Visa approval but not in time to fly out

[Illiria 980]

14 hours ago, Terri/Ed said:

Or maybe elvis in Vegas haha 

I did this, sort of. Vegas wedding at the commissioners office, my witness wanted to dress as Elvis so we let him.

 

It was super cheap and we used the rest of the money to stay there for 5 nights, total cost just over $1000. We had our wedding in March so it wasn’t packed. 

[EmilyW 1,226]

I have nothing to add from an immigration perspective but, from one Aussie to another, she'll be right.  

[audacieux89 256]

17 hours ago, Terri/Ed said:

What happens if I get my visa approval at embassy but I don't get the actual visa in hand  to fly out on time .

I have a set cut off date to fly out for my now cancelled wedding ,  we are having dinner now but there could be a small chance I can still make it if my file is sent to Sydney soon .

can I still fly out on a esta if I don't get it in time? 

I know I only have one chance to fly out on k1-visa but if I don't actually have it in time will it become void if I fly out without using that visa ?

very confusing question I know but hoping someone can help 🙏

They will keep your passport when you get your visa approved.  So i don't think you have a chance of traveling anyway until you get your passport back with the k1 visa sticker in it.

[bakphx1 785]

I haven't read the entire thread, but, you may want to check the airline policy on same day changes. Many let you change a nonrefundable flight for a fee far less than the cost of a new ticket, but you have to wait until it's 24 hours or less than the scheduled flight.  Then you are subject to the availability, and some other restrictions. No guarantee, but it could work. 

[Terri/Ed 55]

4 hours ago, Illiria said:

I did this, sort of. Vegas wedding at the commissioners office, my witness wanted to dress as Elvis so we let him.

 

It was super cheap and we used the rest of the money to stay there for 5 nights, total cost just over $1000. We had our wedding in March so it wasn’t packed. 

My Fiancé lives in Vegas , we drove past those chapels a few times and made a joke about getting married there . I'm not too fussed about it all now, would have been nice to wear my dress  in our beautiful Lake Tahoe setting but oh well 😬 I'll take anything at this stage 😀

 

[Terri/Ed 55]

3 hours ago, EmilyW said:

I have nothing to add from an immigration perspective but, from one Aussie to another, she'll be right.  

Haha yep !! You bloody ripper !! 

It will all work out in the end 😀 Good luck with your journey !🙏

[Terri/Ed 55]

1 hour ago, bakphx1@aol.com said:

I haven't read the entire thread, but, you may want to check the airline policy on same day changes. Many let you change a nonrefundable flight for a fee far less than the cost of a new ticket, but you have to wait until it's 24 hours or less than the scheduled flight.  Then you are subject to the availability, and some other restrictions. No guarantee, but it could work. 

At this stage I'm not going to risk anything ! It's been such a stressful time for us that I've now accepted what is, I'm flying out in 5 weeks for a very expensive dinner haha 😬 Thank you ! 

[TBoneTX 43,123]

A noncontributory post has been removed, along with a post quoting it.

If you have nothing constructive to add, then it's most constructive to avoid posting.

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OP, good luck to you, and keep your positive attitude.  Here are a couple of threads that might help in retaining perspective through this infernal immigration process:

and, for a "lighter" look (  ):

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

[Terri/Ed 55]

21 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

A noncontributory post has been removed, along with a post quoting it.

If you have nothing constructive to add, then it's most constructive to avoid posting.

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OP, good luck to you, and keep your positive attitude.  Here are a couple of threads that might help in retaining perspective through this infernal immigration process:

and, for a "lighter" look (  ):

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

Thankyou for that !! Definitely keeping positive attitude and I know one day soon things will all work out ! 🙏😀