Unable to meet F4 visa entry deadline

[masterpiece 2]

"When You Have Your Immigrant Visa - What Should You Know?

If you are issued an immigrant visa, the consular officer will give you your passport containing the immigrant visa and a sealed packet containing the documents which you provided. It is important that you do not open the sealed packet. Only the DHS immigration official should open this packet when you enter the U.S. You are required to enter the U.S. before the expiration date printed on your visa. When traveling, the primary (or principal) applicant must enter the U.S. before or at the same time as family members holding visas"

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Above taken from state dept website.

So the principal applicant is unable to enter the U.S before the expiration date of the visa. What are his options now to complete this process especially since wife and kids have made it to U.S?

Any thoughts?

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

So the derivative visa holders were able to enter the USA without the primary beneficiary? Unusual.

How much longer does the beneficiary need? Why? If he has a good reason, he could ask the local US embassy to re-issue the visa.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

You never arrived or did you go and comeback ?

[anthokad 3]

The principal applicant should return to the US Consulate to explain the reason why he is not able to travel before the deadline.....The US Consulate will advise him appropriately.....and may extend the visa expiry date or may ask him to re-apply when he is ready. HE SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE VISA TO EXPIRE before notifying the US Consulate.