NVC Case Number Changes

NVC檔案號變更解析

作者: Yevgeny Samokhleb

In recent months, Chinese immigrant visa applicants have been receiving notifications from the National Visa Center (NVC) that their case number is changing. NVC case numbers are initially assigned to applicants after their immigration petition is approved by USCIS. In recent years, most cases in China have been assigned a GZO case number, which is now changing to a GUZ case number.

最近幾個月，中國移民簽證申請人陸續收到美國國家簽證中心(NVC)關于檔案號變更的通知。NVC檔案號是指移民申請經移民局(USCIS)批準后由NVC最初分配給申請人的號碼。近年來，大部分中國移民簽證申請都已分配GZO檔案號，現在正更改為GUZ檔案號。

The first three letters of an NVC case number represent the U.S. consulate that is processing the case. Both GUZ and GZO represent the consulate in Guangzhou, China. Whereas GUZ cases have always required paper submission of documents, GZO was created as a separate code several years ago to process cases via email document submission. NVC is slowly rolling out a new Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) that is not yet available in China, but will eventually become uniform throughout cases from all countries. The recent transition to GUZ case numbers means the cases will have to be processed by paper filings in the immediate future. However, in the long-term, this is another step toward implementation of the new CEAC system for Chinese cases.

NVC檔案號的前三個字母表示正在審理案件的美國領事館。GUZ和GZO都表示美國駐廣州領事館。GUZ案件都是要求提交紙質文件，而GZO檔案號則是幾年前NVC單獨創建的號碼，用來審理郵件遞交的申請材料。NVC正在逐步推出一個新的領事電子申請中心(CEAC)，目前該系統尚未在中國使用，不過最終會在所有國家統一推行。當前檔案號變更為GUZ說明近期所有的申請都必須提交紙質申請材料。不過從長遠來看，這是中國移民簽證申請將要采用新CEAC系統的又一進展。

Applicants do not need to be concerned about these changes, and do not have to take any action upon receiving a case change notice from NVC. Our law firm receives these notifications as well and enters the new case number into our database.

申請人無需擔心這些變更，收到NVC檔案號變更通知也不用采取任何措施，我們律師事務所也會收到這些通知，并將新的檔案號錄入數據庫。