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For quick answers to most Immigrant Visa questions, click the
LAUNCH NVC NAVIGATOR
button in the right column.
Before you contact us, please review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
About Visas – The Basics
Immigrant Visa Processing FAQs
Immigrant Visa Fee Payment FAQs
Immigrant Visa Affidavit of Support FAQs
DS-260, Online Immigrant Visa Application FAQs
Immigrant Visa Medical Exam FAQs
Immigrant Visa Interview Preparation FAQs
DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application FAQs
If you don’t find the answer you are looking for in the FAQs, you can contact us in the following way:
Online (immigrant visa inquiries
only
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(Note:  The NVC is unable to respond to nonimmigrant visa inquiries, please visit
for information. We ask that you make a subsequent inquiry only if you do not receive a response to your email within our published timeframe. Duplicate inquiries slow our ability to respond to you in a timely manner).
Submitting Forms or Documents to the NVC:
If you need to submit a form or document to us, please visit our
Submit Documents to the NVC
page.
Note:
Visa records are confidential under Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), so information can only be provided to visa applicants. There are some exceptions, such as providing information to U.S. sponsors, attorneys representing visa applicants, members of Congress, or other persons acting on behalf of the applicants.
One Year Contact Requirement
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 203(g) provides that the Secretary of State shall terminate the registration (petition) of any alien who fails to apply for an immigrant visa within one year of notice of visa availability. The petition may be reinstated if, within two years of notice of visa availability, the alien establishes that the failure to apply was for reasons beyond the alien’s control. Therefore if you do not respond to notices from the NVC within one year you risk termination of your petition under this section of law and would lose the benefits of that petition, such as your priority date.
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