Contacting NVC before 1 year question

[Nanna_lux 8]

Can someone tell me what does this mean please:

 

If your visa petition is currently processing at the National Visa Center, do not let more than one year pass without contacting NVC. If a period of one year passes from the last date of contact (by telephone, mail, or e-mail) with NVC, all submitted fees and documents expire. If this occurs, the fees must be paid again and documents must be resubmitted in order to continue the immigration process.

 

Is it ANY form of contact or contacting them specifically to let them know it's almost one year? I've been documentary qualified since July 9, 2021.

[randy32 165]

No contact in a year, petition expires. I'm not sure if this applies with the backlog but I will err on the side of caution.

 

Send them a message asking about the status of getting and interview and that satisfies the contact criteria.

 

Unless you want to wait and see if your petition expires by July 9th

[JeanneAdil 6,514]

your message (email or letter ) should have the case # , both names and both DOB's 

and say "please keep my case orpen as we are DQ'd  July 9, 2021 and wait for embassy and NVC to schedule the interview"

 

send that same message once a month till in interview is scheduled and packet sent to embassy

[Chancy 6,241]

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[Nanna_lux 8]

16 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

your message (email or letter ) should have the case # , both names and both DOB's 

and say "please keep my case orpen as we are DQ'd  July 9, 2021 and wait for embassy and NVC to schedule the interview"

 

send that same message once a month till in interview is scheduled and packet sent to embassy

Thank you so much

[Eddy2019 27]

You do not need to contact NVC to keep your case active if you have received notification your case is documentarily complete.