K-1 Extension

[jhol16 1]

How long is the k-1 visa valid for entry into the USA?

How does one extend the validity of the visa from say the normal of six months to 10 months instead?

Thanks!

[belinda63 3,022]

It will say on the visa, usually six months but it could be less depending on when the medical expires. You can't.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

You can't. It's valid for a max of 6 months. It can be shorter if your medical expires sooner than 6 months. It is not possible to extend it.

[Pitaya 2,577]

How long is the k-1 visa valid for entry into the USA?

How does one extend the validity of the visa from say the normal of six months to 10 months instead?

Thanks!

You have six months from the issuance of your K-1 visa to enter the US using your K-1 visa. Period.

Check the DoS Nonimmigrant K-1 Visa FAQs for more information.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[Moomin 292]

From your other questions in earlier posts, it seems as if you haven't yet received NOA2. That also means you havent had interview or have visa in passport. In such case, you can still delay the process.

Some embassies automatically extend the validity of NOA2, 4 months at a time if I recall. If not automatically, you'll have to write a letter to the embassy asking to extend it, otherwise it will expire and you'll have to start over. You can also have the interview date further away. But after the visa is issued, you can't, and POE has to be before the date it expires.

Personally, I'd suggest having the medical close to the interview. That way you avoid having to do a full medical in the US if medical is done within 12 months of submitting AOS. This way, validity of the K1 visa will most likely be 6 months.

[baron555 934]

You can't. It's valid for a max of 6 months. It can be shorter if your medical expires sooner than 6 months. It is not possible to extend it.

Not true....there have been cases where the Embassy has extended the K-1 validity. Only by asking the Embassy, at the time, may it be extended.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Not true....there have been cases where the Embassy has extended the K-1 validity. Only by asking the Embassy, at the time, may it be extended.

This is usually in cases where people have entered the US, have not yet married, and have had to return home for an emergency. Sometimes they will revalidate it as long as your original I-94 is still valid, and you have to marry before that original I-94 expires (I believe).

But yes, there are cases, it is EXTREMELY rare.