To go or not to go to the interview .

[Dieseltu 19]

I was planning on not going to the Ghangzhou interview. For my fiancée. Many people told me to go. Is there risk by not going?

[Pitaya 2,577]

I was planning on not going to the Ghangzhou interview. For my fiancée. Many people told me to go. Is there risk by not going?

Ah yes, an often asked question, you will receive all manner of responses.

I went to Guangzhou for the interview, to provide moral support for my then-fiancee. It was July and the weather was typical Guangzhou, hot, humid and unpleasant. I was aware that GUZ consulate policy was to exclude the USC. I recalled that the GUZ consulate is a tough one, necessitating front-loading of the initial petition, due to a high-fraud scrutiny. We stayed in the hotel around the corner from the consulate entrance, in the same building as the consulate. I prepared an Evolution of Relationship (EOR) letter, folded it lengthwise and placed it into my passport. My wife then put it on top of her pile of evidence, when the IO asked for her supplemental information, the IO noticed my passport. glanced at the letter, and acknowledged my presence in the area.

I don't know if it made any difference in the outcome of the interview. However, I was able to try to calm my nervous then-finance, and enjoy an expensive cup of coffee in Guangzhou. But I can't help but think that it helped demonstrate to the IO that we had a genuine and ongoing relationship. My wife and stepson had to travel ~ 2,000 km from their home in northern China for the interview and physical. I figured that the least I could do was to travel the ~12,000 km to be with them in Guangzhou at this momentous event.

BTW, I could have sworn that I saw Darnell early one morning in the nice park across the street from the consulate. doing his exercises.

The whole visit is now but another memory woven into the fabric of our visa journey and our relationship. Go if you can.

YMMV, Good luck.

[Darnell 8,478]

are you in China ? If so, give her yer passport and EOR, let her hand that over in the first 20 seconds of the interview.

[Dieseltu 19]

Ok, Thanks. I mailed the EOR. . And copy of my passport. And the rest of the papers. I'd like to be there. but no time off from work.

[Pitaya 2,577]

Ok, Thanks. I mailed the EOR. . And copy of my passport. And the rest of the papers. I'd like to be there. but no time off from work.

Good luck.