NVC how to change interview location

[Alix19 1]

Hello beautiful people,

Visa type: spouse of US citizen

I am US citizen filing for my wife (Algerian citizen)

After a long and frustrating wait for i130 (for my wife) approval, I actually got approved on 31st of May, now I got an email from NVC with the account number and invoice number.

When I applied for i130 my wife lived in France so I put her french address but during the process she moved back to Algeria, so when I logged in NVC website I found: ("interview location: Paris") 

1-So how can I change the interview location to Algeria?

2- and does this delay the interview date?

Thank you very much in advance.

Edited June 8, 2023 by Alix19

[Crazy Cat 41,599]

Immediately contact NVC and request a change to the new consulate.  It could delay your interview date depending on the length of the NVC queue for your new consulate. 

[Alix19 1]

8 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Immediately contact NVC and request a change to the new consulate.  It could delay your interview date depending on the length of the NVC queue for your new consulate. 

Should I contact them through public inquiry? Or is there any other way to do so?

Thank you in advance 

[Alix19 1]

11 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Immediately contact NVC and request a change to the new consulate.  It could delay your interview date depending on the length of the NVC queue for your new consulate. 

Also I haven't yet filed the ds 160 

I just got the NVC email 

So if I file the ds 160 with the Algerian address would that be enough?

[Crazy Cat 41,599]

2 minutes ago, Alix19 said:

Should I contact them through public inquiry? Or is there any other way to do so?

Thank you in advance 

Public inquiry or direct email.  NVCInquiry@state.gov

Just now, Alix19 said:

Also I haven't yet filed the ds 160 

DS-160 is for a K-1.  Your spouse will submit a DS-260.

[Crazy Cat 41,599]

1 minute ago, Alix19 said:

Also I haven't yet filed the ds 160 

I just got the NVC email 

So if I file the ds 160 with the Algerian address would that be enough?

No.  Your spouse will submit a DS-260 as part of the NVC process.  

[Alix19 1]

8 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

No.  Your spouse will submit a DS-260 as part of the NVC process.  

So if she changes the address in ds260 that will be enough? Because we haven't submitted it yet

[Crazy Cat 41,599]

4 minutes ago, Alix19 said:

So if she changes the address in ds260 that will be enough? Because we haven't submitted it yet

Hopefully, yes.  I would send a separate email, too.

[Alix19 1]

7 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Hopefully, yes.  I would send a separate email, too.

Thank you very much for your help, but last question and I am so sorry, do you advice me to pay now the fees while waiting for their answer? Or I wait for the payment? 

[Crazy Cat 41,599]

1 minute ago, Alix19 said:

Thank you very much for your help, but last question and I am so sorry, do you advice me to pay now the fees while waiting for their answer? Or I wait for the payment? 

I would pay the fee.  It is just a part of the process.  You still have several documents as well as the DS-260 to submit.

[Alix19 1]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

I would pay the fee.  It is just a part of the process.  You still have several documents as well as the DS-260 to submit.

thank you very much, i really appreciate your help ❤️

[JeanneAdil 6,413]

if u have received a bill for the 2 fees,  pay them

if no invoice yet ,u can't pay

 

did your spouse get the criminal report from France needed for the interview,   if not, work on that 

and be ware that your case # will change to reflect the new embassy call  letters

 

Algeria is ALG

France is PRS

 

[Chancy 6,241]

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[Redro 4,611]

18 hours ago, Alix19 said:

Hello beautiful people,

Visa type: spouse of US citizen

I am US citizen filing for my wife (Algerian citizen)

After a long and frustrating wait for i130 (for my wife) approval, I actually got approved on 31st of May, now I got an email from NVC with the account number and invoice number.

When I applied for i130 my wife lived in France so I put her french address but during the process she moved back to Algeria, so when I logged in NVC website I found: ("interview location: Paris") 

1-So how can I change the interview location to Algeria?

2- and does this delay the interview date?

Thank you very much in advance.

• 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. 

you will probably have to include proof of residency in Algeria (resident card, passport, mail to address in Algeria etc) 

they will change your number once it is completed but you can submit documentation while you wait for the approval 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,408]

21 hours ago, Alix19 said:

So if she changes the address in ds260 that will be enough? Because we haven't submitted it yet

No.

 

You will need a new case number.  The first 3 letters are for the consulate  Because of the venue change, NVC will assign a new case number.