Noa2 Expiry date.

[Rosaly 2]

Hello everyone, hope you are all well!

 

I have been searching high and low on the forum for a topic with a similar question I have now, and I couldn't find it.

My apologies in advance, in case I overlooked it. 🙈

 

A bit of info:

My fiancé lives in Florida, I live in the Netherlands. Consulate will be the one in Frankfurt, Germany (Amsterdam stopped Visa operations as of May)

 

Our petition got approved on March 29th. Our Noa2 expiry date is 4 months later, July 28th.

Naturally we started collecting needed documents soon after, however, we encounterd some delays in waiting times for those to arrive.

Also, the consulate seems to want all original paperwork Plus copies of it send to them in packet 3.

Therefor my fiancé has to send me his original I-134 form, with signature in ink.

It shouldn't take all too long, I think, so I wasn't worried at first.

Today, April 26th, I checked up on the visa status (CEAC) and it said Ready! 

Overjoyed of course, but now also slightly nervous because I feel we aren't ready in the sense of our documents not being here yet.

With that comes that I do not know how long Mailing everything will take from USA to me, and then from me to the consulate, let alone their time needed to review the documents.

 

My question now is this:

Do I have to attend my interview before the expiry date?

or

Can the interview take place after it expired, as long as the appointment was scheduled before it expired?

 

To be clear, I think we will have everything ready well in time, I also know I could apply for the approval to be extended. Is that something I could already do, just to be sure?

 

Thankful for all answers given and any information provided!  

 

Love, Rosa

 

[Liam2021 560]

2 hours ago, Rosaly said:

Hello everyone, hope you are all well!

 

I have been searching high and low on the forum for a topic with a similar question I have now, and I couldn't find it.

My apologies in advance, in case I overlooked it. 🙈

 

A bit of info:

My fiancé lives in Florida, I live in the Netherlands. Consulate will be the one in Frankfurt, Germany (Amsterdam stopped Visa operations as of May)

 

Our petition got approved on March 29th. Our Noa2 expiry date is 4 months later, July 28th.

Naturally we started collecting needed documents soon after, however, we encounterd some delays in waiting times for those to arrive.

Also, the consulate seems to want all original paperwork Plus copies of it send to them in packet 3.

Therefor my fiancé has to send me his original I-134 form, with signature in ink.

It shouldn't take all too long, I think, so I wasn't worried at first.

Today, April 26th, I checked up on the visa status (CEAC) and it said Ready! 

Overjoyed of course, but now also slightly nervous because I feel we aren't ready in the sense of our documents not being here yet.

With that comes that I do not know how long Mailing everything will take from USA to me, and then from me to the consulate, let alone their time needed to review the documents.

 

My question now is this:

Do I have to attend my interview before the expiry date?

or

Can the interview take place after it expired, as long as the appointment was scheduled before it expired?

 

To be clear, I think we will have everything ready well in time, I also know I could apply for the approval to be extended. Is that something I could already do, just to be sure?

 

Thankful for all answers given and any information provided!  

 

Love, Rosa

 

No need to worry. The expiration will be automatic extended by CO.

[Rachel n Tyler 6]

Wait, Amsterdam stopped doing visas?? That's good to know, jeez.

[Rosaly 2]

Yeah, that was new to me as well. 
The info is no where to be found on their website or any other US Gov website, only that they will no longer accept cash😅

 

I learned Amsterdam will stop visa operations through VJ though, as i follow some other people from the netherlands who also applied for the K1. 

The person put it in their comments that they received a short mail about it when they received their NVC Letter.

Shortly after i received mine as well, indeed transferred to Frankfurt.

 

I am currently waiting on The consulate letter. To me it is not sure at this time if i should fill out and complete the DS-160 now, or wait until all documents are collected and then do everything at once

The info on their website states i have to mail all the original documents and a copy to them before i even make an interview appointment, and the letter i found online states to bring it all + copies to the interview🤔

However, they ask to also e-mail them the confirmation page of the DS-160 in that same letter! im going nuts!😂

 

At this point its maybe good my fiancé hasn't finished the I-134 yet, so i can wait for the actual letter from the consulate.