Packet 3 sent but no response from Guanzhou

[jeannie689 0]

Sent Packet 3 back to Guanzhou 3 weeks ago but no response - is this normal? When do I pay the fee?

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from K1 Process to China Regional Forum~

~Inquiry is consulate-specific~

[nycgtr 1]

You need to email them. I just went thru this and from my fiancee's k1 group. Getting the p4 is literally within days right now. Make sure they got it and my woman paid the fee the moment the p3 was sent back.

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Sent Packet 3 back to Guanzhou 3 weeks ago but no response - is this normal? When do I pay the fee?

You won't receive a response on receipt of P3. Paying the fee is not a standard part of the P3 process, but you are more than welcome to pay the fee on the http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ website ahead of time, however it is typically paid after you receive P4 and are prepared to schedule your interview.

Standard processing time of P3 to P4 is just 1 week. Are you sure you have not yet received your P4 email yet?

They email it to both the Petitioner and the Beneficiary. You should be looking for an email

from Guangzhou, IVAppointment (GuangzhouIVAppoint@state.gov).

If you never provided an email address for yourself or the beneficiary on any of the forms you filled out during the entire K-1 process, you will need to contact the embassy and ask about your P4. You can also check on the current status of your visa application here https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

If no email was provided they are likely sending P4 via EMS, and just like with your P3, you can expect it to arrive within a month or so. However email is the normal processing way.

It's also worth noting that the email about P4 isn't P4, it's just letting you know you are ready to start P4 with instructions on where to find the document online.

After you check the status of your case and/or contact the embassy, and you get confirmation that they truly did receive your P3, you are safe to start preparing P4.

Here is the P4 document for China that the beneficiary will need to prepare.

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/cn/K1%20Visa%20Instructions%20Mar.%202016.pdf

The only part of P4 prepared by the Petitioner is Tax Transcripts, and the I-134

Edited July 8, 2016 by Chris and ZhiJia