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EmailElectronic Processing Participation
How do I join Electronic Processing?
If you decide to participate, you must send an e-mail to the Post-specific Electronic Processing email address referenced in the Eligibility PDF you previously read. When completing the e-mail:
- Enter the code “OPTIN” followed by your NVC Case Number in the Subject line of the e-mail, for example OPTIN XXX2009123123 (where XXX would be the processing consulate 3 digit code).
- Refer to only ONE CASE per e-mail message.
- The body of the e-mail must contain:
- All e-mail addresses at which you wish to receive electronic correspondence.
- For family-based petitions, the body of each message must include the applicant's name, e-mail address, and date of birth; the petitioner's name, e-mail address and date of birth; and the name, e-mail address, and address of the attorney of record, if applicable.
- For employment-based petitions, the body of each message must include the name and address of the sponsoring company/organization.
- Complete a Choice of Address and Agent form DS-3032.
- Fill in the form online, save it on your computer as a PDF file, and then attach the completed DS-3032 to the e-mail message before you send it.
You should not mail any physical paper documents to the NVC if you choose to participate in electronic processing. This will delay processing of your case.
IMPORTANT: Once electronic processing has been chosen it is critical that no hard copy documentation be mailed to the NVC. Submission of physical paper documents will delay processing.
