On March 3, 2003, the BCIS began sending all approved I-129Fs to the National Visa Center (NVC). Once there, they are sorted and forwarded to the consulates. Prior to this new process the Service Centers had to sort all approved I-129F by Consulate. Some were mailed to an address in Washington DC and others sent by Diplomatic Pouch to another address. In the old process, special arrangements were made with some consulates to send information and documents via cables and FaxPress. With this new process, all approved I-129Fs are sent to NVC for further processing.