r/Chinavisa • u/sammijean06 • 1d ago

How long after interview?

How long after an interview does it typically take to get a visa or be denied for a visa?

I work for the US government as a DoD civilian and accepted a position in Okinawa Japan. I had this genius idea to get my China travel visa so I could take my 10 year old to Disneyland while we are out there so we could go to every Disneyland location so three weeks ago, we took a trip to NYC to drop off all our documentation. Her visa was approved within a couple days, but mine sat in pending status for 1.5 weeks. Last week I received a phone call stating I needed to go to the consulate for an interview, so last Friday I made the 4 hour drive back to NYC so I could tell them I work in an HR job and I want to go to Disneyland (took less than 5 minutes) and then turned around and drove home.

I need my passport to move and our flight to Japan is on the 16th. I asked them at the interview if I didn’t hear back by the 10th could I just cancel everything but now I’ve just read that I will receive my passport back in 24-48 hours after requesting they return it?! I can’t keep driving 8 hours and my time is running short. I mean, 100% my fault that I didn’t plan for potential delays, but I truly never thought I would run into this issue.

For others who may have had an interview - how long afterwards did you receive a visa or a denial?

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I work for the US government as a DoD civilian and accepted a position in Okinawa Japan. I had this genius idea to get my China travel visa so I could take my 10 year old to Disneyland while we are out there so we could go to every Disneyland location so three weeks ago, we took a trip to NYC to drop off all our documentation. Her visa was approved within a couple days, but mine sat in pending status for 1.5 weeks. Last week I received a phone call stating I needed to go to the consulate for an interview, so last Friday I made the 4 hour drive back to NYC so I could tell them I work in an HR job and I want to go to Disneyland (took less than 5 minutes) and then turned around and drove home.

I need my passport to move and our flight to Japan is on the 16th. I asked them at the interview if I didn’t hear back by the 10th could I just cancel everything but now I’ve just read that I will receive my passport back in 24-48 hours after requesting they return it?! I can’t keep driving 8 hours and my time is running short. I mean, 100% my fault that I didn’t plan for potential delays, but I truly never thought I would run into this issue.

For others who may have had an interview - how long afterwards did you receive a visa or a denial?

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