Entering the U.S. after approval

[Mblosser 1]

Hi everyone! So my wife got her CR1 visa approved on Oct 31st after a long process! So excited. However, due to job and family reasons, we are staying in Ecuador until late February and will be moving to the U.S. either Feb 28 or March 1st. Her  visa is good until April but there is a rule that she has to enter 6 months before her passport expires, and it expires Sept 9th, meaning she has to enter before March 9th. My question is, would we get any trouble if she entered March 1st/March 4th instead of Feb 28th? As long as we enter the country before March 9th we are fine right? Thanks for all the info and your help!

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

you r thinking of tourist visa not the same for CR1 

 

Visitors traveling to the United States are required to be in possession of passports that are valid for six months beyond the period of their intended stay in the United States. Citizens of the countries listed below are exempt the six-month rule and need only have a passport valid for their intended period of stay.

 

she has to enter within 6 months of medical exam

 

after she comes,  she can renew her passport here at the Ecuador embassy

[pushbrk 12,115]

17 hours ago, adil-rafa said:

you r thinking of tourist visa not the same for CR1 

 

Visitors traveling to the United States are required to be in possession of passports that are valid for six months beyond the period of their intended stay in the United States. Citizens of the countries listed below are exempt the six-month rule and need only have a passport valid for their intended period of stay.

 

she has to enter within 6 months of medical exam

 

after she comes,  she can renew her passport here at the Ecuador embassy

Correct interpretation.  Enter before visa expires.

[kris&me 572]

adil-rafa is correct

the passport is required for tourist visas to be valid for the extended time

CR1 is quite different

u r coming to stay and only need the passport renewed to travel home (with green card) before u are naturalized

you can renew it here in person which is especially easy for u as says u will live in DC

 

http://www.ecuador.org/nuevosite/serviciosconsulares_pasaportes_e.php