How to interpret NVC Case Number

[thinkglobalthinksmart]

To folks those who wish to interpret the NVC Case number.

The NVC case number is made of two different parts.
Part 1)
The overseas embassy or the consulate where the case for immigrant visa will be processed at

Part 2)
The date when NVC created the case.

Here is the detail explaination :-

First Three Characters (position 1 to 3) :
They represent the three character code for the overseas consulate where immigrant visa will be granted or will be forwarded after NVC completes the process.

Next Four digits (position 4 to 7) :
They represent the year which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 8 to 10):
The "Julian" day of the year on which the case was created at NVC.

Next three Digits (i.e. position 11 to 13):
The total case numbers assigned to the overseas consulate / embassey on that partcular day with this being the latest one.

Now let's consider a sample NVC Case Number (MNL2007547002):-

MNL :- US Embassey/Consulate in Manila.
2007 :- Year when NVC created the case
547 :- 47 th day of Year 2007. This day NVC created the case.
002 :- The second case assigned to Consulate in Manila, on 47 the day of Year 2007.

Having the information on the structure of the NVC Case will help find out where does your case stay with reference to the cases waitlisted at that consulate / embassey.


I hope someone will verify this information.

 

[nirav5508]

case no.

First of, what does Julian mean?
secondly, I tried to match it with my case no. it did not make sense.
Explain it better, or rethink this.

 

[Hanuman55]

You are almost there

The 47 in your example refers to the 47th day from 1st October, the Federal Fiscal year commencement, I believe!

In any case the number assigned does not mean much because once it hits the embassy/consulate, you are still governed by the priority date!

H