Petition sent to consulate directly?

[andrew_j 0]

Today, we finally received the approval notice, which reads:

The above petition has been approved, and fowarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about visa issuance,...

Does this mean that the case will NOT go through NVC and I should not call NVC? If that's the case, what the next step for me? sending all documents to my fiancee?

Thanks.

Edited November 4, 2012 by andrew_j

[Tintin and Mike 127]

It will go to NVC after it has been approved. You'll call after few day to get a case number. Your case might need an additional processing and that could take up weeks (it took them 3 weeks for our case) but some didn't have to and completed after few days. Once completed, it will be forwarded to your consulate.

DS forms are country-specific, check with your consulate.

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/jp/

Good luck!

[reese1 68]

It will go to NVC after it has been approved. You'll call after few day to get a case number. Your case might need an additional processing and that could take up weeks (it took them 3 weeks for our case) but some didn't have to and completed after few days. Once completed, it will be forwarded to your consulate.

DS forms are country-specific, check with your consulate.

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/jp/

Good luck!

[Pitaya 2,577]

Today, we finally received the approval notice, which reads:

The above petition has been approved, and fowarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about visa issuance,...

Does this mean that the case will NOT go through NVC and I should not call NVC? If that's the case, what the next step for me? sending all documents to my fiancee?

Thanks.

Take a look at the DoS Nonimmigrant Visa FAQs for more information:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html#4

Good luck on your visa journey.