provisional file

[HOWARDICU 0]

Can i send out a letter to start a provisional file after i recieve my first no1? has ayone done this any help would be good thank u

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Can i send out a letter to start a provisional file after i recieve my first no1? has ayone done this any help would be good thank u

No. A consulate can only set up a provisional file if you send them a copy of your approval notice - NOA2. The chances of this saving you any time is slim. Many consulates won't respond to the request. Many won't accept any packet 3 documents from the beneficiary until they've received the petition package from NVC. If it works at all then you might shave a week or two off of the time between approval and interview, at best.

There are a slew of websites that recommend asking the consulate to open a provisional file, but almost all of them are owned by the same company and give the same canned advice. Only a handful of immigration attorneys even suggest this.

[payxibka 10,045]

Can i send out a letter to start a provisional file after i recieve my first no1? has ayone done this any help would be good thank u

A practice for the most part that ended years ago...

[Ning 619]

No. A consulate can only set up a provisional file if you send them a copy of your approval notice - NOA2. The chances of this saving you any time is slim. Many consulates won't respond to the request. Many won't accept any packet 3 documents from the beneficiary until they've received the petition package from NVC. If it works at all then you might shave a week or two off of the time between approval and interview, at best.

There are a slew of websites that recommend asking the consulate to open a provisional file, but almost all of them are owned by the same company and give the same canned advice. Only a handful of immigration attorneys even suggest this.

Jim is correct. An officer in the BKK embassy told my husband they do not keep any files & that any documents sent in would be discarded until they had the case from NVC.