What to do when your NOA2 has expired?

[SandyKay 5]

Hey VJers!

So my British fiance is trying to arrange his medical and whatnot in such a way that will allow him to have his interview in January. We're doing this because he needs to make it to his sister's wedding in late June, so he needs to still be in the country at that point. However, our NOA2 expires in mid-December. What do we have to do to get an extension from the embassy?

Thanks!

[bob+senga 11]

use the online contact form and ask them to keep your aplication open giving reasons.

i was issued K1 visas but could not travel due to legal issues with K2 visas. I asked consulate to re issue extend visa nad they came back saying they will keep my petition open till i hear back from embassy. My visas expired in June and hope to continue process Mid Feb. Embassy have been great through all this.

So just ask them using contact form

Good luck.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Hey VJers!

So my British fiance is trying to arrange his medical and whatnot in such a way that will allow him to have his interview in January. We're doing this because he needs to make it to his sister's wedding in late June, so he needs to still be in the country at that point. However, our NOA2 expires in mid-December. What do we have to do to get an extension from the embassy?

Thanks!

London tells in your (packet 3) instruction letter that to extend an expired petition, a new letter of intent/signed by the American fiance should be brought to the interview. No prior permission has to be granted by the consulate, but I would submit the DS-160 prior to the expiration so they know you are working on the visa and haven't abandoned.

I am not quite following your timeline plans. If he had his medical Monday (Nov 21) his interview would not likely be until the second week of January. His visa would be issued to expire May 21. I think you want him to enter the U.S. after June. Is that right?

Looking at your timeline, he could have had his visa about now then come over, married, applied for AOS//EAD/AP and been free to travel back to the UK by the wedding.

Edited November 22, 2015 by Nich-Nick

[SandyKay 5]

London tells in your (packet 3) instruction letter that to extend an expired petition, a new letter of intent/signed by the American fiance should be brought to the interview. No prior permission has to be granted by the consulate, but I would submit the DS-160 prior to the expiration so they know you are working on the visa and haven't abandoned.

I am not quite following your timeline plans. If he had his medical Monday (Nov 21) his interview would not likely be until the second week of January. His visa would be issued to expire May 21. I think you want him to enter the U.S. after June. Is that right?

Thanks! He said he was pretty sure that he just needed a letter from me, but he couldn't remember where he'd read it and I wanted to be certain. I just told him to go reread his packet, and sure enough it's right there haha!

As for your confusion, that was my fault - I worded my first post incorrectly. What I meant to say was that we're arranging things so that his medical will be in January, not his interview, as the six month validity period is based off the medical. Good catch, though! That would have been a nightmare if I hadn't already known! xD

Edit - Didn't see your last statement. He could have already come over, but he was going to wait until April to fly here regardless because he wanted to save up some more money. We decided to just wait the extra two months for his sister's wedding so he could save the $1k or so for a plane ticket, though it added the confusion about the NOA2 expiration. All cleared up now, though! =)

Edited November 22, 2015 by SandyKay

[gavw72 23]

Similar situation to me for different reasons. I delayed my medical by 6 months to fit in with timescales. You just need an updated letter of intent for the interview. We did however send a letter to the visa unit at the embassy explaining that we wanted to extend out of courtesy.

With regard to the medical if you ring Knightsbridge from December 1st you'll be able to choose & book a date in January to suit you for the medical.....