What is the process should I seek to apply for an Immigrant Visa at a United States Consulate?
When the USCIS approves an I-130 Immediate Relative Petition or I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, a copy of the approval notice and the visa petition is sent to the National Visa Center (NVC), which in turn notifies the United States Consulate designated on the petition. The petition is reviewed to determine whether the applicant’s case falls within the designated Consulate’s jurisdiction, that the applicant is indeed eligible for immigration, and whether an immigrant visa is immediately available to the foreign national based on his/her priority date. If a visa is not immediately available, the applicant will be notified that the immigrant petition approval notice has been received, and that the consular visa process will continue when a visa is available. If a visa is immediately available based on the foreign national’s priority date, the applicant will receive a package containing the necessary application forms and instructions to apply for an immigrant visa. The forms an
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