it seems for MUMBAI, CHENNAI, THE CP process is still the same way.
Please read this and post ur opinions..I am very confused with alpha and beta posts???What is Mumbai?? Is the process changed for Mumbai.
Thanks for ur help
Shanks_75
(Visa Office cable advises posts of new procedures for immigrant visa processing and communicating with the NVC.)
Cable Text:
UNCLASSIFIED TELEGRAM December 19, 2000
To: ALL IMMIGRANT VISA PROCESSING POSTS
Origin: VO
From: SECSTATE WASHDC (STATE 238959)
TAGS: CVIS
Captions: None
Subject: IV REFORM: FIRST STEPS ON JANUARY ONE
Ref: None
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1. SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 1, 2001, THE DEPARTMENT WILL CHANGE THE WAY IT PROCESSES IV APPLICATIONS. ALL IV APPLICANTS WITH CASE FILES AT NVC CURRENT FOR PROCESSING AFTER THAT DATE WILL RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE NATIONAL VISA CENTER (NVC) PERMITTING THEM TO DESIGNATE AN "AGENT" TO HANDLE CASE MAILINGS FROM NVC. THEY WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO CONFIRM A MAILING ADDRESS. NVC IS PRESENTLY REVIEWING THE I-864 FOR CASES THAT WILL BE ADJUDICATED IN TEN POSTS. FOR THESE CASES, NVC WILL BEGIN COLLECTING A NEW FEE OF USD $50.00 TO COVER THE COST OF THE I-864 REVIEW AS WELL AS THE $260.00 PER PERSON IV APPLICATION/PROCESSING FEES. END SUMMARY.
A NEW PREREQUISITE FOR THE IV APPLICANT: THE "AGENT CHOICE LETTER"
2. THE DEPARTMENT IS ALTERING THE IV APPLICATION PROCESS DUE TO THE DEMANDS OF THE I-864 AND AN ONGOING EFFORT TO IMPROVE SERVICE THROUGH STREAMLINING AND MODERNIZATION.
AFTER JANUARY 1, 2001, NVC WILL NO LONGER INITIATE IV PROCESSING BY SENDING A PACKET 3 TO AN APPLICANT WHOSE CASE FILE BECOMES CURRENT FOR PROCESSING. INSTEAD, AS A NEW FIRST STEP, APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE THE "AGENT CHOICE LETTER" (ACL) AND THE NEW "CHOICE OF AGENT AND ADDRESS" FORM (DS 3032). THIS NEW FORM WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE ON THE INFOFORMS WEBSITE.
3. THE DS 3032 PERMITS THE APPLICANT TO SELECT AN "AGENT" TO RECEIVE MAILINGS FROM NVC AND ASSIST IN COMPLETING PAPERWORK OR PAYING REQUIRED FEES. THE AGENT COULD BE THE RELATIVE OR EMPLOYER WHO FILED THE PETITION, AN ATTORNEY, A FRIEND, A NON-GOVERNMENTAL OR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, OR ANYONE ELSE. RATHER THAN SELECT SOMEONE ELSE TO SERVE AS AGENT, AN APPLICANT MAY DECIDE TO HANDLE HIS/HER OWN CASEWORK AND INSTRUCT NVC TO SEND ALL MAILINGS TO HIS/HER OVERSEAS MAILING ADDRESS. AN ADDRESS FOR THE SELECTED AGENT IS REQUIRED. THE COVER LETTER SENT BY NVC WITH FORM DS 3032 SUGGESTS THAT THE AGENT HAVE A U.S. ADDRESS. THE "AGENT" WILL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT CAN PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE WITH FEE PAYMENTS AND DOCUMENT COLLECTION ISSUES. NVC WILL NOT SEND A PACKET THREE UNTIL THE DS 3032 IS RECEIVED WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL SERVE AS DESIGNATED "AGENT."
4. THE APPLICANT MUST SIGN THE DS 3032; NO ONE ELSE HAS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DO SO ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. FILES WILL BE HELD AT NVC UNTIL THE DS 3032 IS RETURNED. IF IT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN ONE YEAR, NVC WILL INITIATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES FOR POST TO BEGIN CASE TERMINATION.
5. BY INSTITUTING THE RETURN OF THE DS 3032 AS A PREREQUISITE FOR CASE PROCESSING, POSTS WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE FILES FOR APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT INTEND TO PURSUE IMMIGRATION OVERSEAS. FILES WILL REMAIN IN STORAGE AT NVC UNTIL THE APPLICANT, THROUGH THE SUBMISSION OF THE DS 3032, SIGNALS INTENT TO PURSUE IMMIGRATION. IN ADDITION, THE DS 3032 REQUIREMENT MEANS THAT POSTS WILL RECEIVE FILES WITH CURRENT ADDRESSES FOR BOTH APPLICANTS AND PETITIONERS.
EXCEPTIONS: WHEN THE DS 3032 WILL NOT BE REQUIRED
6. POSTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT SOME CASES WILL NOT REQUIRE A DS 3032. A G-28 ATTORNEY DESIGNATION OR EQUIVALENT (AS OUTLINED IN 9 FAM 40.4, N12) IN A CASE FILE RECEIVED FROM INS MEANS THAT THE LISTED ATTORNEY IS THE AGENT FOR THE CASE. RATHER THAN THE DS 3032, THE ATTORNEY WILL RECEIVE A PACKET THREE AND THE
Please read this and post ur opinions..I am very confused with alpha and beta posts???What is Mumbai?? Is the process changed for Mumbai.
