Scheduling an interview date

[MiHart 0]

Hello all,

My fiancee and I recently received our NOA2. We are glad to have some movement on our case after waiting patiently for 6 months.

My question is concerning the visa interview. My fiancee cannot come to the USA until she has fulfilled a 2 year residency restriction in China, which will expire February 9th. I have been trying to time this all properly but it seems like everything may be going a little faster at the consulate than the Guangzhou website states.

I was wondering if, when sending in packet 3, anyone has had luck in asking for an interview AFTER a certain date. I know that one can't ask for a particular interview date, but if it is scheduled before Feb. 9th the visa will be denied because the 2 year restriction hasn't been completed.

Another option may be to try to get the interview asap and then reschedule.

Does anybody have any thoughts/advice about my dilemma?

Oh, one other quick question since I'm asking....does my fiancee have to fill out the medical forms in Packet 4, or does the doctor do that during the medical examination?

Thanks in advance!

Michael

[bigdog 376]

Looks like you are cutting it close, GZ doctor will compete his part, I will ask my wife can't remember. Although A&B just did theirs ask him. I never liked the reschedule deal, just make sure you still have 6 months on the visa to leave China and get to US.

[Que Saudade 284]

My question is concerning the visa interview. My fiancee cannot come to the USA until she has fulfilled a 2 year residency restriction in China, which will expire February 9th.

...... but if it is scheduled before Feb. 9th the visa will be denied because the 2 year restriction hasn't been completed.

Is it known for a fact that they will deny the K1 if HRR has not been met yet?

Or will they approve it and she can not leave China until 2 yr HRR is met?

[MiHart 0]

Is it known for a fact that they will deny the K1 if HRR has not been met yet?

Or will they approve it and she can not leave China until 2 yr HRR is met?

Good question and I am not sure. I am going to email Guz and ask as soon as I have a case number from NVC and hope they can give me an answer. If that is the case I'd be much less worried!

I just hoped maybe someone here might have been in the same situation.

[Que Saudade 284]

Good question and I am not sure. I am going to email Guz and ask as soon as I have a case number from NVC and hope they can give me an answer. If that is the case I'd be much less worried!

I just hoped maybe someone here might have been in the same situation.

Good luck, I hope someone can answer you definitively.

[Ryan H 3,810]

OP, if the interview takes places prior to the end of the HRR requirement, the Consulate will delay issuing the visa (provided they approve it in the first place) until the HRR has been met.

Edited August 21, 2012 by Ryan H

[MiHart 0]

OP, if the interview takes places prior to the end of the HRR requirement, the Consulate will delay issuing the visa (provided they approve it in the first place) until the HRR has been met.

Thanks for the information Ryan. So it sounds like we can go ahead and proceed. I noticed that the ds-230 part two form asks if one has fulfilled the two year residence requirement, so I guess she needs to check 'no' to that box and state that her 2 year requirement will be fulfilled Feb. 9th.

[gzbabi 2]

Hello all,

My fiancee and I recently received our NOA2. We are glad to have some movement on our case after waiting patiently for 6 months.

My question is concerning the visa interview. My fiancee cannot come to the USA until she has fulfilled a 2 year residency restriction in China, which will expire February 9th. I have been trying to time this all properly but it seems like everything may be going a little faster at the consulate than the Guangzhou website states.

I was wondering if, when sending in packet 3, anyone has had luck in asking for an interview AFTER a certain date. I know that one can't ask for a particular interview date, but if it is scheduled before Feb. 9th the visa will be denied because the 2 year restriction hasn't been completed.

Another option may be to try to get the interview asap and then reschedule.

Does anybody have any thoughts/advice about my dilemma?

Oh, one other quick question since I'm asking....does my fiancee have to fill out the medical forms in Packet 4, or does the doctor do that during the medical examination?

Thanks in advance!

Michael

What is the 2 year residency restriction? I have never heard of it. My wife is also in Guangzhou, so I am naturally interested to hear about it.

[MiHart 0]

What is the 2 year residency restriction? I have never heard of it. My wife is also in Guangzhou, so I am naturally interested to hear about it.

She was in the USA on a J-1 visa for a year, and sometimes you are required to go back to your home country for two years before being granted a visa back to the United States. I have been trying to time everything properly so we will not have to wait longer than the two years we will have already waited.

[Darnell 8,478]

I say don't plan ANYTHING about a calendar

UNTIL

you hear that the GUZ IV has opened the casefile.

Study posts #1 and #7, plan your calling ...

Dodi - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/264972-shortcuts-when-checking-for-updates-from-the-nvc-and-dos/

[MiHart 0]

I say don't plan ANYTHING about a calendar

UNTIL

you hear that the GUZ IV has opened the casefile.

Study posts #1 and #7, plan your calling ...

Dodi - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/264972-shortcuts-when-checking-for-updates-from-the-nvc-and-dos/

I guess I'm just getting ahead of myself. We were not planning on requesting anything until we send in the packet 3 information, but I was hoping she could request an interview date after the 2 yrr was fulfilled when we sent the packet in.

I will make the necessary calls to nvc and dos to make sure we stay on top of what's going on...

[Darnell 8,478]

Hey - just studied yer timeline - I see you mailed off the packet 3 on 16 NOV...

I'm thinking your appointment will be set for the later part of December or first week in January...

[MiHart 0]

Hey - just studied yer timeline - I see you mailed off the packet 3 on 16 NOV...

I'm thinking your appointment will be set for the later part of December or first week in January...

Thanks Darnell,

My 'for fun' guess was January 7...her two year residency restriction will expire Feb 8th.

I am now debating on the question on the ds-230 part two with regards to the two year restriction:

Do I star the question and state there is an addendum as to why she hasn't completed the restriction? (that it will be complete in one month)

Or do I just let them ask her why she hasn't completed the restriction yet when they see the question?

Any thoughts?

Michael

[MiHart 0]

Hello all,

I thought I would finalize this post in case anyone ever did a search on the same question I had.

As the posters here suggested, the VO did indeed approve the visa in our situation, but they are mailing the visa AFTER the two year residency has been fulfilled.

So to answer my original question, you can have an interview date scheduled before a J1 two year residency restriction has expired without an issue.

Thanks to all who provided information to me!

Michael

[Darnell 8,478]

Hey Michael - Thanks for the update! Man, GUZ IV was very accommodating, aye? That's great news!

CNY is sneaking up, yes?