If your case is already at the NVC, do not complete or submit the DS-260 unless instructed to do so by the NVC. where the NVC receives documents that make a case documentarily qualified.įor all other cases in process at the NVC, the NVC will send instructions for beneficiaries to submit the DS-260 along with the missing documents or information, even when the DS-230 is already on file. Next, you need to file form DS-261 (technically called the Online Choice of Address and Agent).for beneficiaries of the cases where the case has already been documentarily qualified and ready for scheduling and.
To complete the DS-260 form, applicants must visit the website and select the link “ Establish communication with the NVC and register an address or agent.” The invoice ID Number and the Beneficiary ID Number will be required to access and complete the DS-260 and DS-261.įor cases already in process at NVC, the DS-260 is not required: īeneficiaries submitting new cases that arrive at the NVC from USCIS on or after Septemwill be instructed to complete the DS-260 and DS-261. VisaPro has confirmed with the National Visa Center (NVC) that effective Septemthe online Forms DS-260 and DS-261 will replace the paper-based DS-230 and the DS-3032. When individuals for an immigrant visa or diversity visa, they are required to fill out a DS-260 form, also known as Immigration Visa & Alien Registration.
