P4 Question

[JD & Coconut 35]

I wanted to find out if anyone here had received a P4 after scheduling their interview first. In the P4 instruction sheet sent with the P3, it states not to schedule an interview until after the P4 arrives. I believe that most of us have been scheduling interviews before the P3 arrives or is sent (ours being the later) but before the P4 arrives. Just wondering if this may be the hold up and the embassy will not send it due to an interview being scheduled prior to the P4 being sent out.

Or perhaps the embassy just is not working at all since the move as no one has received a P4 in all of my fiancee's QQ groups since the move.

[JustFred 0]

In our case p3 sent on 6/1 p4 received 6/18 via email. Not much in the email, just says that you may schedule an interview. Which is already been done in some cases. The one thing in the email that may be of interest is:

On the scheduled date and time, the applicant(s) should come to the Consulate with all required documents and a copy of this letter. Applicants who do not bring a copy of this letter may not be allowed into the consulate for their interview.

We need to find out from others if this document is checked at the Consulate? That I will not know until 8/12!

- Justfred

[Rob & Rachel 24]

In our case p3 sent on 6/1 p4 received 6/18 via email. Not much in the email, just says that you may schedule an interview. Which is already been done in some cases. The one thing in the email that may be of interest is:

On the scheduled date and time, the applicant(s) should come to the Consulate with all required documents and a copy of this letter. Applicants who do not bring a copy of this letter may not be allowed into the consulate for their interview.

We need to find out from others if this document is checked at the Consulate? That I will not know until 8/12!

- Justfred

I wonder how that's supposed to work with the medical interview. if the email doesn't say more than that, is that enough proof to get the medical?

[JD & Coconut 35]

I wonder how that's supposed to work with the medical interview. if the email doesn't say more than that, is that enough proof to get the medical?

I have been pondering this (probably illegal!):

Get someone to provide me with a Email sample then alter it to appear that it was sent to you (the beneficiary and/or the petitioner). Print your newly arrived P4 Email and take it to the embassy, when asked to present it, no problem.

This is rather easy to do, me being an Email administrator I can whip it up in less than a minute. Problem is if they check to verify that they sent it out; this would require some special work which I will not even discuss here.

[JustFred 0]

I wonder how that's supposed to work with the medical interview. if the email doesn't say more than that, is that enough proof to get the medical?

You are correct the P4 does say this:

All applicants, regardless of age, must complete a medical exam and vaccination(s) with one of our designated panel physicians. (Please refer to the detailed instructions in the instruction packet.) Applicants must bring a copy of this letter with them to their medical exam.

She had hers done in Fuzhou, I'll check to see if they ask for the letter and report back.

- Justfred

[Rob & Rachel 24]

This is Rachel, Rob is taking nap now

To whom is waiting the P4 and who is waiting the P3 and going to book the interview

I am in QQ group, I don't know JD's fiancee ID in qq group is what, but what I know is

Since May, the P4 is slow down, at least I know 2 they told me, they have been waited for 1 months.

someone who wait from May until June, and she just finished her interview at July....

There is at least 2 people I know they changed their interview date....and they still have no idea when the P4 will come

They sent P3 around 23 JUNE and 9 JULY, so we must be after them.....and they are still waiting

as the data I know, none of JULY P3 have got the P4, and I hear it would have some update this week, hope so.....

I am so worry about my P4 too, I don't want to book again because only OCT interview date open

so i suggest everybody who got p2 waiting for P3 don't expect they work fast in China side,and DON'T BOOK INTERVIEW UNTIL you know what the date you can have you P4, "One week" story is gone, now people doing one month, and P3 keep going to the consulate.....

[Jonathan L 0]

Has anyone who sent P3 in July recieved P4? My fiancee sent P3 July 10 and still waiting for P4. She already scheduled her interview for next week (Aug 14), should she cancel if she doesn't receive P4?

Thanks,

Jonathan

[Rob & Rachel 24]

Has anyone who sent P3 in July recieved P4? My fiancee sent P3 July 10 and still waiting for P4. She already scheduled her interview for next week (Aug 14), should she cancel if she doesn't receive P4?

Thanks,

Jonathan

She may need to. even before the closure it was taking 3-4 weeks to get a P4, and then add a couple of weeks delay from the closure, and it may be a while.

My Fiancee's QQ group there are people that got their P3 in at the end of June that still haven't gotten the P4.

