“United States Citizenship and Immigration Services received a request from the beneficiary of the referenced petition to “opt-out” of automatic conversion from classification under section 203(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) to classification under section 203(a)(1) of the Act pursuant to section 204(k)(2) of the Act. An automatic response will be sent that says: If an applicant in the F-2B category wants to opt out of automatic conversion to the F-1 category when the petitioner naturalizes, he or she can send an email to USCIS at Include the names of the petitioner and beneficiary and the petition receipt number in the email.This “full file review” is done to avoid the need to send multiple checklists. NVC will review a case only when the fees are paid, the DS-260 online immigrant visa application is complete, and all of the required financial and civil documents are present.Submission of Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts instead of photocopies of tax returns in support of the I-864 affidavit of support is preferred but not required.Even though passport-style photos are still requested through CEAC, they are not required.NVC will send the case to the consulate without the document and a determination will be made at the time of the visa interview if the document must be obtained. If an applicant is unable to obtain a civil document, such as a birth certificate, even though the reciprocity schedule indicates the document is available, the applicant should submit a statement explaining why he or she is unable to get the document.
#Ds 260 form online plus#
Send photocopies and advise clients to bring originals, plus an extra photocopy, to the consular appointment. It is important to place the cover sheet provided by NVC on top of the submission.
Representatives should now use the Ask NVC public inquiry form for case inquiries instead of the The public inquiry form provides an option to allow the inquirer to identify himself or herself as the attorney of record.If there is a change in representation on a case, the new representative should notify the NVC through the Ask NVC Public Inquiry form.Up to six email addresses can be included on a case in CEAC, and correspondence will be sent to each address. Completion of the DS-261 Choice of Agent form is no longer necessary when processing an immigrant visa case through the Consular Electronic Application Center, CEAC.The customer service representatives answer approximately 4,000 calls per day. Eighty-five percent of the inquiries are by e-mail. The customer service team responds to approximately 1 million written and e-mail inquiries yearly.After a certain period of time has elapsed, the physical petitions are destroyed. All I-130 relative petitions received from USCIS are scanned and an electronic file is created. NVC currently houses approximately 2.1 million physical files.Applicants should wait at least 6 weeks from petition approval before contacting NVC. Once a petition is received, it takes about 2 to 4 weeks for NVC to input data into its system and assign a NVC case number. In fiscal year 2018, NVC received 427,815 approved petitions from USCIS Service Centers.This resource summarizes information provided during the visit. Following a tour of the facility, NVC staff answered the participants’ questions. NVC Director Conn Schrader welcomed the group and Assistant Director Becky Austin provided an overview of processing at NVC. CLINIC staff and affiliate members visited the National Visa Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on July 18.