美国国务院（DOS）刚刚发布了一项对于EB-5申请人利好的移民签证新政，这项新政预期将减少国家签证中心(NVC)环节的等待时间。
NVC（美国国家签证中心），美国国务院负责处理签证审批的部门，改变了其收取个人证明材料原件的程序。从2014年11月12日起，对于移民类别签证申请，NVC 将不再就非电子处理程序，要求收集原始的个人材料（诸如：出生、婚姻、犯罪、服役、法庭、死亡或者离婚记录）。申请者仅仅要求通过邮件，将复印件递交给NVC，自己保留原件。然后在签证面试时携带证明文件的原件。
亨瑞移民专家介绍，以往当移民申请获得移民局的批准后，如果受益人在海外，移民局会将受益人的全部档案转到NVC。档案转到NVC后，将会根据其申请类别和排期情况而在NVC搁置数月到数年时间不等。如果受益人是属于不需排期的类别(如公民申请配偶、父母或未成年子女)或受益人的排期即将到来，NVC就会将相关材料发给陈情人或陈情人的代理律师。
通过实施这项不再收取特定原件材料的新政策，NVC希望能够减少等待时间并且对于申请人能够提升签证处理服务的水平。申请人之前不得不递交这些敏感、重要的文件给NVC，现在只需要在文件初审阶段提供复印件。NVC将会把这些复印件作为转领馆（注：国内为转广领馆）的材料之一，希望这能减少等待时间，处理更多的案子。
亨瑞移民专家表示，正值美国EB-5投资移民2015财年的名额抢占阶段，面对与日俱增的美国投资移民申请人数，美国移民局正积极采取有效措施，例如在华盛顿专设EB-5办公室、增加审批工作人员等，以加快移民审批速度。美国2015财年EB-5投资移民政策总体走向也较为乐观，但随着各国移民门槛的提高，业界普遍预测未来美国投资移民50万美元的投资额度将上调至80—85万美元。因此，亨瑞移民专家建议有意向的投资者应尽早规划，早签约、早递档，把握美国投资移民的有利时机，借助美国移民政策利好的形势，最大可能的保障自己的利益。
NVC新政原文如下：
Subject: National Visa Center No Longer Collecting Original Civil Documents
1. Summary. The National Visa Center (NVC) will cease collecting original civil documents in support of immigrant visa (IV) applications as of November 12,2014. Most applicants will be required to submit photocopies of supporting documents (such as birth, marriage, and police certificates) and will be instructed to take their original documents to their interviews for review. This does not include Affidavit of Support forms, which petitioners will still submit to NVC for initial evaluation.
New Instructions to Applicants
2. After applicants and petitioners collect the Affidavit of Support form(s), financial evidence, and supporting civil documents, they are instructed to submit all of the documents to NVC. As of November 12,2014, applicants at non-electronic processing posts will be instructed to submit photocopies of their civil documents by mail. NVC will review the copies and, when the case is documentarily complete, will place the copies into the file, which will be sent to post, increasing the numberof cases that are documentarily qualified. When the appointment is scheduled, NVC will instruct applicants to bring their original documents to the interview for evaluation and final case processing. Original Affidavit of Support forms will still be submitted to NVC for initial evaluation. Applicants at designated electronic processing posts will continue to submit their documents via email.
3. NVC anticipates this change will maintain the integrity of the IV process, reduce customer wait times, and improve the customer experience overall.
