Which consulate for interview?

[kerry_and 3]

Hi guys,

Here is the current situation. My wife is a chinese national, and has lived in china for the last 26 years. last june, we got married, and she moved to hong kong with me (on a dependent visa). Her visa renewal will come up in June 2014 as it was a 1 year visa. There is a chance that her visa renewal might get denied, as we had been on vacation for a while this past year, which would mean that she would have to go back to china.

Currently, our I-130 was just received by NVC on March 5th. When it comes time for an interview, I am curious if I should select Guangzhou china (since she would be guaranteed to be able to go to that one), or go to Hong Kong. The problem with china is that she would have to put her parents address in Hunan, since she doesnt have an apartment in china anymore.

Do you guys have any tips as to what to do? Any help is greatly appreciated.

[En-oh-eh-to now 147]

Hi guys,

Here is the current situation. My wife is a chinese national, and has lived in china for the last 26 years. last june, we got married, and she moved to hong kong with me (on a dependent visa). Her visa renewal will come up in June 2014 as it was a 1 year visa. There is a chance that her visa renewal might get denied, as we had been on vacation for a while this past year, which would mean that she would have to go back to china.

Currently, our I-130 was just received by NVC on March 5th. When it comes time for an interview, I am curious if I should select Guangzhou china (since she would be guaranteed to be able to go to that one), or go to Hong Kong. The problem with china is that she would have to put her parents address in Hunan, since she doesnt have an apartment in china anymore.

Do you guys have any tips as to what to do? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Your case number will be determined by the beneficiary's current residence, which seems like Hong Kong. If she cannot interview in HK, you will need to get a new case number, which takes time. I'm in the process of doing just that, but I'm not even sure if the NVC has yet read my email from Feb. 21st. As such, I'm progressing under my current case number and I hope to at least send in my IV docs before they put a hold on my case. Beware: if they send it to the wrong embassy, you're looking at months-long delays.