Extending a K-1 Visa?

[Matt&Maricel 0]

I read a few things at the following website and had questions for anyone here:

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3204.html

What if the fiancé(e) must delay their arrival in the U.S.?

The K-1 visa is valid for a maximum of six months. If the visa bearer is unable to leave for the United States immediately and the visa expires, a new one may be issued upon written request to the Embassy and the payment of another application fee of US$240.

The I-129F fiancé(e) petition is a single entry visa that is valid for six months from the date of its approval. If the petition expires, a consular officer may revalidate it for another four months (provided that both parties remain legally free to marry).

Someone I spoke to told me they thought (in the second quote) that they were improperly referring to the K-1 visa as the I-129F petition.

Does this mean that if someone's K-1 visa expired before they travelled, they could get it extended for more time if they paid the fee again and wrote a written request? Because our baby's passport may not be ready by the time my fiancee's K-1 visa expires.

Thanks.

[sunandmoon 450]

I read a few things at the following website and had questions for anyone here:

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3204.html

Someone I spoke to told me they thought (in the second quote) that they were improperly referring to the K-1 visa as the I-129F petition.

Does this mean that if someone's K-1 visa expired before they travelled, they could get it extended for more time if they paid the fee again and wrote a written request? Because our baby's passport may not be ready by the time my fiancee's K-1 visa expires.

Thanks.

A K-1 visa cannot be extended or revalidated. if it expires, a new visa would have to be issued, which would involve the payment of another visa application fee.

[Matt&Maricel 0]

If the bearer of the visa had to stay back for a certain reason, I'm assuming that applying for a new visa would be a much faster process as the original visa was approved already and the only reason it wasn't acted on was because of a special circumstance (ex: waiting on child's passport).

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

The visa cannot be extended once issued. If a delay is anticipated, one must simply wait to do the medical and interview so that they can arrive within the six month time frame. THAT is what it sounds like your second quote is alluding to, an extension of the case in the PI. A case is open and valid for 4 months, and can be extended by a CO for 2 more periods of 4 months (up to 1 year from when the NVC sends it to Manila).

Also, bear in mind that the 6 months begins the day of medical completion, NOT from visa issuance.

The ONLY way to "extend" a visa is to pay the fees again, and re-do the medical and interview, as if they were never done before.