What are the requirements for Extension of I 129f

[RCG 3]

Hi Everyone

I would like to thank everyone for being so helpful for all the inputs .

We have a new issue for which we are trying to get the answers , but nothing is getting clear , so here i m again .

I had my K1 Interview on the 16th May and the Visa got denied because the VO did not think that we had a genuine Relationship . I received the passport back without the Visa stamp after 9 days (25th May ), and the petition sent back to NVC.

My Fiancee had written to the Senator and there was a query sent to the New Delhi Embassy on the 26th May , now , on the 27th May, my fiancee got a call from the Senators office that they are recalling the petition back to the Embassy ,after the petition had been reviewed by a Supervisory Counselor Officer .

We are just told to wait and that once they receive the Petition back there would be a Re interview done at the Embassy .We believe that it will take close to 45-60 days before the petition gets back.

The issue is that the I129 F expires on the 16th of may and we wrote several emails to new Delhi Embassy , but no reply from them at all . We also wrote to VFS and just today after a week i received a reply saying

"Dear Applicant,

As per the U.S Embassy there is no provision of extending the expiry date. However, the consular officer has the discretion to re-validate fiancé petitions if they expire during processing."

now this is a very generic statement that we all are aware about i guess .So i m completely confused as to ,if at all i will have a 2nd interview as stated in the letter to the senator by the New Delhi Embassy ,even after the Petition Expires? what should be our next step ?

Thanks a lot in Advance

RCG

[ELW 5]

Sorry you are having troubles, but sounds like the process is on track to be reconsidered this time.

The only thing I know of to officially extend the validity of an application (though as you said, it is at the discretion of the consular officer to re-validate it, which usually happens) is to send in a formal request to the Consulate: please see the "Example Forms" on this site and under "K1 Visa Related Forms", click on the last one, "Request to Extend Approval of I-129F". Good luck!

Request to Extend Approval of I-129F

[RCG 3]

Sorry you are having troubles, but sounds like the process is on track to be reconsidered this time.

The only thing I know of to officially extend the validity of an application (though as you said, it is at the discretion of the consular officer to re-validate it, which usually happens) is to send in a formal request to the Consulate: please see the "Example Forms" on this site and under "K1 Visa Related Forms", click on the last one, "Request to Extend Approval of I-129F". Good luck!

Request to Extend Approval of I-129F

we did sent a formal request to the embassy as well ... It was not in a format of a form though . Do you think that would be an issue ?

We thought that its ok to write them a letter requesting them to extend the petition formally .

Thanks

[ELW 5]

The formal request you made is enough - after all, even on the example form here on VJ, it is not really a form, just a request letter!

They usually grant the extension with no problem but because you had problems with the approval, never know if they will make an issue of it. Hope all will go well. You are doing all the right things!

[RCG 3]

The formal request you made is enough - after all, even on the example form here on VJ, it is not really a form, just a request letter!

They usually grant the extension with no problem but because you had problems with the approval, never know if they will make an issue of it. Hope all will go well. You are doing all the right things!

Hi

Thanks for the reply .

Do you think that there could be a problem even when the embassy wrote in the letter to the Senator that we will schedulke another interview fro me when the petition reached New Delhi Embassy ?

[ELW 5]

I think it will be OK because after communicating with the Senator, they will not want to make more trouble!

[RCG 3]

Hi

Thanks for the reply .

Do you think that there could be a problem even when the embassy wrote in the letter to the Senator that we will schedulke another interview fro me when the petition reached New Delhi Embassy ?

We would like to Thank everyone who has been with us throughout our Journey and giving us valuable feedbacks and suggestions . Today we went for our second interview and the visa is approved . I should have the visa in a weeks time as told by the VO officer .

Thanks a lot everyone and we want to tell everyone that hang on there as things will work out just fine and that you will be with your loved ones soon.Thank you Lord

[ELW 5]

Hooray! That's great news, congratulations!! :dance:

[RCG 3]

Hooray! That's great news, congratulations!! :dance:

Thanks a lot for all your inputs and giving us hope all the way !!! ))