When will I get a notice from the national visa center after my I-526 gets approved?

The USCIS takes about three months to forward the file to the NVC. If you have not heard from the NVC within three months, you or your attorney can email the NVC to inquire. he visa interview usually is scheduled within three to five months.

You will be duly advised by the NVC when your priority date is reached. You will receive a fee invoice.

Usually, the national visa center (NVC) will issue a fee notice in one month after I-526 is approved. However, if you come from a country with long visa backlog, the NVC may issue the fee notice in a later time when the visa cut-off date comes closer. When you receive the fee notice, you will begin the next step: filing DS-260. After the NVC completes the review of DS-260, the interview will be scheduled. The interview will not be scheduled until there are available visa numbers.

After your I-526 petition is approved, it can take a number of months before you hear from the National Visa Center. If you&#39re in valid status in the United States, you would be eligible for adjustment of status.

It could certainly get frustrating that they do not get back to you promptly. A month is certainly not that long when it comes to this issue. If you don&#39t hear for another couple months, you should certainly get in touch with USCIS and NVC.

It could be two months. Plan on the whole NVC/consulate process taking four to six months.

Approximately after one to two months after approval, you should be receiving notice from NVC regarding the next steps for immigrant visa processing.

If you marked that you wish to pursue consular processing instead of adjustment of status on your form I-526, then your case will be automatically forwarded to NVC. It usually takes 30 to 90 days for NVC to notify you of the receipt of your case and issue a visa-fee bill.

They often take one to two months to transfer the file. If you do not hear in 60 days you should follow up with both USCIS and NVC.

A month interval is not too long. The National Visa Center (NVC) will eventually be in contact with you as soon as your file is transferred from the USCIS to the NVC.

Three to four months.

NVC generally issues the fee bill within 30 days of I-526 approval. If you don&#39t receive it within 30 days, contact NVC to make sure they have received your I-526 AN from USCIS. There are several steps in between the hearing from NVC and the interview date. You can control the process and how fast/slow you go though it. Once NVC sends the letter confirming your file has been sent to the consulate for interview scheduling, you can expect the interview will take place in four to eight weeks. Don&#39t let more than one year pass in between contacts with NVC.

It takes NVC on average 30 to 60 days to send correspondence with your NVC case number and instructions how to submit civil documents and DS-260 online. If you do not hear from NVC past 60 days, have your attorney contact NVC or contact it yourself if you are not represented by attorney for consular processing.