My wife needs to enter the US by May 30 th 2020 , immigrant visa approved in Dec 2019 , she was planning to come in May 17 th 2020 , due to Covid 19 , what happens now any help

[jai29 0]

Hello Everyone, I am a US citizen , my wife finally got her I -130 visa approved in Mumbai india in Dec 2019 . My plan was to go to india in May 4 th 2020 . Spend 2 weeks and bring her back along with me in May 18 th 2020, we got the visa , sealed envelope to give at the port of Entry , I had bought our tickets in January 2020 , now everything is a mess due to Coronavirus, I cannot go to india either because of the Travel ban until April 15 th 2020 , not sure if everything will be normal by May , any inputs pls advice 

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13 minutes ago, jai29 said:

Hello Everyone, I am a US citizen , my wife finally got her I -130 visa approved in Mumbai india in Dec 2019 . My plan was to go to india in May 4 th 2020 . Spend 2 weeks and bring her back along with me in May 18 th 2020, we got the visa , sealed envelope to give at the port of Entry , I had bought our tickets in January 2020 , now everything is a mess due to Coronavirus, I cannot go to india either because of the Travel ban until April 15 th 2020 , not sure if everything will be normal by May , any inputs pls advice 

if the number don’t  rise in India. It will be back to normal gradually. As of now they will allow international flight post 15th April. 
 

Best to just stay home and let this pass. 
 

because if you travel to India. They will advise you to go into self quarantine for 14 days. And do you really want to risk your family by travelling during this pandemic?

 

[jai29 0]

Thank you 

[retheem 566]

This is the exact reason why i tell people to travel soonest and not to push it until one is close to the deadline. That's water under the bridge now...You will have to travel at the earliest opportunity after April 15th. Not to scare you or anything, but you do not want to be at the mercy of the US Consulate after the deadline. And with the default settings of this administration of limiting immigrants, you'd better work fast and beg for mercy later while in the US. 

[pushbrk 12,977]

18 hours ago, jai29 said:

Hello Everyone, I am a US citizen , my wife finally got her I -130 visa approved in Mumbai india in Dec 2019 . My plan was to go to india in May 4 th 2020 . Spend 2 weeks and bring her back along with me in May 18 th 2020, we got the visa , sealed envelope to give at the port of Entry , I had bought our tickets in January 2020 , now everything is a mess due to Coronavirus, I cannot go to india either because of the Travel ban until April 15 th 2020 , not sure if everything will be normal by May , any inputs pls advice 

If she is unable to travel, she can contact the Immigrant Visa Unit in Mumbai to request the visa be re-issued.  No guarantees, and she'll need a new medical.

 

[Delsocioso 2]

If I were you, book a flight as soon as possible to America before the US closed all the inbound flights. Take it as one time shot, just do anything you can to get her here as soon as possible. 

[jai29 0]

Thank you everyone, I have my flights booked already in Jan for May 18 th , to US , just hoping it’s better by then , Thank you , everyone 

[Tony&Jean 0]

I don't think you understand, you better book a flight for her to come to the US ASAP.  If you Gamble and lose you will be at the mercy of US Immigration and they have little mercy so she may be delayed much longer than you like.  Better to lose money on your ticket than to have to reapply for a new visa.

[jai29 0]

Thank you Tony & Jean I truly appreciate the input , as of now india is under a lockdown, no international flights to anywhere in the world , the ban will be lifted on April 15 th hopefully, I already have my tickets for the family , Only concern was if india does not lift the ban , 

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[IamHereSheIsThere 17]

On 3/30/2020 at 3:30 AM, jai29 said:

Hello Everyone, I am a US citizen , my wife finally got her I -130 visa approved in Mumbai india in Dec 2019 . My plan was to go to india in May 4 th 2020 . Spend 2 weeks and bring her back along with me in May 18 th 2020, we got the visa , sealed envelope to give at the port of Entry , I had bought our tickets in January 2020 , now everything is a mess due to Coronavirus, I cannot go to india either because of the Travel ban until April 15 th 2020 , not sure if everything will be normal by May , any inputs pls advice 

I am in the exact same boat. Not sure what the options are at the moment.

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10 minutes ago, IamHereSheIsThere said:

I am in the exact same boat. Not sure what the options are at the moment.

The law allows consulates (at their discretion) to re-issue visas which have expired due to the inability of a holder to travel.  It would require a new medical, possible extra fees, and possibly more documents.......contact the appropriate consulate.

[payxibka 10,045]

Even once the airlines are allowed to fly again it will take the better part of a month or more to restart.  With all these planes already put into short term storage programs,  it will take hours and hours of maintenance per aircraft and an incredible amount of manpower (read weeks)  to get them operationally ready.  Also, pilots are required to perform a minimum number of takeoffs and landings, if they don't, then they go back into the simulator.  It is a monumental task.  It was a monumental task after 9/11, unfortunately this one is not just the USA, but the entire world.  I doubt we will see much international flying until the end of summer (best case) but it could easily be 12 to 18 months

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2 hours ago, payxibka said:

Even once the airlines are allowed to fly again it will take the better part of a month or more to restart.  With all these planes already put into short term storage programs,  it will take hours and hours of maintenance per aircraft and an incredible amount of manpower (read weeks)  to get them operationally ready.  Also, pilots are required to perform a minimum number of takeoffs and landings, if they don't, then they go back into the simulator.  It is a monumental task.  It was a monumental task after 9/11, unfortunately this one is not just the USA, but the entire world.  I doubt we will see much international flying until the end of summer (best case) but it could easily be 12 to 18 months

What you said scares me.  My fiance is on a K1 Visa and needs to get to the USA from the Philippines by August 20th.  It will cost us much more time and heartaches for her to go through the medical all over again.  I hope she can travel sometime in May or June....not later.

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