NVC is holding case

[kaguirr04 0]

Hello everyone,

 

My name is Kevin and I have my fiance in Nicaragua. I submitted the K1 visa back in Nov. 2017, and it finally got sent to the NVC in the United States. Now the NVC is holding the case file until the US Embassy in Nicaragua reopens since there is a crisis going on in Nicaragua.  Is there any way that the NVC can send all the paperwork to another country close-by? There isnt a lot of info on the internet about it. In case you have gone through it before, please let me know.

 

Best Regards,

Kevin Aguirre

[geowrian 22,337]

Does the beneficiary have legal residence (i.e. not a tourist) in another country? If so, they can request a change of embassy/consulate.

If the crisis becomes extended, another embassy/consulate may be selected to handle cases instead, in which case legal residence there would not be necessary (as they do for other non-immigrant visas).

 

https://ni.usembassy.gov/visas/visas-frequently-asked-questions/

"Are immigrant visa services  closed?

As of May 16, 2018, the U.S. Embassy in Managua determined we were unable to continue accepting new immigrant visa cases from the National Visa Center.  Therefore, all cases that were not yet with Managua on that date are on hold, pending a resumption of visa operations at U.S. Embassy Managua.  While the National Visa Center has a process to request expedited treatment of immigrant visa applications, the U.S. Embassy in Managua is only able to approve these requests in cases of clear, life-threatening emergency directly impacting the visa applicant(s).

What if I would prefer to process my immigrant visa case at another U.S. embassy or consulate, rather than wait for U.S. Embassy Managua to reopen for new immigrant visa cases?

Immigrant visa applicants may request to process their application, or continue processing their application, at another U.S. embassy or consulate.  Such applicants must provide justification for the case transfer (such as, for example, a move or change in residency to another country) and show that they can legally reside in the country while their case is being processed.  If the case file has already been transferred to U.S. Embassy Managua, the applicant or petitioner must send a transfer request directly to the Immigrant Visa Unit at the chosen U.S. embassy or consulate.  Contact information for U.S. embassies and consulates is available at usembassy.gov.  If the case file is still held at the National Visa Center (NVC), you can contact them using the Ask NVC online contact form.  If the U.S. embassy or consulate agrees to accept the case and the case is qualified for scheduling, NVC will transfer the case to your requested U.S. embassy or consulate."

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

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[kaguirr04 0]

38 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Does the beneficiary have legal residence (i.e. not a tourist) in another country? If so, they can request a change of embassy/consulate.

If the crisis becomes extended, another embassy/consulate may be selected to handle cases instead, in which case legal residence there would not be necessary (as they do for other non-immigrant visas).

 

https://ni.usembassy.gov/visas/visas-frequently-asked-questions/

"Are immigrant visa services  closed?

As of May 16, 2018, the U.S. Embassy in Managua determined we were unable to continue accepting new immigrant visa cases from the National Visa Center.  Therefore, all cases that were not yet with Managua on that date are on hold, pending a resumption of visa operations at U.S. Embassy Managua.  While the National Visa Center has a process to request expedited treatment of immigrant visa applications, the U.S. Embassy in Managua is only able to approve these requests in cases of clear, life-threatening emergency directly impacting the visa applicant(s).

What if I would prefer to process my immigrant visa case at another U.S. embassy or consulate, rather than wait for U.S. Embassy Managua to reopen for new immigrant visa cases?

Immigrant visa applicants may request to process their application, or continue processing their application, at another U.S. embassy or consulate.  Such applicants must provide justification for the case transfer (such as, for example, a move or change in residency to another country) and show that they can legally reside in the country while their case is being processed.  If the case file has already been transferred to U.S. Embassy Managua, the applicant or petitioner must send a transfer request directly to the Immigrant Visa Unit at the chosen U.S. embassy or consulate.  Contact information for U.S. embassies and consulates is available at usembassy.gov.  If the case file is still held at the National Visa Center (NVC), you can contact them using the Ask NVC online contact form.  If the U.S. embassy or consulate agrees to accept the case and the case is qualified for scheduling, NVC will transfer the case to your requested U.S. embassy or consulate."

She does not have legal residence in another country. How long would it take for the NVC to select another country?

[geowrian 22,337]

1 minute ago, kaguirr04 said:

She does not have legal residence in another country. How long would it take for the NVC to select another country?

Then she can't transfer the case anywhere else at this time.

Nobody knows if/when the Department of State (DOS) will select another consulate to cover the region, or when the crisis will end and the embassy accept new cases. Sorry...that's something one can only conjecture about.