The expiration date of Packet 3.

[Martin_Jana 0]

Hey everyone. I was wondering if you guys could help us out again. We got our NOA2 on 18th of may and havent received packet 3 yet but expecting it very shortly now my question is, how long can you hold on to the packet 3 before you MUST send the forms to the embassy to get a date of interview? We are dealing with some financial problems and sadly we are gonna have to delay our visa journey i am just worried that it might get inactive or something then we would have to re apply from step 1 and that's not really what we want to do. I have been reading that you have 4 months since the approval of NOA2 to get everything done so i assume packet 3 is part of NOA2? I also understand that once you get approved for your interview the K1 visa lasts 6 months until it gets expired. Just want some clarifications. Thanks for any replies everyone

[joonphon 7]

I read somewhere that you can extend your NOA2 up to 4 more months. In my case for embassy in Thailand, I sent an email to extend my NOA2 because my fiance had some issues w/ his documents for packet 3, they replied back to me that I have up to a year to send in my packet 3 (it's a little off not sure if they made mistake.) I got an idea from VJ regarding how to write the statement to extend NOA2 (they have it somewhere from the example forms) And yes once you're approved for K1 visa, it is valid for 6 months.

[uktousa 2]

A consular officer can revalidate a K visa petition any number of times for additional periods of 4 months provided the officer concludes that the petitioner and beneficiary remain legally free to marry and continue to intend to marry each other within 90 days after the beneficiary’s admission into the United States

To have the petition revalidated send a written request to the Embassy that includes a statement of your intention to go forward with the marriage

Hey everyone. I was wondering if you guys could help us out again. We got our NOA2 on 18th of may and havent received packet 3 yet but expecting it very shortly now my question is, how long can you hold on to the packet 3 before you MUST send the forms to the embassy to get a date of interview? We are dealing with some financial problems and sadly we are gonna have to delay our visa journey i am just worried that it might get inactive or something then we would have to re apply from step 1 and that's not really what we want to do. I have been reading that you have 4 months since the approval of NOA2 to get everything done so i assume packet 3 is part of NOA2? I also understand that once you get approved for your interview the K1 visa lasts 6 months until it gets expired. Just want some clarifications. Thanks for any replies everyone