K-1 visa

[papart_banks 0]

VJ,

I need to get the K-1 visa extended,due to problems my fiancee is having at home. The date we got to finished the process is January 29,2010. HELP!!!!!!

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

You cannot get it extended, but it is sometimes possible to re-issue the visa. It is totally up to the embassy though, and usually only done in very special circumstances (such as death or hospitalisation of a clpose family member- bring documentation). One word of waring: do not rely on a phone call with the embassy saying they will re-issue, as there have been cases of visa holders being told over the phone or email it could be done, and then being denied when they showed up to have the visa re-issued.

[Nik+Heather 121]

Your timeline says that you haven't even gotten your petition approved yet. Can you be more specific about your dates? I don't see how you could complete the visa process in January without the approval yet.

There are many ways to extend your visa process - you can hold off on sending the packet back to the embassy, for example. That's probably good for a couple of months, especially if you stay in contact with the embassy and ask them to extend your approval. Also, you have 6 months (roughly) to enter the country, and then once you enter, another 90 days to get married. Do you need more buffer than this?

Edited December 22, 2009 by Nik+Heather

[john_and_marlene 162]

VJ,

I need to get the K-1 visa extended,due to problems my fiancee is having at home. The date we got to finished the process is January 29,2010. HELP!!!!!!

Are you talking about the 4 month expiration date of the petition or the expiration date of the I-94 or the expiration date of the unused visa?

[Zen Den 18]

VJ,

I need to get the K-1 visa extended,due to problems my fiancee is having at home. The date we got to finished the process is January 29,2010. HELP!!!!!!

does your fiancee have a visa already?

[payxibka 10,045]

VJ,

I need to get the K-1 visa extended,due to problems my fiancee is having at home. The date we got to finished the process is January 29,2010. HELP!!!!!!

Do you have the visa yet or do you simply have an approved petition?

[Darnell 8,478]

It's hard to figure out the timeticks and dates and status. let me think?

1. validity of petition - usually issued in USA, usually expires after interview date. If problem getting interview, USEM can extend this validity date, must communicate with USEM to get it extended. Usually this is wrapped in together with a request for later appointment date.

2. Validity of Visa - When a visa is issued, is 6 months 'validity' - ie - beneficiary has 6 months to LEAVE home country, come to USA. If approaching this date, and need extension on validity, must contact USEM to get it extended.

3. I-94 expiration date. This is determined on POE, and is usually 90 days after the POE date. Yer supposed to get married within 90 days, but if it's a bit past that, say 110 days, USCIS will 'forgive' the slip, as long as the AOS packet is filed soonish, after marriage.

So - whaddya asking about? I need to get the K-1 visa extended,due to problems my fiancee is having at home. The date we got to finished the process is January 29,2010. HELP!!!!!!

Makes no sense to me, as written. I'll guess it's ITEM 2 from my list.

Can you clarify, a bit ?

Edited December 23, 2009 by Darnell

[payxibka 10,045]

It's hard to figure out the timeticks and dates and status. let me think?

1. validity of petition - usually issued in USA, usually expires after interview date. If problem getting interview, USEM can extend this validity date, must communicate with USEM to get it extended. Usually this is wrapped in together with a request for later appointment date.

2. Validity of Visa - When a visa is issued, is 6 months 'validity' - ie - beneficiary has 6 months to LEAVE home country, come to USA. If approaching this date, and need extension on validity, must contact USEM to get it extended.

3. I-94 expiration date. This is determined on POE, and is usually 90 days after the POE date. Yer supposed to get married within 90 days, but if it's a bit past that, say 110 days, USCIS will 'forgive' the slip, as long as the AOS packet is filed soonish, after marriage.

So - whaddya asking about? I need to get the K-1 visa extended,due to problems my fiancee is having at home. The date we got to finished the process is January 29,2010. HELP!!!!!!

Makes no sense to me, as written. I'll guess it's ITEM 2 from my list.

Can you clarify, a bit ?

Since the I-129F petition was submitted in late August (according to the OP's timeline) it simply cannot be visa validity and must be NOA2 validity date

[baron555 934]

VJ,

I need to get the K-1 visa extended,due to problems my fiancee is having at home. The date we got to finished the process is January 29,2010. HELP!!!!!!

Just reschedule the interview and the Embassy will automatically extend the date. This is a non-issue.