Thank you for your fax of January 19. I have discussed your case with
7 a3 q, E: ^! W9 ]
the
8 U1 h6 G8 N- O' l, b+ t8 M8 IChief of the Consular Section, and I am sorry to report that because of
' C6 k/ Y3 H) |2 bUS
/ B# b4 T1 ^/ X K% Z9 Evisa regulations, you cannot receive a F-1 visa for the Fall Semester
# O" ?0 }1 y3 j# B' @6 J
at the
4 I, h8 J7 k" p$ u5 z
University of XXXXXXX until 90 days before the date you are required
) V4 ]( P4 E1 r$ r, r2 J( Eto
9 S4 W( I. `9 \report to school--usually sometime in August. This means that the
' a" ]. \! v( h- Eearliest
9 v! J7 l7 }" M3 {date we could issue your visa would be sometime in May.
; ~& N- z3 K# h6 k% o3 c3 L' C0 E4 E1 j' y
However, the Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) we received for you on
) J5 E' ]3 D" p
January
* n# G0 T$ K! v, L
9, 2004, is good for only three months, and will expire on April 9,
% [) O. k7 N1 q1 G
2004.
% `' N1 x& f6 U; l' P: SThis means that before we can issue your visa in May, we will have to
1 v: F6 ]" q4 r. U$ G
request another Security Advisory Opinion for your application.
2 N0 w6 E# d" q7 q/ m' y- {Although
9 z+ E; h5 {; A7 n3 wthis may sound like a great deal of trouble, it should be fairly easy,
, y; X: N( f6 z+ ]2 f+ ?' vsince
% {& g5 A$ a9 p8 fwe already have most of the information we need about your research.
+ I& F6 l9 r0 [+ J2 Q& o9 H
It
5 }, V, X6 Y$ ?will mean, however, that we will have to make some special arrangements
1 v7 i" O6 Q# {2 z3 Y+ R% V: p7 i
about the timing of your application.
1 F6 v# ~* {- b) z
. e$ ~2 j. R5 U( _* q! vI suggest that on May 1, 2004, you fax us a copy of your new I-20 from
$ a& {3 |* c2 G8 c* T) U6 B5 X6 X. z( c
the
: I1 z: `% I7 }# k9 aUniversity of XXXXXXX, along with an updated resume/CV that shows what
) j% R: }+ R9 x3 T' d) b, t, [projects you've been working on for the past six months. Our fax
# Z( z; |* O% e6 Y" [7 m; y+ M
number is
3 m/ r( ~- w4 a1 \) e) h v& m
21 6217 2072; make sure you address your information the attention of
: k- v6 i/ M+ O7 Z! z0 D$ y" ~ Z
the
2 j; Q' x, V2 v9 F
"SAO Officer." We will then send your file back to Washington, and we
2 m3 Q7 P. B$ R$ H0 T8 ^, C
would
p! y8 C' L3 ]" J
expect to receive word from them in the first part of June. After we
( `: p- X9 O; i$ \# M
have
( c9 E6 x& t: h: h. Kreceived your clearance, we will call you and ask you to come back to
- A; E8 Q& ~8 A( k vthe
6 o9 a& o# ~ n1 \Consular Section to take care of any other formalities and to pick up
4 g- k0 A3 U& } E, d9 x$ e8 I( Lyour
0 f0 M$ r& M$ T Z! s9 w3 y* ^- \visa; by that point, in the middle of June, we should be able to issue
4 o. r3 k- W+ K
your
5 P3 d; l7 S+ y2 p+ U% xvisa without any problem. Moreover, you will not have to pay another
8 j8 H; M8 l1 y* d& Tfee,
+ r! c3 K) C) q" _6 t' Jyou will not have to make another appointment, and you will not have to
3 W' S2 @4 X% Q. H) U* d; i0 ]
travel from Ningbo to Shanghai more than once.
! j/ o1 p A( k
' [4 r: i9 p% t# H0 Y+ A9 j4 P3 uI know this is all very confusing, and I am sure that it is also very
/ |* b$ q' r z: C# j Q6 C7 S" Y; lfrustrating; I am sorry for the long delay, but I appreciate your
. P2 \) |" E, d$ E0 U. P c# ^: X
patience
% p9 }& I( k6 \& i8 Y7 p/ W
during the process. If you have any questions, please feel free to
G( f% a: U) f$ Z
contact
& P; m: z6 M& L2 W' a1 eme at
consularshangh@state.gov; otherwise, I look forward to receiving
( p* g1 d0 h5 A6 l! Z+ ^7 S1 syour
. e* v; j9 s# N" j, y7 i% g
new I-20 form and your updated resume on May 1.
; |9 c& G% v }0 B) _
% ~7 ` }5 o& K' P3 _& kYours sincerely,
) z- F6 D& S% _- K) RVice-Consul
0 h7 H! f/ p; X7 h {( v7 _7 |9 H' S
US Consulate-General, Shanghai
+ P. y1 y" a. W3 c7 i
8 H6 j: E" } \- O( E4 I4 `现在我需要原来学校的新I20,可是学校不同意延期，只同意重新评审。今天早上收到来自
+ q: Z. k! v# o6 L
另外一所学校的offer，不知道用别的学校的offer是不是还要重新签证？看样子现在的ch
5 J& _# z0 y) W/ K- @
eck越来越快了。我刚刚30天接到电话，但还是错过了开学。希望签证形势能在猴年运转，
1 @0 e( n _9 u1 G8 N大家都能顺利飞跃。
