National Visa Center Law and Legal Definition
The National Visa Center (NVC) processes immigrant visa petitions from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for those who apply for immigrant visas at US embassies and consulates. The NVC processes all approved immigrant visa petitions, after they are received from Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security (CIS), and retains them until the cases are ready for adjudication by a consular officer abroad.
The NVC is responsible for the collection of visa application fees and visa application documentation. When an applicant's priority date meets the most recent Qualifying Date, the NVC shall contact the applicant and petitioner with instructions for submitting the appropriate processing fees.
Legal Definition list
- National Vigilance Park [NVP]
- National Victim Assistance Academy [NVAA]
- National Vessel Documentation Center
- National Venture Capital Association
- National Vaccine Program Office
- National Visa Center
- National Vulnerability Database
- National Weather Service
- National White Collar Crime Center
- National Wilderness Preservation System
- National Wildfire Coordinating Group
Related Legal Terms
- A-1 Visa
- A-2 Visa
- A-3 Visa
- Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding [USIP]
- Access Control List [National Security]
- Access Control Mechanism [National Security]
- Accessible Space [National Security]
- Accompanying Visa
- Activity of Multinational Enterprises
- Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate Course [Education]
