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 fianc 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 fianc 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