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 FORM I-730 CASE SPECIFIC INQUIRIES

In order to obtain the quickest response to your inquiry, it is helpful to know where your case is in the Form I-730 process – whether it is being adjudicated at a Service Center or has already been approved and transferred via the Department of State’s National Visa Center (NVC) to an overseas location for continued processing.

Service Centers For case status information on an I-730 currently being processed at a Service Center, please use the Case Status function available at www.uscis.gov, or follow steps 1 – 3 above for general case inquiries.

Overseas Locations If a Service Center has already issued an I-797 Approval Notice and the beneficiary is located overseas, you may contact the USCIS international office or U.S. Embassy responsible for the processing of the case. Please allow time for your case to ship overseas before contacting the USCIS or Consular office. Keep in mind that that office will contact the beneficiary to schedule an interview appointment after the case has been received.


 * USCIS International Offices:


 * Type International Offices in the Search function on www.uscis.gov to obtain contact information for the 25 USCIS offices overseas.


 * Department of State:


 * U.S. Embassies: Embassy-specific contact information is available at www.travel.state.gov, under How to Contact Us . Attorneys of record can direct inquiries by email to legalnet@state.gov. Petitioners may call Visa Services, Public Inquiries Division at (202) 663-1225.


 * National Visa Center (NVC): For NVC case-specific inquiries, you may call 603334-0700 or email NVCInquiry@state.gov.

Please note that a limited number of refugee follow-to-join cases are processed overseas with the assistance of a Department of State-funded Resettlement Support Center (RSC). The USCIS office or Consulate with jurisdiction over the beneficiary’s residence will be able to inform you if an RSC is assisting in the processing of such a case, and if necessary, how to contact that organization. January 31, 2012