Once your immigrant visa (green card) case is finished being processed by the (National Visa Center) NVC, you will receive a letter that says something like the following:
Dear Sir/Madam:
All documentation necessary to complete the National Visa Center’s processing of your case has been received. As soon as an interview date has been scheduled, the applicant, petitioner and attorney (if applicable) will be notified. The applicant should NOT make any travel arrangements, sell property, or give up employment until the US Embassy or Consulate General has issued a visa.The US Embassy or Consulate General may require additional documentation at the time of the interview.
The NVC is a Department of State office in the US that collects all of the fees, documents, and information required to process a green card case at a US consulate. Once the NVC has completed that process, it notifies the appropriate consulate that the case is ready to be scheduled for an interview, and sends this letter to the applicant advising the case has reached the point at which it is ready to be transferred to the consulate.
The interview is normally scheduled within 30 to 60 days after this letter is issued. The reason the NVC letter says do not make travel arrangements, sell property, or give up employment is that the NVC does not know when the consulate is going to schedule the interview, and does not want the applicant to think the interview will happen immediately. There is no guarantee the interview will happen that soon (not to mention another retrogression sets in, moving the dates back), so they don’t want the applicant giving up property or jobs, etc., until they are sure the interview is going to take place.
If you receive this letter and then do not receive an interview notice within 60 days, you should follow up with the NVC just to make sure you have not missed any communication from them about the interview.
I am actually in this phase. So if the VB retrogresses, would I be affected?
Pocholo – I just put a blog post up about your question.
Pocholo – Thanks for your question. Yes, if the cut-off date for your category retrogresses at any time before your interview and immigrant visa application are finally approved, your case will be put on hold until your date becomes current again.
Hello sir!
Good day!
I just would like to inquire since the pd for May 2015 went back to 2007 …am I affected with the retrogression considering that I m just waiting for the schedule interview? I already received 2 letters from the nvc and the 2nd letter indicating that they have done with the processing of my documents…am I still going to receive any letter from them, Or totally stop since they will entertain only for 2007 documents?
Thank you so much I appreciate for your insights.
Kimberly – Please read the post we just put up about the Walk-In policy the Consulate just announced.
hello sir
i just called the NVC and i was told that my case is complete.Fortunately for me,i submitted my IV fee and supporting documents april 2nd and i was pretty amazed that my documents were reviewed and completed within two weeks. my PD is January 14,2014.How long will it take for me to have my interview letter?do i have to wait until my PD becomes current before i get an interview letter?
From all indications,if the VISA BULLETIN keeps moving every one month,my PD will become current in the next four months.what your opinion on this? THANKS
Paul – It all depends on the country you are from.
NIGERIA sir.does that determine when i get interview letter?
Paul – The “Everything’s Done” letter just says your file is ready to be scheduled for an interview. When the interview is actually scheduled is a completely different story. That can vary a lot.
OK.thanks so much,i really appreciate.
Hi,
I received ” All documentation necessary to complete the National Visa Center’s processing of your case has
been received. ..” email one month ago. Still no news for interview schedule. My parents are old and I’m inpatient to see them. Is there anyway for me to follow up their case? as phone and email seems not to work on their side. They are in Iran. armenia-yavaran embassy.
Thank you for making time to answer my question.
Ozra – Is this a case you filed for your parents?
hello Sir
I am in this phase too. My question is on
( the applicant should not make any travel arrangements). Dos this mean I am prohibited to travel to another country (for one week) before my interview date, or it means my travel date should not conflict the interview date? I would like to thank you in advance for your guidance.
Hello my husband (mexico) f2a pd just became current sept 10 2013. He recieved our letter from the nvc may 5th 2015 All documentation necessary to complete the National Visa Center’s processing of your case has been received. As soon as an interview date has been scheduled, the applicant, petitioner and attorney (if applicable) will be notified.
Now his pd wasnt current then, but is now. It has almost been 45 days since that last correspondence. All waivers have been approved ect… How long should it be before a interview date. (generally of course)
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I’m a citizen and resident of Venezuela who has applied for an immigrant visa; I received the NVC notification on August 19 and am waiting for the interview date. I plan to travel outside Venezuela from September 9 to October 20. Is it possible to ask the NVC or consulate in Venezuela to Schedule the interview for a date after October 20? My attempts to do so through the consulate email service have failed; they don’t have a phone answering service. NVC’s contact phone (6033340700) doesn’t take any calls, their email service hasn’t answered previous mails. Could you please suggest whom should I try to contact to arrange this situation and prevent the possibility of missing the interview?
I am residing in the Philippines. I have an overseas trip with a friend soon(to Hong Kong so no VISA needed)…but my USA VISA interview is still being scheduled..can I join her overseas trip? (She already booked the trip way before we received the NVC notice of NO TRAVELLING BEFORE RECEIVING VISA “The applicant should NOT make any travel arrangements, sell property, or give up employment until the US Embassy or Consulate General has issued a visa.”)
I am 17 years old and my parents agreed to let me join but the problem with my VISA is being a conflict
The trip to Hong Kong is purely for tour purposes only…we will only be there for 3 days.
More details: We arranged the trip way back in mid July, my parents allowed me to join. Then we received the NVC email just recently, late August. The trip will be on late September.
hello as today it has been 94 dyas i have not received any mail from nc about my intervie schedule in my home country as august 11,2016 nvc send me mail as my cae has been completed and they need 60 dyas to schedule my interview date in my country but till that day to now it hase been 94 days no mail even no inquiry response from nvc about my case why they are taking so much time as my PD is 2004 march 24,