deadline for entry to US after receiving visa

[ene 0]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anyone knows whether a timeline/deadline exists for entry into the US after receiving the visa in MTL.

as always, thanks for all your help!

[YuAndDan 153]

A K-1 visa is only valid for 6 months. So you have only 6 months to enter the country on the visa.

[Laura0588 0]

Do you have 6 months to enter the country? Or 6 months to both enter and get married?

Thanks.

[john_and_marlene 162]

Do you have 6 months to enter the country? Or 6 months to both enter and get married?

Thanks.

2 different issues.

You have 6 months to enter the country.

You have 90 days after entry to get married regardless of how long you waited to enter.

If you enter 5 days after you get the visa, you have 90 days to get married.

If you enter 59 days after you get the visa, you have 90 days to get married.

If you enter 6 months after getting the visa, you still have 90 days to get married.

[Yodrak 7]

Laura,

Actually, you have 6 months to leave your country on uninterrupted (not the same as non-stop) travel to the USA. For a Canadian there's probably no significance to this (unless taking a 'red-eye' flight from western Canada to the eastern USA and not going through pre-clearance), but it could be significant for someone who has to make a stopover in a 3rd country. They need to be leaving their own country before the visa expires but they do not necessarily have to arrive in the USA before the visa expires.

Yodrak

Do you have 6 months to enter the country? Or 6 months to both enter and get married?

Thanks.

Edited November 16, 2006 by Yodrak

[Laura0588 0]

Perfect! Thanks for the clarification... just wanted to make sure I still had that magical 90 days... gives me more leeway in planning a wedding

Good luck to all!