Does a delayed interview change the 4 month rule?

[Wis-Can 0]

Hi Guys, I've asked a couple people, but thought I would post on here to see what everyone else thinks. I'm from Canada so I would be concerned with people who have gone through or going through the Montreal Consulate. I know your I-129F approval is good for four months and if you don't get completed you have to file an extension letter with the consulate. I noticed in the Canadian forum there are a number of filers who's interview is scheduled well beyond the four months. Is is automatically "OK" if that's when the consulate schedules your interview and you don't have to file that letter with them? Or, do they do that and leave it up to you to "know and submit the letter". Then my friend Tracey thought, maybe its because they get their appointment notice within the four months, even if the interview doesn't fall in the four months, but they were noticed in time. Any thoughts guys?? Thanks for the help.

[pushbrk 12,877]

Hi Guys, I've asked a couple people, but thought I would post on here to see what everyone else thinks. I'm from Canada so I would be concerned with people who have gone through or going through the Montreal Consulate. I know your I-129F approval is good for four months and if you don't get completed you have to file an extension letter with the consulate. I noticed in the Canadian forum there are a number of filers who's interview is scheduled well beyond the four months. Is is automatically "OK" if that's when the consulate schedules your interview and you don't have to file that letter with them? Or, do they do that and leave it up to you to "know and submit the letter". Then my friend Tracey thought, maybe its because they get their appointment notice within the four months, even if the interview doesn't fall in the four months, but they were noticed in time. Any thoughts guys?? Thanks for the help.

Unless they intend to deny the visa, they will routinely extend the validity of the petition in four month increments.

[payxibka 10,045]

Hi Guys, I've asked a couple people, but thought I would post on here to see what everyone else thinks. I'm from Canada so I would be concerned with people who have gone through or going through the Montreal Consulate. I know your I-129F approval is good for four months and if you don't get completed you have to file an extension letter with the consulate. I noticed in the Canadian forum there are a number of filers who's interview is scheduled well beyond the four months. Is is automatically "OK" if that's when the consulate schedules your interview and you don't have to file that letter with them? Or, do they do that and leave it up to you to "know and submit the letter". Then my friend Tracey thought, maybe its because they get their appointment notice within the four months, even if the interview doesn't fall in the four months, but they were noticed in time. Any thoughts guys?? Thanks for the help.

If the consulate schedules an interview beyond the validity date of the notice, then they have taken care of the requirement to extend. It becomes a problem when there is no communication between the benneficiary/applicant and the consulate, causing the consulate to assume abandonement.

[Wis-Can 0]

Hi Guys, I've asked a couple people, but thought I would post on here to see what everyone else thinks. I'm from Canada so I would be concerned with people who have gone through or going through the Montreal Consulate. I know your I-129F approval is good for four months and if you don't get completed you have to file an extension letter with the consulate. I noticed in the Canadian forum there are a number of filers who's interview is scheduled well beyond the four months. Is is automatically "OK" if that's when the consulate schedules your interview and you don't have to file that letter with them? Or, do they do that and leave it up to you to "know and submit the letter". Then my friend Tracey thought, maybe its because they get their appointment notice within the four months, even if the interview doesn't fall in the four months, but they were noticed in time. Any thoughts guys?? Thanks for the help.

If the consulate schedules an interview beyond the validity date of the notice, then they have taken care of the requirement to extend. It becomes a problem when there is no communication between the benneficiary/applicant and the consulate, causing the consulate to assume abandonement.

Thanks, I feel better now.

[jundp 191]

I just want to add, and I realize it may be different for Canada, but that the Frankfurt consulate sent us a letter asking us to write that we still wanted the interview, even though THEY scheduled it after the 4 month time span. It was no big deal. In fact, we emailed the consulate and got a reply back right away saying thanks. That may be embassy-specific though.

[Wis-Can 0]

I just want to add, and I realize it may be different for Canada, but that the Frankfurt consulate sent us a letter asking us to write that we still wanted the interview, even though THEY scheduled it after the 4 month time span. It was no big deal. In fact, we emailed the consulate and got a reply back right away saying thanks. That may be embassy-specific though.

Thanks, my honey wants to do the same "just in case". We may be lucky and get the interview within the four months span anyways. Just wanted to cover all the bases. I let him know the replies we got but he wants to be safe. He called NVC a couple days ago, got a cranky woman who said No, it wasn't there, and to call back in three months, I called today and got a really nice lady who said oh no its been here and gone, its on its way to Montreal. Thanks again, take care.

[Empath 0]

My honey and I have been very concerned about the approval expiring as well, so I emailed the Montreal Consulate a couple days ago, and the reply I received was "We will revalidate the petition once you come for your interview".

Hope this helps.