Appointment Post

[YOUTOO 2]

As if we all don't have enough problems already, now they are throwing these

sticks at us. If anyone has to go thru the new procedures it would certainly be

very much appreciated to receive some info about this in this thread. Thanks.

[sarudoshi 0]

Does your NOA2 indicates what are the necessary documents to submit to NVC?

I called our Police Department (Kyushu) and was surprised that they didn't know that the process has already changed. They were still asking the applicant to present a letter of Police Certificate request from the Embassy (letter included in packet 4). They called the Embassy for clarification and returned my call regarding my inquiry. Then, they told me that instead of letter from the Embassy they will now require all applicant to submit a letter of request from the National Visa Center.

You are lucky that Nagoya Police Department accepts your NOA2.

Goodluck...

I'm not sure as it might vary depending on location, but our police (nagoya area) will accept the NOA2 notice to issue a police certificate and like you, they will only issue one. We are trying to gather all the documentation prior to the DS230. that's currently where we are on the timeline. so no instructions yet.

[arianos7378 0]

The NVC will not touch your case if its a I 129F, the embassy will send you packet 3 and schedule the interview, do not worry.

National Visa Center - Appointment Post List

For certain U.S. Embassies and Consulates General, the National Visa Center (NVC) provides additional document collection and review, and schedules the cases for interview. The Department of State refers to these embassies and consulates as Appointment Posts.

For immigrant visa cases assigned to an Appointment Post, the NVC will collect the fees, affidavit of support, civil documents and police certificates, as required. When the case is complete, NVC will schedule an appointment for an interview with a consular officer. At the time the appointment is scheduled, the NVC will send an appointment letter to all interested parties (applicant, petitioner, and agent/attorney of record, if applicable) notifying them of the date, time, and location of the interview; and forward the petition to the appropriate embassy/consulate.

As of February 21, 2008, the following US Embassies and Consulate Generals are provided with this support:

….

TAL Tallinn, Estonia

TBL Tbilisi, Georgia

TGG Tegucigalpa, Honduras

THT Tashkent, Uzbekistan

TIA Tirana, Albania

TKY Tokyo, Japan

TLV Tel Aviv, Israel T

NS Tunis, Tunisia

So, does that just mean that some of the processing that would normally occur at the Embassy will now occur at the NVC? If so, does that mean it will be faster or take longer? Any ideas?