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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
Timeline
Posted

My fiance is coming here on a B2 visa for a week in Sept. his flight says booked for 1 week with a rount trip ticket. My question is this, even though he is booked for a week here how long could he stay in the U.S. on a B2 visa if he wanted to stay longer?

Our time line

2010-03-02 I-129F Application sent to CSC

2010-03-04 Check cashed

2010-03-05 NOA1 Receipt

2010-03-08 Touched

2010-04-14 NOA2 Received email that our I-129F application was approved

2010-04-20 NOA2 hard copy received, Petition sent to NVC

2010-04-20 NVC sent Petition sent to embassy

2010-04-21 Called NVC and got case number

2010-04-23 Petition received at London Embassy

2010-04-28 Packet 3 letter of instructions from the London Embassy

2010-05-10 Medical appointment scheduled

2010-05-10 Passed medical, embassy will get report by Thursday

2010-06-19 Sent in packet 3

2010-07-07 Received appointment letter

2010-07-23 Interview Day

2010-07-23 Approoved!

2010-08-05 Recieved visa

2010-09-02 POE Arriving Atlanta

Filed: Other Timeline
Posted

Hi,

Where is your fiance from? I know generally a B2 visa is valid for 10 years but if he coming to the US on intent to marry, he wont be able to. Most likely he will be gven an I-94 form( arrival/departure form) and they will give him certain amount of time and he must return to his country by the date specified or he will be considered illegal. Good luck I hope this helps

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
Timeline
Posted
Hi,

Where is your fiance from? I know generally a B2 visa is valid for 10 years but if he coming to the US on intent to marry, he wont be able to. Most likely he will be gven an I-94 form( arrival/departure form) and they will give him certain amount of time and he must return to his country by the date specified or he will be considered illegal. Good luck I hope this helps

He is from the UK

Our time line

2010-03-02 I-129F Application sent to CSC

2010-03-04 Check cashed

2010-03-05 NOA1 Receipt

2010-03-08 Touched

2010-04-14 NOA2 Received email that our I-129F application was approved

2010-04-20 NOA2 hard copy received, Petition sent to NVC

2010-04-20 NVC sent Petition sent to embassy

2010-04-21 Called NVC and got case number

2010-04-23 Petition received at London Embassy

2010-04-28 Packet 3 letter of instructions from the London Embassy

2010-05-10 Medical appointment scheduled

2010-05-10 Passed medical, embassy will get report by Thursday

2010-06-19 Sent in packet 3

2010-07-07 Received appointment letter

2010-07-23 Interview Day

2010-07-23 Approoved!

2010-08-05 Recieved visa

2010-09-02 POE Arriving Atlanta

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
Timeline
Posted
Hi,

Where is your fiance from? I know generally a B2 visa is valid for 10 years but if he coming to the US on intent to marry, he wont be able to. Most likely he will be gven an I-94 form( arrival/departure form) and they will give him certain amount of time and he must return to his country by the date specified or he will be considered illegal. Good luck I hope this helps

He is from the UK

We want to marry but not right away thinking Dec or Jan.

Our time line

2010-03-02 I-129F Application sent to CSC

2010-03-04 Check cashed

2010-03-05 NOA1 Receipt

2010-03-08 Touched

2010-04-14 NOA2 Received email that our I-129F application was approved

2010-04-20 NOA2 hard copy received, Petition sent to NVC

2010-04-20 NVC sent Petition sent to embassy

2010-04-21 Called NVC and got case number

2010-04-23 Petition received at London Embassy

2010-04-28 Packet 3 letter of instructions from the London Embassy

2010-05-10 Medical appointment scheduled

2010-05-10 Passed medical, embassy will get report by Thursday

2010-06-19 Sent in packet 3

2010-07-07 Received appointment letter

2010-07-23 Interview Day

2010-07-23 Approoved!

2010-08-05 Recieved visa

2010-09-02 POE Arriving Atlanta

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

Yes - he can apply for a B-2 visa extention, extentions are granted based on the reason for the request and whether USCIS believes the beneficiary will actually return to his home country.

Take a look at this site, it's great and talks about the documentation required for the extention and the fees as well as how and when to extend your stay.

http://www.***removed***/visas/extend.html

USCIS
August 12, 2008 - petition sent
August 16, 2008 - NOA-1
February 10, 2009 - NOA-2
178 DAYS FROM NOA-1


NVC
February 13, 2009 - NVC case number assigned
March 12, 2009 - Case Complete
25 DAY TRIP THROUGH NVC


Medical
May 4, 2009


Interview
May, 26, 2009


POE - June 20, 2009 Toronto - Atlanta, GA

Removal of Conditions
Filed - April 14, 2011
Biometrics - June 2, 2011 (early)
Approval - November 9, 2011
209 DAY TRIP TO REMOVE CONDITIONS

Citizenship

April 29, 2013 - NOA1 for petition received

September 10, 2013 Interview - decision could not be made.

April 15, 2014 APPROVED. Wait for oath ceremony

Waited...

September 29, 2015 - sent letter to senator.

October 16, 2015 - US Citizen

Posted

b-2's are usually given 6 months to visit.

up to CBP at the POE.

My Advice is usually based on "Worst Case Scenario" and what is written in the rules/laws/instructions. That is the way I roll... -Protect your Status - file before your I-94 expires.

WARNING: Phrases in this post may sound meaner than they were intended to be. Read the Adjudicator's Field Manual from USCIS

Posted
We want to marry but not right away thinking Dec or Jan.

Ok you want to marry but he's planning on going back to the UK while you file for an immigrant visa, right?

Naturalization

N-400 package mailed: 04/16/2013

N-400 package delivered: 04/16/2013

NOA1 date: 04/17/2013

Biometrics: 08/23/2013

Interview: 10/07/2013

Oath: 01/23/2014

DONE!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
Timeline
Posted
We want to marry but not right away thinking Dec or Jan.

Ok you want to marry but he's planning on going back to the UK while you file for an immigrant visa, right?

yes

Our time line

2010-03-02 I-129F Application sent to CSC

2010-03-04 Check cashed

2010-03-05 NOA1 Receipt

2010-03-08 Touched

2010-04-14 NOA2 Received email that our I-129F application was approved

2010-04-20 NOA2 hard copy received, Petition sent to NVC

2010-04-20 NVC sent Petition sent to embassy

2010-04-21 Called NVC and got case number

2010-04-23 Petition received at London Embassy

2010-04-28 Packet 3 letter of instructions from the London Embassy

2010-05-10 Medical appointment scheduled

2010-05-10 Passed medical, embassy will get report by Thursday

2010-06-19 Sent in packet 3

2010-07-07 Received appointment letter

2010-07-23 Interview Day

2010-07-23 Approoved!

2010-08-05 Recieved visa

2010-09-02 POE Arriving Atlanta

 
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