Consular Processing - Immigration Services

Here’s how consular processing typically works. An applicant fills out Form I-864 and submits this along with his or her tax returns to the National Visa Center in New Hampshire. The USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) then communicates with the National Visa Center to get you your Immigrant Visa Number. You then must send in payment to the NVC, which then returns a different document, the DS-230 part 1. That document in turn must be sent to the National Visa Center, which then responds with a DS-230 part 2 form. Only when all this paperwork and back and forth have been completed can you actually make your consular appointment.

It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to recognize this complicated consular processing can result in a wide range of problems for applicants. Whether you are having trouble completing your paperwork and/or preparing for your interview, or you are knee-deep in an array of immigration related legal concerns, you can find thorough, sympathetic help here at the Law Offices of Eliana Phelps. We can examine your consular processing issues and recommend precise, simple to follow steps to move things along, minimize the time you spend waiting, and maximize your chance for success.

Often, consular processing problems can either cause or complicate other immigration related legal matters. Attorneys here at the Law Offices of Eliana Phelps are, fortunately, experts in a wide array of related fields, including family based immigration, immigration reform, citizenship and naturalization, and adjustment of status. You can explore these areas of specialty here online or make an appointment to meet with one of our immigration attorneys for a free consultation. Simply fill out an email form or dial us at 909-393-4100. We can answer frequently asked questions about consular processing and direct you to other trusted sources of information and assistance.

Given the stakes for you, your family, and your job, you want the best and most objective advice possible. Most of all, you want someone to simplify the consular process. Trust our immigration lawyers to provide qualified, expert guidance in your immigration matter, no matter how complicated or tangled up the case may be.