Hi,

Got our NOA2 so the next step is the NVC.. I was just curious what they do? Do they have approval/rejection power over your case? Or are they just a data entry center that forwards it to the Embassy regardless?

Thanks
Doug--

p.s. The Vermont center rocks.. 2 weeks for the NOA2..

The NVC distributes the incoming petitions from the service centers to the consulates in the foreign countries.

Doug--,

No approval or rejection power, but what they do depends on what kind of petition and, in some cases, what country the petition is going to.

See the NVC pages on the Department of State web site.

Yodrak

One of the things they are is the gateway and distribution point into the vast Department of State system of Embassies and consulates.

National Visa Center

Thanks for all the updates!

NVC does not approve or reject anything. It simply gathers paperwork from petitioner and beneficiary and upon the case completion, they send them to the Embassy. But if you leave something incomplete, NVC will return your paperwork so that you can complete them and return them to NVC.

How long does the NVC sit on things lately? Got my NOA2 on March 13th and nothing since. Normal?

Mike W

No, it is not normal. NVC can turn it around as quickly as 2 days and is rarely more than 2 weeks. Sometimes they have processed it but miss sending you the letter. Hopefully that is the situation in your case.

I will disagree with some of the posters there about not making decisions. They do a name check and you can get tagged there for Administrative Review which is one of the worst nightmares in the Visa process.

The odds are about 80% that the packet is on the way to the embassy and they just did not notify you. Call them at 603-334-0700. Press 1 for English and 5 to speak to a real live person. Hours are 7:am - midnight and you are better off calling very early or very late and not on a Monday. (I tried from 10-midnight on Monday and could not get through. You will need your receipt number the name of your fiancee and her birthdate.

Good luck

Turboguy,

It is normal. Mike_&_Rosey are working on an immigrant visa, not a K visa.

Yodrak

NVC sent my 864 out this week with just about everyone that ended up in the NVC in March it looks like from another thread. I had to call to the automated center to find out. The online system had not updated for 2 days yet.

Mike W