update: everything went through!
basic info...
category: f4
consulate: guangzhou, china
priority date: 9/2001 (current on 8/2010)
case completed: 11/4/2010
interview date: 1/10/2010
[completed through electronic processing --- total time: ~5 months]
uncle (principal applicant), cousin, and aunt arrived at the guangzhou consulate on 1/10 before 12:30 p.m. to drop off documents. he said they only took the I-864 and I-864A. i forgot about this during the filing process, but remember to make copies for each additional applicant! (in case anyone else out there is a block head like i am).
uncle and his family went back again the next day (1/11 @ 7:30 a.m.) for the actual interview....they arrived about a half hour early, were sworn in, then the interview began. the questions that were asked:
- what is the petitioner's name?
- what's your relation to the petitioner?
- where does the petitioner currently reside?
- do you (principal applicant) intend to work after arriving in the u.s.?
- what are the names of the other applicants and what is their relation to you?
they received the final results before 10:00 a.m. guangzhou time (around 6:00 p.m. pacific time)
after almost ten years of waiting...can't believe they're finally coming (after chinese new year)!