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    Guneet reacted to Bri&Alejandro in Venezuelan Fiancé in Chile - Issue with K-1?   
    Hello!
     
    My Venezuelan Fiancé is a legal resident in Peru. His passport will expire Nov 2020. We just received NOA1 today, so we are still early in the process.
    The US issued a statement June 7th of this year which states the following:
     
    "Today, the National Assembly published a decree signed by Interim President Juan Guaido on May 21, to extend the validity of Venezuelan passports for an additional five years past their printed date of expiration.  The United States recognizes this extension of passport validity for visa issuance and other consular purposes.  Customs and Border Patrol will likewise recognize the passports covered by this decree.
    Venezuelan passport holders who have been issued a passport extension will have the validity period extended by five years from the expiration date in their passport and valid for admission to the United States, as long as the traveler is otherwise admissible.  Venezuelans in the United States holding passports extended by the decree may use those passports, which will still be considered valid in accordance with the decree, for any appropriate consular purpose.  Nothing in this action alters the requirements for obtaining a U.S. visa or for admission to the United States."
     
    The US is accepting passports up to 5 years beyond expiration dates due the current situation in the country. I sent an email this week to the embassy in Peru to verify that they are aware of this and that there will be no issue. We have tried to extend my fiancé's passport but it is virtually impossible right now. I plan to have the statement printed out and will bring it to my fiancé's interview as well.
     
    I hope this info helps you!
    Here is the link to the statement:
     
    https://www.state.gov/the-united-states-supports-extension-of-validity-for-venezuelan-passports/
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    Guneet reacted to JWaiver_2019 in 2019 J1 WAIVER TIMELINE - New Applicants   
    There is an update on DOS website for new applicants. Keep these timings in mind before planning and applying for J1 waiver.
     
    Change in No Objection timeline from '6-8 weeks' to '12 to 1 weeks', almost doubled.
     
    Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/study/exchange/waiver-of-the-exchange-visitor/how-to-apply-waiver.html
     

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