Filed an extension

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My fiance received his packet for his medical exam and to schedule his interview back in December, but we had to ask for an extension because he got really sick and ended up in the hospital for twelve days with 2 ops on his knee. Does anyone know how that works? I was told it would more or less just sit there until we were ready to continue or is there some point when it just expires? If we withdraw it and try to reapply later when he gets his health back, will that look bad for us and make it harder? Thanks in advance for any advice!

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My fiance received his packet for his medical exam and to schedule his interview back in December, but we had to ask for an extension because he got really sick and ended up in the hospital for twelve days with 2 ops on his knee. Does anyone know how that works? I was told it would more or less just sit there until we were ready to continue or is there some point when it just expires? If we withdraw it and try to reapply later when he gets his health back, will that look bad for us and make it harder? Thanks in advance for any advice!

Your I129F petition has an expiration printed on the approval notice. Looks like yours was probably around last Christmas. You should contact the embassy. Insist on an email code so you can email for your status and get a response from an immigration officer rather than the person that answers the phone who has no authority or much access to your case file. Give your case number, both names, when the petition was approved by USCIS, etc. Ask if your petition can be extended or if your case has been closed due to abandonment. That's the only way to know for sure how to proceed. Get it in writing straight from the embassy and not guesses from a forum. They may let you continue or you may have to start all over at USCIS with a new everything including fees and a long wait.

Phone number:

Operator Assisted Visa Information Call 09042-450-100 (123p/min)

Monday through Friday, between 8.00 am and 9.00 pm, and Saturday, between 9.00 am and 4.00 pm

This number is a premium number and only available in the U.K., within U.K. may be unavailable from some business telephones and mobile networks.

Edited July 3, 2012 by Nich-Nick

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I did that when filing the extension and got an e-mail that they had received the extension request but no expiration date. We filed the extension before the December expiration date. Will they close a case because they feel it has been abandoned? I was told that it would more or less lay dormant until we took the next step in the visa process. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this. We just couldn't move forward back in December with his medical problems and he's still on very expensive medication. Makes one very grateful for NHS!