Guangzhou China NOA2 Received

[lowea034 1]

13 hours ago, misken said:

This is my same concern. As a foreigner, how do you get back from Guangzhou to Shanghai after the interview? Does the consulate provide some sort of temporary ID that Chinese officials will accept?

Yeah we are not quite sure yet. One option is to travel back to Shanghai with your passport and mail it back to the consulate for processing. I read that on the Consulate website. However, I'm thinking that might take even more time to get it back or it might get lost or delayed like all of the mail we've been dealing with in China. So, we are going to see if there are ANY other options such as waiting in Guangzhou for a few days if they can guarantee a timeframe. I'm betting they say they can't so my fiancé will probably have to get some sort of notarized passport copy and use it in conjunction with his US Driver's License to get back on a plane. I'd call the Consulate and ask but whoever answers their phones seem to consistently provide misinformation. Thank god this is almost over! Good luck and let me know if you find out any options before I do!

[misken 61]

20 minutes ago, lowea034 said:

Good luck and let me know if you find out any options before I do!

We haven't even started the process yet, I'm just looking ahead to see what kind of roadblocks may occur and try and see how others have done it. There must have been many past non-Chinese citizens who have gone through this process before in GZ and managed to get back on their plane. If you don't mind, once you have the visa in hand, could you let me know how you did it so that I can emulate your steps? I would appreciate it so much!