visa expiration?

[flavorgreentea 0]

To all members of VJ,

If my fiancee got the visa today, does she have to enter in the U.S right away or there is a month period? how does the fiancee visa work? she's thinking staying in Japan for couple of months to prepare everything before coming to U.S, she's worried that might get expired the visa before she get everything ready.

Please help us, thanks!

[SqdnGuns 21]

Good for 6 months from date of issue.

[banananut 0]

Ive ONLY heared that it expires after 6 months of the issuance and got to get married within 90 days from the entry in States.

[wifetobe 2]

To all members of VJ,

If my fiancee got the visa today, does she have to enter in the U.S right away or there is a month period? how does the fiancee visa work? she's thinking staying in Japan for couple of months to prepare everything before coming to U.S, she's worried that might get expired the visa before she get everything ready.

Please help us, thanks!

I'm presuming your fianceé has the K1 visa? She has up to 90 days in which to enter the US upon receiving the visa and then a further 90 days to get married. Hope this answers your question.

[SqdnGuns 21]

To all members of VJ,

If my fiancee got the visa today, does she have to enter in the U.S right away or there is a month period? how does the fiancee visa work? she's thinking staying in Japan for couple of months to prepare everything before coming to U.S, she's worried that might get expired the visa before she get everything ready.

Please help us, thanks!

I'm presuming your fianceé has the K1 visa? She has up to 90 days in which to enter the US upon receiving the visa and then a further 90 days to get married. Hope this answers your question.

I beg to differ, fiance(e) has 6 months to enter US and then 90 days to marry upon arrival.

[DanielParul 50]

She has 6 months from the date the visa is issued to enter the US. Once she enters the US, her visa will be activated at the POE. She has 90 days from then within which you should get married

Hope this helps clear the doubt!!

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

I'm presuming your fianceé has the K1 visa? She has up to 90 days in which to enter the US upon receiving the visa and then a further 90 days to get married. Hope this answers your question.

Incorrect.

6 months to enter the U.S. once visa is issued, married within 90 days of entering the U.S.

[pushbrk 12,179]

I'm presuming your fianceé has the K1 visa? She has up to 90 days in which to enter the US upon receiving the visa and then a further 90 days to get married. Hope this answers your question.

Incorrect.

6 months to enter the U.S. once visa is issued, married within 90 days of entering the U.S.

That is generally correct, but I suggest the OP have the fiance inspect her visa and find the "expiration date". It is by that date, she must enter the USA. I've seen rare instances where the visa was valid less than six months.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

That is generally correct, but I suggest the OP have the fiance inspect her visa and find the "expiration date". It is by that date, she must enter the USA. I've seen rare instances where the visa was valid less than six months.

[bora bora 1]

She should have up to 6 months to enter the country.

I remember that my fiance's visa was good for the same amount of time - but once you enter you only have 90 days to get married - making the visa valid WITHIN the U.S. only 90 days.

[pushbrk 12,179]

She should have up to 6 months to enter the country.

I remember that my fiance's visa was good for the same amount of time - but once you enter you only have 90 days to get married - making the visa valid WITHIN the U.S. only 90 days.

We get a lot of these misunderstandings. The K1 visa is dead and gone upon US entry. The 90 day status is derived from the I-94, not the visa. The visa category dictates the I-94 expiration date.

[bora bora 1]

She should have up to 6 months to enter the country.

I remember that my fiance's visa was good for the same amount of time - but once you enter you only have 90 days to get married - making the visa valid WITHIN the U.S. only 90 days.

We get a lot of these misunderstandings. The K1 visa is dead and gone upon US entry. The 90 day status is derived from the I-94, not the visa. The visa category dictates the I-94 expiration date.

Oops - but you know what I meant

[pushbrk 12,179]

She should have up to 6 months to enter the country.

I remember that my fiance's visa was good for the same amount of time - but once you enter you only have 90 days to get married - making the visa valid WITHIN the U.S. only 90 days.

We get a lot of these misunderstandings. The K1 visa is dead and gone upon US entry. The 90 day status is derived from the I-94, not the visa. The visa category dictates the I-94 expiration date.

Oops - but you know what I meant

Of course. The problem is there are a lot of people out there thinking they are good until their visa expires instead of when their I-94 expires. Using the wrong terminology just perpetuates the problem.

[Jasman0717 8]

The K-1 visa is valid for up to six months even though some embassies will re-issue the visa if the beneficiary has a valid reason to delay its execution beyond six months.

Once in the U.S. the beneficiary and USC have until the expiration of the I-94 (90 days) to marry, going beyond that will put the beneficiary out of status. Once married you can then submit the petition for AOS. This doesn't have to be done within the 90 day period but the sooner you do it the quicker the beneficiary can be adjusted and benefit from the status.

Good luck

Edited March 3, 2008 by jasman0717