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nycgtr   1

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My fiancee is going for her interview in the morning, and I am reading that cellphones can't go past the second check point and they can hold it for you. However, I am also reating that this isn't done anymore and to pay ppl outside who are pretty much there to hold ppls cells.

Anyone went thru this recently can fill in. I am unable to be at guz so I'd like to be able to communicate with her. Thanks

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tassiagomes   29

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Unfortunately any type of eletronic device is NOT allowed in the Embassy.

Either pay someone to keep the phone outside or wait for her to call you back. As much anxious we get to talk with our loved ones, there is no exception for that.

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My timeline:

I-129 sent: March 21, 2016 - SENT

NOA1: March 30, 2016 - RECEIVED

NOA2: June 14, 2016 - RECEIVED

NVC: July 15, 2016 - CASE NUMBER RECEIVED

MEDICAL: August 17, 2016 - DONE

INTERVIEW: August 23, 2016 - APPROVED!! :dancing:

POE: September 6, 2016 - IAH :D - final destination - CHICAGO O'HARE

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cypherdragon   3

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Congrats! Now comes the waiting for her passport to be returned :dancing:

Our Timeline (click the button!):


06/12/15 - Met online and started talking
09/25/15 - She came to the US on holidays, decided to spend a weekend to meet me in Texas.
10/02/15 - I must have done something right, since she came back the next weekend too! :whistle:
10/05/15 - Sadly, she had to return to China for work. We keep talking.
11/12/15 - I leave to visit her in Shanghai. A very beautiful city, if I do say so myself.

11/16/15 - My turn to leave for work. :(

12/10/15 - I-129F sent to USCIS lockbox.

12/16/15 - NOA1 email received.

12/21/15 - NOA1 hardcopy received.

01/21/16 - NOA2 email & text received. 36 days processing time!

01/25/16 - NOA2 hardcopy received.

02/03/16 - NVC received (date uncertain?)/GUZ # assigned

02/04/16 - Sent to Guangzhou embassy

02/07/16 - She's come to visit for CNY :dancing:

02/20/16 - Our holidays together are over *sigh*. Back to waiting...

03/11/16 - Packet 3 received.

03/13/16 - Packet 3 returned.

03/18/16 - Packet 4 received.

04/21/16 - Interview at GZ - Approved! :luv:

04/23/16 - I have to return to work...back to waiting for her visa to arrive.

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Chris and ZhiJia Community Regular

Chris and ZhiJia   146

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: China
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It's been answered, but I will just re-iterate what they are saying. When my SO had her interview in April I held her bag outside for her, because it was 100% not allowed. You need to look at it from their perspective, with the vastly increasing capabilities in technology, even a phone sitting idle in a security holding bin can pose a massive risk to the internal networking inside, or could be a bomb, or whatnot.

Further more here is the information from the Guangzhou website.

For customers visiting our office, please note that the following items are not permitted in the facility and may not be checked in with U.S. Consulate security guards:

  • Large handbags or backpacks
  • Mobile phones
  • Laptop computers
  • Other electronic devices

Click Below to View my timeline (spoiler added to reduce visible space consumption)

 

Timeline to date:

11/11/14 - Met online through eHarmony
11/12/14 - Started communication through email (1-2 emails daily)
12/20/14 - Communicating through Phone Calls and Video Calls
07/04/15 - First Trip to China to visit her (spent time at her home, her hometown, and Beijing), Met the whole family.
07/18/15 - Sadly I had to return back to the US
10/01/15 - I am returning back to China to be with her again
10/11/15 - She will accompany me back on the same flight for 30 days
11/14/15 - She returns back to China
12/01/15 - I-129F Fed-Ex'd to the Lewisville address
12/03/15 - Packet signed for by the receiver
12/07/15 - NOA1 Generated
12/11/15 - NOA1 Received
01/14/15 - NOA2 Generated (Approved)
01/28/16 - NVC Received (Still waiting papers for official date)
01/29/16 - NVC Case# Assigned (Still waiting papers for official date)
02/03/16 - Case Sent to Embassy
02/04/16 - Case Received by Embassy
03/03/16 - Packet 3 Received
03/03/16 - Packet 3 Sent back to Embassy
03/04/16 - DS-160 Fee paid
03/09/16 - Packet 4 Received (Documents were prepared in advance)
04/02/16 - I return to China to provide moral and emotional support as she goes to her Interview on the 5th
04/05/16 - Interview Date (APPROVED!!!)

04/25/16 - POE Dallas Texas (DFW) smooth sailing through customs

04/25/16 - Arrived in Nashville, TN 10pm
04/29/16 - Marriage Certificate received
SSN filed somewhere after this point (exact date is not remembered, received after a 30 minute wait)
11/16/16 - AoS packet mailed (i-485, i-765, i-131)
11/18/16 - AoS packet received
12/06/16 - Check Cashed
02/28/17 - EAD and AP Approved
03/02/17 - NOA2 for EAD and AP Arrived
03/02/17 - EAD/AP Card Arrived
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Cyberfx1024   7,980

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My fiancee is going for her interview in the morning, and I am reading that cellphones can't go past the second check point and they can hold it for you. However, I am also reating that this isn't done anymore and to pay ppl outside who are pretty much there to hold ppls cells.

Anyone went thru this recently can fill in. I am unable to be at guz so I'd like to be able to communicate with her. Thanks

What country is your fiance from?

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Chris and ZhiJia   146

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What country is your fiance from?

His timeline shows China

Click Below to View my timeline (spoiler added to reduce visible space consumption)

 

Timeline to date:

11/11/14 - Met online through eHarmony
11/12/14 - Started communication through email (1-2 emails daily)
12/20/14 - Communicating through Phone Calls and Video Calls
07/04/15 - First Trip to China to visit her (spent time at her home, her hometown, and Beijing), Met the whole family.
07/18/15 - Sadly I had to return back to the US
10/01/15 - I am returning back to China to be with her again
10/11/15 - She will accompany me back on the same flight for 30 days
11/14/15 - She returns back to China
12/01/15 - I-129F Fed-Ex'd to the Lewisville address
12/03/15 - Packet signed for by the receiver
12/07/15 - NOA1 Generated
12/11/15 - NOA1 Received
01/14/15 - NOA2 Generated (Approved)
01/28/16 - NVC Received (Still waiting papers for official date)
01/29/16 - NVC Case# Assigned (Still waiting papers for official date)
02/03/16 - Case Sent to Embassy
02/04/16 - Case Received by Embassy
03/03/16 - Packet 3 Received
03/03/16 - Packet 3 Sent back to Embassy
03/04/16 - DS-160 Fee paid
03/09/16 - Packet 4 Received (Documents were prepared in advance)
04/02/16 - I return to China to provide moral and emotional support as she goes to her Interview on the 5th
04/05/16 - Interview Date (APPROVED!!!)

04/25/16 - POE Dallas Texas (DFW) smooth sailing through customs

04/25/16 - Arrived in Nashville, TN 10pm
04/29/16 - Marriage Certificate received
SSN filed somewhere after this point (exact date is not remembered, received after a 30 minute wait)
11/16/16 - AoS packet mailed (i-485, i-765, i-131)
11/18/16 - AoS packet received
12/06/16 - Check Cashed
02/28/17 - EAD and AP Approved
03/02/17 - NOA2 for EAD and AP Arrived
03/02/17 - EAD/AP Card Arrived
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