Thanks for ur help
Shanks_75
(Visa Office cable advises posts of new procedures for immigrant visa processing and communicating with the NVC.)
Cable Text:
UNCLASSIFIED TELEGRAM December 19, 2000
To: ALL IMMIGRANT VISA PROCESSING POSTS
Origin: VO
From: SECSTATE WASHDC (STATE 238959)
TAGS: CVIS
Captions: None
Subject: IV REFORM: FIRST STEPS ON JANUARY ONE
Ref: None
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 1, 2001, THE DEPARTMENT WILL CHANGE THE WAY IT PROCESSES IV APPLICATIONS. ALL IV APPLICANTS WITH CASE FILES AT NVC CURRENT FOR PROCESSING AFTER THAT DATE WILL RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE NATIONAL VISA CENTER (NVC) PERMITTING THEM TO DESIGNATE AN "AGENT" TO HANDLE CASE MAILINGS FROM NVC. THEY WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO CONFIRM A MAILING ADDRESS. NVC IS PRESENTLY REVIEWING THE I-864 FOR CASES THAT WILL BE ADJUDICATED IN TEN POSTS. FOR THESE CASES, NVC WILL BEGIN COLLECTING A NEW FEE OF USD $50.00 TO COVER THE COST OF THE I-864 REVIEW AS WELL AS THE $260.00 PER PERSON IV APPLICATION/PROCESSING FEES. END SUMMARY.
A NEW PREREQUISITE FOR THE IV APPLICANT: THE "AGENT CHOICE LETTER"
2. THE DEPARTMENT IS ALTERING THE IV APPLICATION PROCESS DUE TO THE DEMANDS OF THE I-864 AND AN ONGOING EFFORT TO IMPROVE SERVICE THROUGH STREAMLINING AND MODERNIZATION.
AFTER JANUARY 1, 2001, NVC WILL NO LONGER INITIATE IV PROCESSING BY SENDING A PACKET 3 TO AN APPLICANT WHOSE CASE FILE BECOMES CURRENT FOR PROCESSING. INSTEAD, AS A NEW FIRST STEP, APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE THE "AGENT CHOICE LETTER" (ACL) AND THE NEW "CHOICE OF AGENT AND ADDRESS" FORM (DS 3032). THIS NEW FORM WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE ON THE INFOFORMS WEBSITE.
3. THE DS 3032 PERMITS THE APPLICANT TO SELECT AN "AGENT" TO RECEIVE MAILINGS FROM NVC AND ASSIST IN COMPLETING PAPERWORK OR PAYING REQUIRED FEES. THE AGENT COULD BE THE RELATIVE OR EMPLOYER WHO FILED THE PETITION, AN ATTORNEY, A FRIEND, A NON-GOVERNMENTAL OR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, OR ANYONE ELSE. RATHER THAN SELECT SOMEONE ELSE TO SERVE AS AGENT, AN APPLICANT MAY DECIDE TO HANDLE HIS/HER OWN CASEWORK AND INSTRUCT NVC TO SEND ALL MAILINGS TO HIS/HER OVERSEAS MAILING ADDRESS. AN ADDRESS FOR THE SELECTED AGENT IS REQUIRED. THE COVER LETTER SENT BY NVC WITH FORM DS 3032 SUGGESTS THAT THE AGENT HAVE A U.S. ADDRESS. THE "AGENT" WILL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT CAN PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE WITH FEE PAYMENTS AND DOCUMENT COLLECTION ISSUES. NVC WILL NOT SEND A PACKET THREE UNTIL THE DS 3032 IS RECEIVED WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL SERVE AS DESIGNATED "AGENT."
4. THE APPLICANT MUST SIGN THE DS 3032; NO ONE ELSE HAS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DO SO ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. FILES WILL BE HELD AT NVC UNTIL THE DS 3032 IS RETURNED. IF IT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN ONE YEAR, NVC WILL INITIATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES FOR POST TO BEGIN CASE TERMINATION.
5. BY INSTITUTING THE RETURN OF THE DS 3032 AS A PREREQUISITE FOR CASE PROCESSING, POSTS WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE FILES FOR APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT INTEND TO PURSUE IMMIGRATION OVERSEAS. FILES WILL REMAIN IN STORAGE AT NVC UNTIL THE APPLICANT, THROUGH THE SUBMISSION OF THE DS 3032, SIGNALS INTENT TO PURSUE IMMIGRATION. IN ADDITION, THE DS 3032 REQUIREMENT MEANS THAT POSTS WILL RECEIVE FILES WITH CURRENT ADDRESSES FOR BOTH APPLICANTS AND PETITIONERS.
EXCEPTIONS: WHEN THE DS 3032 WILL NOT BE REQUIRED
6. POSTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT SOME CASES WILL NOT REQUIRE A DS 3032. A G-28 ATTORNEY DESIGNATION OR EQUIVALENT (AS OUTLINED IN 9 FAM 40.4, N12) IN A CASE FILE RECEIVED FROM INS MEANS THAT THE LISTED ATTORNEY IS THE AGENT FOR THE CASE. RATHER THAN THE DS 3032, THE ATTORNEY WILL RECEIVE A PACKET THREE AND THE