Probably an unusual question...but can you slow the process down?

[mla131 0]

Hello,

A little background first- I am 24 and she is 22. She is suppose to finish her degree in October. When I first started it looked like it took many months for the k1 visa, so I expected maybe August or September and we could marry in November or December. I applied in February but now it looks like it went to California and I can expect to get Noa 2 any day now. My question then is- should I be trying to slow things down? I don't want her to get a visa only to see it expire before she can come here.

Thanks,

ML

[VOL 425]

Many ways to slow it down.

Two best is waiting to schedule for Embassy Interview and once you get Visa you have 6 months to enter after Medical.

What I have heard you have about 1 year after approval to schedule the interview

USCIS will keep you in the system for 2 years after NOA2 if you do nothing, and then they will send you a letter stating your time has passed and visa is cancelled without prejudice......

[Cody and Daisy 373]

Once the visa is issued you have a 6 month expiry date from the medical exam to use it.

So she gets an interview in May you'll probably have until October to use it.

I'm pretty sure you'll be able to drag out the medical and interview a little bit and maybe postpone getting the visa after the interview.

But hopefully someone who's done this will be able to help you.

[Zedayn 485]

There are 2 ways to delay once you have your NOA2:

• Your petition approval is valid for 4 months, but it can be extended automatically for up to a year. So you can wait up to a year before your have the visa interview.
• Once you have your visa in hand, you will have around 6 months from the date of your medical to enter the US.

It will be no problem to wait until closer to October to have your visa interview.

Edited March 17, 2015 by Zedayn

[Dashinka 23,238]

My wife set her own interview date to avoid the 2014 Olympics. Initially, they wanted to schedule her interview in February, but she set it for mid-March. Then she used up almost the entire six month period entering the US with about a week to spare in mid-September. At that point, the 6 months no longer matters and now you are on the 90 day clock. We got married 2 weeks after her arrival (used the entire Summer apart to plan it together), and soon after filed the AOS.

My suggestion is to have your fiance schedule the interview in late May or early June, then you should be all set.

[Hank_ 9,173]

Hello,

A little background first- I am 24 and she is 22. She is suppose to finish her degree in October. When I first started it looked like it took many months for the k1 visa, so I expected maybe August or September and we could marry in November or December. I applied in February but now it looks like it went to California and I can expect to get Noa 2 any day now. My question then is- should I be trying to slow things down? I don't want her to get a visa only to see it expire before she can come here.

Thanks,

ML

It is easy to slow things down once your petition reaches Manila. You will have up to a year to complete your visa process once the petition is approved, the NOA2 will show 4 months, but USEM will automatically extend the validity up to a year, that should be more than enough "slow down" to accomplish your goals.

If you need even more time, you have up to 6 months of validity with the visa (from the date of the medical) to enter the USA

While you are waiting pop over to the Philippines forum and say HI, start learning about the process there. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

Edited March 18, 2015 by Hank_

[ZA_35 48]

Omit information from your petition, keep getting RFE's until you are ready,

Or if you are really lucky you'll go to the TSC and stay there for 8 months or longer...

Edited March 18, 2015 by ZA_35

[Pitaya 2,576]

It is easy to slow things down once your petition reaches Manila. You will have up to a year to complete your visa process once the petition is approved, the NOA2 will show 4 months, but USEM will automatically extend the validity up to a year, that should be more than enough "slow down" to accomplish your goals.

If you need even more time, you have up to 6 months of validity with the visa (from the date of the medical) to enter the USA

While you are waiting pop over to the Philippines forum and say HI, start learning about the process there. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

Agree!