Need help my Fiancee VISA expired before coming to states

[ski 0]

Need some guidance my fiancee was suppose to fly here on the 7 of February but not paying attention the passport expired 30 January. I can not find anywhere on how to see if I can get it extended on do I have to restart the whole process. She was issued the visa on 21 august 2013 we thought 6 months would be February 2014. No one can give me an answer.

[Dave&Roza 748]

Need some guidance my fiancee was suppose to fly here on the 7 of February but not paying attention the passport expired 30 January. I can not find anywhere on how to see if I can get it extended on do I have to restart the whole process. She was issued the visa on 21 august 2013 we thought 6 months would be February 2014. No one can give me an answer.

If it is the VISA that expired on the 30th of January, then have her contact the local Embassy/Consulate and see if they will extend it. If it is her PASSPORT that expired on the 30th of January, then she will need to get a new passport and if the visa is still valid she could travel using the old passport showing the visa and using the new passport or she could again go to the Embassy/Consulate and have a new visa placed into her new passport.

This is one reason it is very important to check the expiration dates on all documents received from the USCIS.

Good luck,

Dave

[Jon and Krissy 452]

Need some guidance my fiancee was suppose to fly here on the 7 of February but not paying attention the passport expired 30 January. I can not find anywhere on how to see if I can get it extended on do I have to restart the whole process. She was issued the visa on 21 august 2013 we thought 6 months would be February 2014. No one can give me an answer.

Wow, why would anyone wait until days before the visa expires anyway? I don't get it, that's just....

[Can1221 10]

I think this is the first time I see some one wait to the last minute to use the visa......with all the waiting period involved you would think you would be ready to fly out to the states once you have your interview

[Sal_R 3]

I agree

[JohnR! 5,495]

If her visa is still valid - the visa itself as an expiration date - she can travel to the US, provided she gets a new passport. If her visa is indeed valid for 6 months (?) she may still have time to get a new passport and get here just in time...

Good luck!

[TBoneTX 45,222]

I think this is the first time I see some one wait to the last minute to use the visa......with all the waiting period involved you would think you would be ready to fly out to the states once you have your interview

People have business, personal, and family affairs to wrap up. Mrs. T-B.-to-be needed a couple of months, and even that was pushing it. In addition, there's a huge difference between "once you have your interview" and "having the visa in hand": it can be perilous to schedule travel, what with AP, 221g, and other consular delays.

It's interesting how perspectives can differ -- you express surprise when beneficiaries wait longer, and I'm continuously surprised that so many beneficiaries seem to jump on the plane within days, even the next day.