Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / April 2006

Hi Dwight,

I don't know about China, but my fiance's file was held up at NVC for 3
months for "security check, admin review".  He is Iranian.  You might
encounter the same delay.  But other than that, the rest of his process
went smoothly.

I called NVC every Friday afternoon for 3 months, until I heard the
magic words "your case has been forwarded to the embassy!"

Best Wishes,
Rene

Dwight,

I haven't heard this complaint for quite some time now, but maybe 1-2
years ago or so I used to read all the time about how approved
petitions for nationals of China, Russia, and a number of middle-east
countries spent months rather than weeks at the NVC due to a higher
level of security checking.  I thought the 'special treatment' had gone
away, but perhaps not.

I also read frequently that it can take a long time for the approved
applications to reach the consulate in Guangzhou (the embassy is in
Beijing).  The shipments apparently can get held up for quite a while
in the Chinese customs house before being released or sent on to the
consulate.

Regards, JEff