类别的移民签证申请人(C5, I5, T5, R5)应在签证面谈时提交相关材料以证明其投资的款项已经转入一个代管账户或者已经可以为其投资项目所用。

请勿直接回复此电邮，因为我们无法收到任何对此电邮的回复。如果你有任何关于移民申请的问题， 请使用本馆网站上的咨询表格与我们联系， 网址为：http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/immigrant-visa-unit-question.html 在进行咨询时请提供你正确的名字及档案号码。

此致，

美国驻广州总领事馆移民部

HTH, YMMV

Edited June 8, 2012 by A&B

[Big Baby 11]

We received the packet 4 in the mail in February, so this is a recent change. It took a couple of weeks to arrive in the mail, so at first we thought we'd missed it and contacted the Embassy. They directed us to do the same thing: download the forms. I had previously downloaded the forms from their website and mailed them to my fiancee; I also e-mailed her the documents. But her lawyer told her that she had to wait for the forms to arrive in the mail. Imagine coming between a Chinese lady and the advice of her doctor or lawyer. I just smiled and waited for the forms to arrive in the mail...

Edited June 8, 2012 by Big Baby

[bigdog 376]

A & B are on their way, worked for them.