I-129 Approvals Sent to KCC Posted Jul 16, 2004 ©MurthyDotCom The United States Department of State (DOS) issued a cable in July 2004 indicating that the USCIS has began sending approved I-129 petitions to the DOS's Kentucky Consular Center (KCC). Our readers may recognize the KCC as the location to mail certain diversity lottery application documents. The KCC will scan the approved I-129 petitions and eMail them to the appropriate consulates. This process does not apply to I-129F approvals for K-1s and K-3s, which still will go to the National Visa Center (NVC). ©MurthyDotCom The approval notices will continue to be transmitted to the petitioner or the petitioner's representative. The transmission of the approved petition is an internal procedural matter that is relevant to the process of applying for a visa stamp at the consulate. The transmission will include the approved petition only, not any supporting documentation. Therefore, persons applying for visas based on I-129 approvals should remain fully prepared to present all the necessary underlying documentation in the case. ©MurthyDotCom The DOS expects that this new step will add uniformity and consistency to the process, which comes as good news to MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers. There is as yet no indication of how quickly the KCC will send the I-129 petition approvals to the consulates once they are received from the USCIS. Though the KCC will be setting up a Fraud Prevention Unit that will flag suspicious cases for further consular review, they will not handle any public inquiries. The consulates remain the correct contact point for public inquiries on approved I-129 petitions. © The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C.
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