Case Number Interpretation

[florida4life 29]

To folks those who wish to interpret the NVC Case number.

The NVC case number is made of two different parts.
Part 1)
The overseas embassy or the consulate where the case for immigrant visa will be processed at

Part 2)
The date when NVC created the case.

Here is the detail explanation :-

First Three Characters (position 1 to 3) :
They represent the three character code for the overseas consulate where immigrant visa will be granted or will be forwarded after NVC completes the process.

Next Four digits (position 4 to 7) :
They represent the year which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 8 to 10):
The "Julian" day of the year on which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 11 to 13):
The total case numbers assigned to the overseas consulate / embassy on that particular day with this being the latest one.

Now let's consider a sample NVC Case Number (MNL2007547002):-

MNL :- US Embassy/Consulate in Manila.
2007 :- Year when NVC created the case
547 :- 47th day of Year 2007. This day NVC created the case. Which is February 16
002 :- The second case assigned to Consulate in Manila, on 47 the day of Year 2007.

Having the information on the structure of the NVC Case will help find out where does your case stay with reference to the cases waitlisted at that consulate / embassy.

The 547 is just 500 plus 47 so your case would be the 47 day of the year (February 16th). If you get any other number say for example my case was 630 so I subtract 500 which gives me 130 so my case was created on 130 day of the year which will be May 10, 2013. Look at this Julian Calendar.

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/julian-calendar.pdf

[stevie b 141]

To folks those who wish to interpret the NVC Case number.

The NVC case number is made of two different parts.

Part 1)

The overseas embassy or the consulate where the case for immigrant visa will be processed at

Part 2)

The date when NVC created the case.

Here is the detail explanation :-

First Three Characters (position 1 to 3) :

They represent the three character code for the overseas consulate where immigrant visa will be granted or will be forwarded after NVC completes the process.

Next Four digits (position 4 to 7) :

They represent the year which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 8 to 10):

The "Julian" day of the year on which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 11 to 13):

The total case numbers assigned to the overseas consulate / embassy on that particular day with this being the latest one.

Now let's consider a sample NVC Case Number (MNL2007547002):-

MNL :- US Embassy/Consulate in Manila.

2007 :- Year when NVC created the case

547 :- 47th day of Year 2007. This day NVC created the case. Which is February 16

002 :- The second case assigned to Consulate in Manila, on 47 the day of Year 2007.

Having the information on the structure of the NVC Case will help find out where does your case stay with reference to the cases waitlisted at that consulate / embassy.

The 547 is just 500 plus 47 so your case would be the 47 day of the year (February 16th). If you get any other number say for example my case was 630 so I subtract 500 which gives me 130 so my case was created on 130 day of the year which will be May 10, 2013. Look at this Julian Calendar.

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/julian-calendar.pdf

love this post

I knew most of it already, but am really happy to say my last three numbers are 001 woop woooop

the Julian day for me doesn't equate though

Edited September 15, 2013 by stevie b

[florida4life 29]

Steven B you take those 3 number behind the year of your case and you either subtract 500 from it that will give you the amount of days and then you look on the Julian calendar and that will be the same case creation date that the embassy assigned to you. example again 2013 647 049

647-500 =147 so you look for 147 on the calender that gives you the creation date of May 27th

Edited September 15, 2013 by florida4life

[stevie b 141]

yip actually I just now figured that one out

cool!

thanks

[Spice1473 10]

This is awesome. Thanks for the research. Mine ends in 002 yaaaaay!

[SarahT 0]

Mine ends with 011 is it bad?

Thanks for the explanation

[Lingladyinred19 13]

Mine is 053... So what is that? I still dont get it lol

[trippys88 0]

Well i present you a different scenario now. Checking my case number on the CEAC website i come across a number thats not explained and i cant find information about it!

Let me use same number as example : (MNL2007547002) after that theres a 01 .... so it would be MNL2007547002 01 MNL

so what that 01 means? is that a calendar date , is that a priority date? My embassy is PIA praia Capeverde

Thank You