NIW received on 9/16/2005.
RFE notice on 10/28/2005. (5 more letters, 4 independent letters)
Replied on Jan 15, 2006
Approved on Jan 18, 2006.
Did it by a lawyer.
We went back China during Christmas time, applied H-1B visa and H-4 visa in Beijing, even though we have AP on hand. No problem at all to get the visa. Just need to take two hours for the whole application. I didn't see anybody with H visa denied or checked. A lot of students got F-1 visa too. Maybe the officer were in good mood since it was close to Christmas time.
Anyway, best luck for you all and happy Chinese new year!