Want to try to track your paperwork from NVC to the Embassy?

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<!--quoteo(post=1385955:date=Dec 5 2007, 01:42 PM:name=ddkm)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ddkm @ Dec 5 2007, 01:42 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1385955"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->So if i wanted to see the packages that were shipped on the 3rd december, i would search using this reference: EXP 03 DEC 2007A???

It comes back saying that no shipments are found

Im confused!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Nope. Dec 3 would be your starting point. You can move forward or backward from there. First thing you need to know is the date your application was shipped from NVC. If you call them, they will usually tell you. All you need is a confident date when it shipped from their facility.

Then if you access the DHL website, select Track by Reference, and enter that date in the form 'EXP 03 DEC 2007A'. Just like you, when I entered Dec 3, it said No shipments found. But when I changed the date to 'EXP 04 DEC 2007A' then I saw that this reference was used on a whole BUNCH of packages that left on Dec 5. I'm guessing they use the Reference number for internal tracking purposes. If NVC did tell you Dec 3, then I don't know what to say. This is not a solid method for exactly tracking YOUR visa on its journey I'm suggesting here. It depends on the truth (from NVC), beauracracy, and procedures (deduced from NVC) as well as IT (thanks to DHL).

So, you need to call NVC and ask them when it shipped. If they say "Dec 5" or "Dec 4" then you're probably in the batch that just left and its on its way to your favorite embassy. If they don't tell you it shipped, or they don't tell you when it shipped then you won't be able to track it. Even if they DO tell you when it shipped, there is no guarentee here. Like I said in the beginning, this isn't an exact science.

that worked PERFECTLY!!! thank you so much!