E2 visa and 212 d3a waiver valid for 1 year, how to renew?

[fterry 0]

Hi All

(not sure if this is posted in the appropriate section??, I could not see section cover E2 so figured waivers may be best)

I have just received my first E2 visa, I have to get a 212 d (3) (a) waiver with it due to over ineligibility for misdeeds in my distant past.

The visa is valid for one year, I see that many people extend status whilst in the usa but am unsure if I can do this due to the waiver part (though the waiver is integral on the visa page, it just says waiver granted)

Please can anyone tell me if I have to have the next visa in place when this one expires and if there is anyway to extend status whilst making the application. Or do I have to leave the us by next august

Also is the whole procedure going to be the same (ie can I renew form the USA this time) with the same hoops to jump through. This application took 5 month, 3.5 months to interview, then 6 weeks for the waiver to come back granted from the USA. Do the US embassy have discretion to simply extend the waiver when renewing the visa?

I'm just trying to plan ahead and hopefully avoid the possibly of 5 months in the UK after spending the next 12 months building up the USA business which will likely require much of my attention.

thanks in advance for any responses.

Terry

[markgina 2]

Im wanting to know the same ,, when my husband received waiver it said for a year .. but they gave a I -94 stapled to passport for 6mos and they told him he will have to renew

get another and do it most likely in 6 mos.. cause it take 6mos to get back the new again ... and it will be a 3 year one then .. so does anyone know the forms on this .. we had people help us this one ... but .. what are the forms and ect for renewal one ... ect. and ect. we dont want to have him expire .. we are waiting at moment to i sent in I 130 but not the second package to it yet.. for needing to save.. so we need know prices on all these my husband lives in Canada me in America ... we are 20 miles away from each other going thru this ... his record was over 20 years ago we just applied for waiver to make sure of no blocks...