Sending case to the wrong embassy

[newbie87 20]

I just got a letter from NVC to pay the AOS fees, just noticed that the first threee letter is BKN for Bangkok. Well the problem is I'm French but born in Thailand and got married in Thailand. However, i'm living in Japan with my husband who's in military so we do not have Japanese address since we lived on a military base housing. My question is, will i have to fly to Thailand for the interview? or is there anyway to get the case send to embassy in Japan instead of having to pay for tickets to Thailand, and i have no clue why they even think im in Thailand!

thanks

How to Find Out WHEN Your Case Number was Assigned

For those that don't call every single day and want to know exactly what date their case number was assigned, there's an easy way to find out that simply involves looking at your case number. The first three letters are the three-letter consulate/embassy code. The next four numbers are the year the case number was assigned. The next three numbers are the Julian date it was assigned, plus 500. And finally, the last three numbers are the sequential order of when it was assigned that date.

For example: MTL2014815162. Let's put some lines in to divide it up. So: MTL|2014|815|162. This means that this case is going through Montreal and the number was assigned on November 11th, 2014, and it was the 162nd case that day to be assigned a number.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Nvc had also send our case to the wrong embassy. I called our chosen embassy and asked them to request the case back from the wrong one which they did after proof of residence address. I also talked to NVC who insisted that DOS ordered all cases for our embassy to go to the wrong one which I knew was BS. After demanding to speak to a supervisor who said yes they will send it to the correct one we waited about 3 weeks. It was really our embassy who fixed it rather than NVC.

[NikLR 13,220]

Before doing anything with your case you need to call the NVC and ask them to route your case to the appropriate embassy. They will give you a new case number. You may need to provide proof of legal reaidency.

[AudreyND 14]

If it is too late for NVC to send your case to the correct embassy/consulate, you can email said embassies yourself (contact both, Japan to make sure they accept your transfer and send the request to Thailand, and Thailand to make sure they actually do the transfer) and they will make it work. It will add some delay to the whole process, but is doable without the NVC.

As NLR said they will request residency proof. Your husband's orders with your name on it, and your SOFA stamp in your passport will work.

Did you not meet the requirement to file DCF in Japan? That would have made everything way easier and faster!

[NikLR 13,220]

The OP hasn't paid any fees etc.. they can get a new case number

[Ryan H 3,790]

Did you not meet the requirement to file DCF in Japan? That would have made everything way easier and faster!

DCF is not available in Japan, there is no USCIS field office there.

DCF is only available in a handful of countries that have USCIS field offices located in them.

[AudreyND 14]

I was a DCF in Naha, Okinawa, Japan in 2013. Then my case was transfered to Montreal, Canada, where i was also a DCF.

[NikLR 13,220]

I was a DCF in Naha, Okinawa, Japan in 2013. Then my case was transfered to Montreal, Canada, where i was also a DCF.

You can interview there as a CR1 but you cannot direct consular file with Montreal unless extreme circumstances. The I-130 still normally has to be sent off to the the USA.

List of international USCIS offices: http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-immigration-offices