acceptance of I-130

[bigc11 2]

After the acceptance of spousal visa at the interview, how much time do you have before you have to enter the united states? Is it 4 or 6 months? Thanks

[TR&ZY 5]

6 months

[Pinkrlion 2,610]

When you pick up the passport, it will tell you your expiration date.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

**** Moving from AOS to CR-1 spousal visa forum ****

It is usually 6 months, but can be less, especially if your medical was a long time before interview or there is lengthy AP after the interview. As a previous reply said, be sure to check the visa expiry date when you get the passport back.

Edited December 25, 2014 by Penguin_ie

[awaywego 28]

For Frankfurt, at least, you should have six months from the medical exam to enter the US. The visa is dated based on when the medical expires.

Your timeline indicates that you're not at the interview point yet, so probably nothing is scheduled. If you schedule your medical closer to the interview date, your entry window should be larger than if you schedule it earlier on. (You might want to look into how long medical results take to get to the consulate and what happens if they aren't there by the time of the interview, if you do schedule close together.)

Edited December 26, 2014 by awaywego

[bigc11 2]

Thanks for all the replys. I know I'm not at that stage yet but just trying to be ahead of everything. Happy Holidays