U.S. Department of State National Visa Center

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U.S. Department of State National Visa Center

The National Visa Center Opened in 1994 700+ employees in public-private partnership USCIS Accept and approve petition NVC Case pre-processing Schedule interview Embassy Visa interview & issuance CBP/USCIS Port of entry Green card

Petition Types I-130 – Family Based I-600/A – Orphans I-140 – Employment Based I-800 – Hague Adoptions I-730 – Asylee/Refugee I-360 – Special Immigrant I-129F – K1 Fiancé/K3 Life Act I-526 – Investment

Petition Intake Data entry upon receipt Determine if “current” and can process Procedure depends upon type Expedited petitions K visas Orphans Refugees Welcome Letter with instructions

Applicant Instructions http://NVC.state.gov 6 Steps in IV processing Choose an agent Pay fees Submit visa application Collect financial documents Collect post-specific civil documents Submit documents to NVC Interview preparation FAQs

I-864 Fee & Application Fee Two fees paid online I-864 Affidavit of Support fee (one per case) DS-260 Immigrant Visa Application (one for each applicant) NVC issues fee bills Mail-in payment being phased out

Document Collection & Review NVC completes administrative review Requests missing/incomplete information I-864 Affidavit of Support and attached proof DS-260 Immigrant Visa Application form Civil documents and Police Certificates

Visa interviews 144 embassies/consulates give NVC appointment dates Embassy 144 embassies/consulates give NVC appointment dates NVC NVC schedules interview NVC sends appointment letter to all addresses on case NVC sends case paperwork & electronic file to embassy Embassy interviews applicants

Processing Times NVC receives 12,000 to 14,000 petitions weekly Data entry/filing into NVC’s system in <10 days Review civil and financial documents in <30 days Recent procedural changes mean faster movement of cases to interview stage

Always Improving Backlog reduction: procedural changes, equipment, hiring No Original Civil Documents - Copies Only I-864 Assessment Letter Telephone Unit: 8000 calls/day Online public inquiry form All-electronic (MIV) processing is coming Piloting the Modernized IV program for applicants Faster, easier & greener Applicants e-mail documents Electronic forms DS-260 & DS-261 Adoption cases sent to embassy electronically

Fiscal Year 2014 Volume Received 709,000+ petitions from USCIS Updated 99,000 newly current Family-Based petitions 450,000 cases processed & sent to embassies 2.6 million cases at NVC Received 1.4 million pieces of incoming mail Sent 3 million pieces of outgoing mail Responded to 1,700,000 written inquiries Responded to 1,600,000 public calls Responded to 98,000 Congressional inquiries

Attorney Inquiries Contact us Email NVCAttorney@state.gov Call 603-334-0700 Must be listed on case as Agent of Record Research cases, communicate with overseas embassies and USCIS Expedite or transfer requests: NVC is the “middle man”

Thank You Questions?