Will this work? (Merged)

[Redro 4,611]

1 minute ago, arken said:

Last time (couple of years ago) i asked for change of Consulate for my wife, I sent an email to NVCINQUIRY@state.gov.

 

In the body, i detailed out why i am requesting the change (like my wife has moved back to her home country on this day and such). I attached scans of her passport bio page, travel itinerary, passport stamps confirming her move.

 

May be try emailing it.

Did you attach a scanned letter with wet ink signature? 

[arken 4,197]

10 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Did you attach a scanned letter with wet ink signature? 

No, i simply described in the email. 
 

I'd assume the reviewer did not get the enough info from the NVC online inquiry. It could be perceived that the beneficiary could still be in Taiwan but requesting for interview in France. That could be the reason for denial. An email describing that beneficiary has already moved to France along with attachment should clear things out i guess.

Edited May 11, 2022 by arken

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

1 hour ago, Zin-Zin said:

It sounds like total BS honestly. She couldn't point me to any official guidance that said you have to print, sign, and scan the letter. She had no idea why they refused it. At first, she said maybe they didn't get the passport because it was too many megabytes. 

I would resubmit the change of location request and include a signed, scanned letter as well as a copy of their own words listing what they needed for proof of citizenship.  I don't see any other realistic option.  

[Redro 4,611]

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

I would resubmit the change of location request and include a signed, scanned letter as well as a copy of their own words listing what they needed for proof of citizenship.  I don't see any other realistic option.  

Do you think the denial makes sense? 

I don't understand them concluding a citizen of the country in question doesn't qualify. 

Edited May 11, 2022 by ROK2USA

[Chancy 6,241]

Just now, ROK2USA said:

I don't understand them saying a citizen of a country doesn't qualify. 

 

It would make more sense if it was the consulate that made the decision, not just NVC.  I remember a report from another member saying the consulate in France requires proof of residence, even from French citizens, to accept case transfer.  I just can't find the actual thread at the moment.

 

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

5 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Do you think the denial makes sense? 

I don't understand them concluding a citizen of the country in question doesn't qualify. 

No, I don't think it makes sense, but sometimes you just have to take the path of least resistance.....just give them what they want.

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

2 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

It would make more sense if it was the consulate that made the decision, not just NVC.  I remember a report from another member saying the consulate in France requires proof of residence, even from French citizens, to accept case transfer.  I just can't find the actual thread at the moment.

 

That is interesting.  I guess any consulate has that discretion.

[Redro 4,611]

4 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

It would make more sense if it was the consulate that made the decision, not just NVC.  I remember a report from another member saying the consulate in France requires proof of residence, even from French citizens, to accept case transfer.  I just can't find the actual thread at the moment.

 

I suppose France is just following the instructions from travel state gov

 

If your petition is being processed at the National Visa Center (NVC), contact the NVC to request the transfer.  NVC will transfer cases to another IV processing post if parties provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility (citizenship/legal residency in the requested country or other documentation). This can be provided at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.  In limited circumstances, NVC may need to contact you for additional eligibility requirements.  Note that transferring your case might not result in immediate processing as cases are processed in order based on the date the case became documentarily qualified. 

 

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[powerpuff 6,707]

Just a heads up, emailing won’t work. We tried that in January 2021 and got a response that we have to submit an NVC inquiry instead. 
 

It was also the same situation, I was returning to my country of citizenship. We provided case details, a brief explanation of why we’re requesting a transfer and a scan of my passport bio page.

[Zin-Zin 21]

2 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

It would make more sense if it was the consulate that made the decision, not just NVC.  I remember a report from another member saying the consulate in France requires proof of residence, even from French citizens, to accept case transfer.  I just can't find the actual thread at the moment.

 

Is there any way to verify what the French consulate requires? I haven't seen anything saying that proof of residency is required or what adequate proof might be. 

The rejection letter from the NVC lists 3 kinds of evidence, 1 of which is sufficient to qualify for a change. Passport as proof of citizenship. 

[Zin-Zin 21]

2 hours ago, ROK2USA said:

I suppose France is just following the instructions from travel state gov

 

If your petition is being processed at the National Visa Center (NVC), contact the NVC to request the transfer.  NVC will transfer cases to another IV processing post if parties provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility (citizenship/legal residency in the requested country or other documentation). This can be provided at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.  In limited circumstances, NVC may need to contact you for additional eligibility requirements.  Note that transferring your case might not result in immediate processing as cases are processed in order based on the date the case became documentarily qualified. 

 

Is there any guidance on what kind of documentation? Or any ideas how to find out the precise requirements for France? 

[AnnaCa 63]

3 hours ago, ROK2USA said:

You might want to request a Tier 2 officer... or a call back? I don't know. I'm not sure if NVC has workers who are above the people you chat to when you first call. 

Maybe you can force a decision if you talk to the right person? Because I really do think you haven't done anything wrong. 

They could ask to speak to a supervisor, that is what we did when we called. However, we were told we couldn't speak with one, and was told that we would get a callback within a week. We never recieved a callback, so we called again. This time around the first person that picked out the phone said that no one had requested a callback for us, and that she would try to get one on the phone. 1.5 hour later we got to speak with one 

[Zin-Zin 21]

Just now, AnnaCa said:

They could ask to speak to a supervisor, that is what we did when we called. However, we were told we couldn't speak with one, and was told that we would get a callback within a week. We never recieved a callback, so we called again. This time around the first person that picked out the phone said that no one had requested a callback for us, and that she would try to get one on the phone. 1.5 hour later we got to speak with one 

Was that helpful in any way? 

[AnnaCa 63]

Just now, Zin-Zin said:

Was that helpful in any way? 

Yeah, it was regarding a totally different topic though! But she provided us with actual answers, not just thoughts and guesses