what is choice of agent?

[soni1952 0]

hello,

I have just started out my journey and so far I am at NOA 1 for my I130 for my wife in India. I have seen some timelines, and some people have mentioned choice of agent mail received. what is the "choice of agent"..?? thanks for the answers in advance!

[devblt 0]

Hi,

Once your I-130 is approved, your case will be sent to the NVC (National Visa Center) in New Hampshire. This is where the actual immigrant visa application takes place. At the NVC, there are two different tracks.. one for the immigrant (your wife) and one for the sponser (you). The choice of agent is the first step in the process for your wife. Essentially it is asking the immigrant who they should sent all the corrospondence to. The choice of agent can be either the immigrant or the sponsor. Typically most people will assign the sponsor to be the choice of agent. Since the sponsor is in the USA it will take less time to deliver the documents to a US address than to an address in India, and thus save a lot of time in the immigration process.

Most people send an e-mail to the NVC to assign the agent which saves even more time. The choice of agent will always be sent to the immigrant, so by e-mailing a note save's a lot of time. Once NVC accepts the choice of agent, they'll generate the fee associated with the application to the appointed choice of agent as well as the DS230 application.

Go to the guides section and review the NVC process for a better understanding of how that process works. You can also go to the NVC forum and pinned at the top are shortcuts refered to as James' shortcuts (e-mailing Choice of Agent is one) that you can use to reduce the time your application will spend at the NVC.

Below is my e-mail that I sent to the NVC for the choice of agent. NVC replied back about 4 days later stating that they have updated the choice of agent in their records, and that all corrospondences will be sent to me (the husband)

Good luck!

To : nvcinquiry@state.gov

Subject : Re: NCV Case Number BMB2006841014

Case Number = BMB##########

Beneficiary Name and DOB =

Petitioners Name and DOB =

Dear Sir or Madam at NVC,

My name is (your wife's name) my NVC assigned case number is BMB##########

Unfortunately I cannot locate my Choice of Agent form # DS-3032, and would like to appoint my husband as my agent of choice to receive all correspondence from NVC

My husband's (the petitioner) name and address is as follows:

(Name and addresss for the sponsor)

All correspondence from the National Visa Center concerning my immigration visa application should be sent to the address referenced above.

Please kindly reply with a correspondence acknowledging the recepit of this e-mail in lieu of the DS-3032 Choice of Agent form.

Thankyou kindly,

Your wife's name

[soni1952 0]

hello,

I have just started out my journey and so far I am at NOA 1 for my I130 for my wife in India. I have seen some timelines, and some people have mentioned choice of agent mail received. what is the "choice of agent"..?? thanks for the answers in advance!

thanks devblt...for providing detailed answer...appreciate it.

[beameup 0]

hello,

I have just started out my journey and so far I am at NOA 1 for my I130 for my wife in India. I have seen some timelines, and some people have mentioned choice of agent mail received. what is the "choice of agent"..?? thanks for the answers in advance!

thanks devblt...for providing detailed answer...appreciate it.

Actually, the Agent can often be an Immigration Attorney or a Travel Agent who specializes in Immigration in the home country of the Immigrant.