Do I need to leave ASAP after I get approved for a CR-1 VISA???

[Jermaine CG 0]

Do I need to leave ASAP after I get approved for a CR-1 VISA??? :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

[EAbbas 213]

Do I need to leave ASAP after I get approved for a CR-1 VISA??? :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

Normally you have 6 months once its issued (SEE THE DATE ITS ISSUED ON THE VISA) to enter POE

(not once you have it in hand, sometimes they wait a couple of weeks or a month to send so go by the date its issued)

[Jermaine CG 0]

What happens when it expires?

[Ryan H 3,812]

What happens when it expires?

If the visa has not been used by the expiration date, it's back to the start by filing a new petition.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

You can't use it anymore once it is expired.

If you have a VERY GOOD reason you cannot use the visa within its (usually 6 months) expiry, you can ask to have it re-issued, but that must happen before the expiry. I've seen this approved when the beneficiary had a sudden, severe illness in the family and was needed to care for the terminally ill mother, or was pregnant and wanted to give birth in their home country.

Overall, if you have concerns about being ready to move, it is much easier to delay the process/ interview.

Edited July 19, 2012 by Penguin_ie

[SarahZeeshan 0]

you have to use it before expiration, it is always better to keep your case not complicated....

Any idea about POE , do we need to enter in the state which was mentioned as the sponsoring state's address or we can enter other than that...any idea

[Dave&Roza 748]

you have to use it before expiration, it is always better to keep your case not complicated....

Any idea about POE , do we need to enter in the state which was mentioned as the sponsoring state's address or we can enter other than that...any idea

POE is the first place you enter the US. For most it is where their flight lands within the US for the first time. It can be anywhere. For us it was Denver as there is a direct flight from Frankfurt to Denver and we did not have to worry about a connecting flight. Just make certain there is plenty of time betwen flights to clear customs and immigration. Sometimes a smaller airport is better then O'Hare or Newark or JFK or LAX. If we did not have a direct flight, I would have flown to the POE to meet my fiancee and then fly on the next day just to make certain she arrived and had plenty of time to make the next flight.

Good luck,

Dave

Edited July 19, 2012 by Dave&Roza