[LianLi 1]

The "P4" is just an e-mail. That's all we used. We got the e-mail 6 days after sending in "P3". You can't schedule the interview in till you have that e-mail.

[JD & Coconut 35]

The "P4" is just an e-mail. That's all we used. We got the e-mail 6 days after sending in "P3". You can't schedule the interview in till you have that e-mail.

I believe all of us have already scheduled the interview, no one waited for the P4. Not sure how many girls that is but possibly 20 in my fiancee's QQ group.

Our P3 was accepted by the embassy on July 12th.

[LianLi 1]

I believe all of us have already scheduled the interview, no one waited for the P4. Not sure how many girls that is but possibly 20 in my fiancee's QQ group.

Our P3 was accepted by the embassy on July 12th.

So you never got that e-mail?

This e-mail is the new version of the "P4".

Edited August 8, 2013 by LianLi

[JD & Coconut 35]

So you never got that e-mail?

This e-mail is the new version of the "P4".

Nope, some people have been waiting for it longer than us.

[JD & Coconut 35]

This is Rachel, Rob is taking nap now

To whom is waiting the P4 and who is waiting the P3 and going to book the interview

I am in QQ group, I don't know JD's fiancee ID in qq group is what, but what I know is

Since May, the P4 is slow down, at least I know 2 they told me, they have been waited for 1 months.

someone who wait from May until June, and she just finished her interview at July....

There is at least 2 people I know they changed their interview date....and they still have no idea when the P4 will come

They sent P3 around 23 JUNE and 9 JULY, so we must be after them.....and they are still waiting

as the data I know, none of JULY P3 have got the P4, and I hear it would have some update this week, hope so.....

I am so worry about my P4 too, I don't want to book again because only OCT interview date open

so i suggest everybody who got p2 waiting for P3 don't expect they work fast in China side,and DON'T BOOK INTERVIEW UNTIL you know what the date you can have you P4, "One week" story is gone, now people doing one month, and P3 keep going to the consulate.....

My fiancee's name in QQ chat is yingying莹莹

[Rob & Rachel 24]

My fiancee's name in QQ chat is yingying莹莹

OK, i know who she is. She talked in group today, because there are more 4 women jump out freak out no P4 for one month. yingying said she sent 12th July, i told her, doesn't matter, I saw the bank email, stuffs be told , don't accept any package since 11th....I have been exactly go through what she did. i told her, her case maybe like mine, waiting for consulate open and be sent back bank.

then she IM me, and i complete know what your case details....I kind of worry about yours, because she mail herself, she have to call or email(email may not works because that would take 2 weeks get responds) to make sure they received P3 and under AP or not

for information I know, there is 10 people waiting for P4, there are all booked around Aug. two have changed to Sep, there is 2 have to make decision this week, and next week is for another woman deadline if she still haven't got P4, she have to change her interview date. And then me......and there is 2 women I know...there are waiting for P3 for 27 days, and their interview day is around 10th and 12th of Sep, I am sure they need to re-book too...

so yes, everything is mess up......

This updates info is for my darling Rob too...

[JD & Coconut 35]

OK, i know who she is. She talked in group today, because there are more 4 women jump out freak out no P4 for one month. yingying said she sent 12th July, i told her, doesn't matter, I saw the bank email, stuffs be told , don't accept any package since 11th....I have been exactly go through what she did. i told her, her case maybe like mine, waiting for consulate open and be sent back bank.

then she IM me, and i complete know what your case details....I kind of worry about yours, because she mail herself, she have to call or email(email may not works because that would take 2 weeks get responds) to make sure they received P3 and under AP or not

for information I know, there is 10 people waiting for P4, there are all booked around Aug. two have changed to Sep, there is 2 have to make decision this week, and next week is for another woman deadline if she still haven't got P4, she have to change her interview date. And then me......and there is 2 women I know...there are waiting for P3 for 27 days, and their interview day is around 10th and 12th of Sep, I am sure they need to re-book too...

so yes, everything is mess up......

This updates info is for my darling Rob too...

Hi Rachel,

Coco is asking what your name is in QQ?

I confirmed that they received the P3 in several ways; tracking info, contacted embassy, contacted consulate and called DoS and all of them confirmed that they received our P3. We have been showing as AP in the system since the embassy received our package from NVC, I was assuming this was normal, yours does not show this when you check the status (https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?)?

I am going to try contacting them again, still hoping we do not have to cancel our appointment just because they have not sent us an Email. This entire process is completely ridiculous.

Edited August 9, 2013 by JD & Coconut