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F1 Visa granted , but can't travel now

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azraq   0

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Hello everyone

this seems to be a quite knowledgeable community and I hope someone will have a definite answer for this.

my case is simple , I was aiming to start studying on 2-Jan 2013 , but for allot of reasons one of them being the Visa taking a very long time to be issued I can no longer join the spring term , and instead will aim to start on fall 2013 ( around august ) .

so the question is , what do I have to do right now ? shall I contact the embassy and tell them that I can no longer travel now ? should I put my visa on "hold" and do an " activation" when I'm about to travel ?

Thanks in advance.

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Louis and Aya Enthusiast

Louis and Aya   17

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I may be wrong but I think the Visa is good for 1 year from issuance.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

01/15/12 - Sent Aya a message on a dating site
03/10/12 - We became "exclusive"
03/15/12 - We told each other "I love you"
08/17/12 - 2 week trip to the Philippines to be with her
08/27/12 - I asked her to marry me (in Cebuano), she cried and said yes
09/02/12 - I came back to the USA

Started on the paperwork

09/22/12 - Mailed I-129F
09/25/12 - Saw on USPS that the package was delivered in Texas
09/28/12 - NOA1
10/08/12 - Received hard copy NOA1
12/19/12 - CFO Counseling Session (to get it out of the way)
04/27/13 - NOA2
05/06/13 - NVC Received and MNL # assigned
05/21/13 - Medical Exam Day
06/04/13 - Interview Day
xx/xx/xx - Visa Arrived
xx/xx/xx - Off to Chicago

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Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   5,986

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**** Moving from AOS to Student Visa forum ****

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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canadian_wife Grand Master

canadian_wife   1,791

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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If you do not start your term, the school will cancel your SEVIS.

You'll need to apply for a new student visa

(someone will correct me if I am wrong)

good luck

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

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Tonio'sWife Apprentice

Tonio'sWife   3

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You need to contact your school so they can issue a new I-20 for your new starting date. If you do not, your SEVIS will be canceled and your visa will be considered "out of status". After that I am not sure if you need a new visa or not, but to make sure, you can contact the embassy.

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Harsh_77 Mentor

Harsh_77   716

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Visa should be good for a year but talk to your school and ask them to issue you a new I-20 for spring semester.

If the school would issue you a new I-20 you should be good, check your visa what is says when it expires.

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