Mail to beneficiary's address

[Jessica1972 0]

Hi, we're going on a family vacation to the states for a month (we live in Belgium) and our mail is being forwarded to a friend's address. It is possible our case will be processed at the NVC while we're away and that they (or the embassy in Brussels) will send documents to us while we're away. Can anyone say if this is with regular mail? Or will we have to sign for it personally.

thanks for the help!

Edited June 22, 2013 by Jessica1972

[NikLR 13,227]

Likely not. If you find out you have been approved for the I-130, it takes about 2-4 weeks to get your numbers from the NVC and give them your email. Once you're at the NVC you have a year between each process in which to contact them or send them new information. So don't worry if it makes it there and you're still on vacation unless you're worried about speeding it along.

[Darnell 8,478]

reading your timeline -

you've paid all the fees and sent on the AOS set.

i see nothing about IV Set sent, though (that's the Packet 3 sent date in yer timeline)

so if you've not sent that out, NVC is waiting on it.

re: 'receiving stuff from NVC' -if you've sent in everything already - then ya wait for the case completion stuff.

IF you gave over email addresses to a NVC TeleOperator, then notifications come in via email and not postal mail - so if you've been receiveing email notifications already, the interview letter will arrive via email as well. There will not be any notifications sent via postal mail, and no appointment letter sent via postal mail.

so, if you have not been receiving email notifications, and have gotten postal notifications in the past (I don't deem this likely, as yer going fast at NVC, per yer timeline) then SURE - the interview letter will arrive via postal mail. Unknown about forwarding procedures done overseas, but if that was in the USA, the letter would be sent back to NVC and NOT forwarded.

HTH !

[Jessica1972 0]

reading your timeline -

you've paid all the fees and sent on the AOS set.

i see nothing about IV Set sent, though (that's the Packet 3 sent date in yer timeline)

so if you've not sent that out, NVC is waiting on it.

re: 'receiving stuff from NVC' -if you've sent in everything already - then ya wait for the case completion stuff.

IF you gave over email addresses to a NVC TeleOperator, then notifications come in via email and not postal mail - so if you've been receiveing email notifications already, the interview letter will arrive via email as well. There will not be any notifications sent via postal mail, and no appointment letter sent via postal mail.

so, if you have not been receiving email notifications, and have gotten postal notifications in the past (I don't deem this likely, as yer going fast at NVC, per yer timeline) then SURE - the interview letter will arrive via postal mail. Unknown about forwarding procedures done overseas, but if that was in the USA, the letter would be sent back to NVC and NOT forwarded.

HTH !

Thanks for the info, yes, we've been getting e-mail notifications for everything. I'm sending in the IV package on Monday, and we leave on Friday for the states. My US address has stayed the same throughout the process, and my husband's mail is being forwarded while we're away automatically through the Belgian postal service. So, sounds like no worries then, great!