Expired Petition

[TYosemite 14]

Hey guys, 

 

So our K1 Visa Petition expired on July 15th 2020, obviously this was during the time the consulate in Montreal was closed (and still is) for K1 Visa Processing. 

Now, I heard from people on here that because it was their fault, I just needed to bring a renewed letter of intent to marry with me to my interview. 

 

Our approved petition was sent to Montreal and was received on the 30th of April when everything was closed down. 

I didn't receive a P3 yet for this reason. 

 

Now the thing is, I haven't completed form DS-160 yet, I was having trouble getting my travel records back for my US travel history.

 

Does the fact I haven't completed the DS-160 form mean that it was actually my fault that things were delayed past the point of my petition expiring?

 

Keep in mind the approved petition notice letter from NVC forwarding the petition to Montreal didn't arrive until April 20th and Montreal received it on April 30th (via the CEAS status tracker). 

I'm quite worried now thinking about this. 

 

I have my Case Number but no Invoice ID number. 

[Liam2021 551]

K1 visa can be extend by CO. Nothing to worry.

[TYosemite 14]

1 minute ago, H&T said:

K1 visa can be extend by CO. Nothing to worry.

Okay, so my not completing the DS-160 form wouldn't affect this then? 

 

Thank you

[Jeff fed 12]

5 minutes ago, TYosemite said:

Okay, so my not completing the DS-160 form wouldn't affect this then? 

 

Thank you

No i don’t think so

[TYosemite 14]

27 minutes ago, Jeff fed said:

No i don’t think so

Okay, thank you!

[NikLR 13,220]

Under normal circumstances they'd extend it if you had P4.  But you can't really even complete P3 so they'll extend your NOA2. 

[TBoneTX 43,058]

Consulates automatically extend petitions in 4-month increments for up to a year.

It's always good to send them an e-mail to request that they be sure to extend yours.

[TYosemite 14]

On 7/25/2020 at 11:05 PM, TBoneTX said:

Consulates automatically extend petitions in 4-month increments for up to a year.

It's always good to send them an e-mail to request that they be sure to extend yours.

I sent them an email in panic before it ran out and they responded with; 

 

"Only at the time of the interview the Consular Officer will determine the validity of the relationship and whether or not it warrants an extension of the I-129F. Please note that the Consular Officers are not legally required to automatically extend the validity of the I-129F for every case without evaluating the merits of each application.

 

Due to the significant worldwide challenges related to COVID-19, we are unable to predict when we will resume routine visa services. We will review your case when we resume our operations."

 

I was just worried that my non completion of the DS-160 form might affect me negatively in some way.

 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

3 hours ago, TYosemite said:

I sent them an email in panic before it ran out and they responded with; 

 

"Only at the time of the interview the Consular Officer will determine the validity of the relationship and whether or not it warrants an extension of the I-129F. Please note that the Consular Officers are not legally required to automatically extend the validity of the I-129F for every case without evaluating the merits of each application.

 

Due to the significant worldwide challenges related to COVID-19, we are unable to predict when we will resume routine visa services. We will review your case when we resume our operations."

 

I was just worried that my non completion of the DS-160 form might affect me negatively in some way.

 

A new "letter of intent" at the interview will suffice for an extension. Also, the NOA2 expiration date has nothing to do with whether you can complete the DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application. The have nothing to do with each other. You will need your case number from NVC to complete the DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application. If you do not have a case number call NVC and ask for yours. Also, ask for the invoice number along with the CN.