K1 expire date

[Happy in love 1]

Hi

I need to try and understand all the different dates with the I-129/ K-1 visa:

Lets see if I get these dates right:

• I-129F is good for 4 months once approved and can be extended by the embassy (up to a year)
• K-1 visa is good 6 months from the medical exam, plus you pass the interview (no extensions)
• Once you step foot in the US you have 90 days to get married (no extensions)

I keep see this:"It is important to file for the AOS before the K1 expire date, otherwise you will be out-of-status". So may questions is, what is the expire date?

If you wait 5 months and 20 days to set foot in the US you have 10 days before the K-1 expire date and you are out of status?

[Ilovemyman 147]

At the moment you arrived to usa you are out of ''status''

Why? Because at the moment you use the k1 to enter to usa , k1 is expired.

K1 is valid for one enter.

the six months expiration date is all the time you have before enter to usa. But once you arrive k 1 isnt good no more.

But once you get marry before 90 days, you can do aos when you want.

You dont need do aos in the 90 days period.

[Dave&Janiz 3]

Hi

I need to try and understand all the different dates with the I-129/ K-1 visa:

Lets see if I get these dates right:

• I-129F is good for 4 months once approved and can be extended by the embassy (up to a year)

Yes. The beneficiary is advised to undergo medical exam and interview once the petition is approved. He/she will receive instructions from the US Embassy.

• K-1 visa is good 6 months from the medical exam, plus you pass the interview (no extensions)

Yes. In addition, the beneficiary must enter the US soil before the visa expires.

• Once you step foot in the US you have 90 days to get married (no extensions)

That is right.

I keep seeing this:"It is important to file for the AOS before the K1 expire date, otherwise you will be out-of-status". So may questions is, what is the expire date?

You will become out-of-status once your I-94 lapsed or the 90 days had passed. That is why it is recommended to file the AOS once the marriage certificate is ready. Though not necessarily within 90 days. (I filed one month after, others were 10 months). BUT, the sooner the better.
K1 visa becomes invalid on the day of your arrival to the US. Upon arrival, a CBP officer stamps the travel document of each arriving non-immigrant traveler with the admission date, the class of admission, and the date that the traveler is admitted until. You will retrieve your 1-94 online 2 weeks after the arrival.

If you wait 5 months and 20 days to set foot in the US you have 10 days before the K-1 expire date and you are out of status?

No. You will only be out-of-status once your 90 days or the 1-94 expires.

Edited May 3, 2014 by Dave&Janiz

[Hank_ 9,174]

Hi

I need to try and understand all the different dates with the I-129/ K-1 visa:

Lets see if I get these dates right:

• I-129F is good for 4 months once approved and can be extended by the embassy (up to a year)
• K-1 visa is good 6 months from the medical exam, plus you pass the interview (no extensions)
• Once you step foot in the US you have 90 days to get married (no extensions)

I keep see this:"It is important to file for the AOS before the K1 expire date, otherwise you will be out-of-status". So may questions is, what is the expire date?

If you wait 5 months and 20 days to set foot in the US you have 10 days before the K-1 expire date and you are out of status?

File AOS before the I-94 expires or your are out of status. I-94 is good for 90 days. The K-1 visa expired the second you cleared POE, from that moment on the I-94 is your legal document for being in the USA

Edited May 3, 2014 by Hank_

[TBoneTX 45,324]

Duplicate threads merged.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

At the moment you arrived to usa you are out of ''status''

Why? Because at the moment you use the k1 to enter to usa , k1 is expired.

K1 is valid for one enter.

the six months expiration date is all the time you have before enter to usa. But once you arrive k 1 isnt good no more.

But once you get marry before 90 days, you can do aos when you want.

You dont need do aos in the 90 days period.

Yes, the K-1 visa becomes null and void, but you are not out of status once you arrive. You are given an I-94 upon arrival, which controls your status. It is typically valid for 90 days. If you have not yet filed for AOS and your I-94 expires, then you will be out of status. If you marry within 90 days of entry, you are eligible to file for AOS and there is no deadline to file, but you will be out of status from the time your I-94 expires until you file. Filing for AOS places you in a new period of authorized stay.

[Happy in love 1]

Hi

I need to try and understand all the different dates with the I-129/ K-1 visa:

Lets see if I get these dates right:

• I-129F is good for 4 months once approved and can be extended by the embassy (up to a year)

Yes. The beneficiary is advised to undergo medical exam and interview once the petition is approved. He/she will receive instructions from the US Embassy.

• K-1 visa is good 6 months from the medical exam, plus you pass the interview (no extensions)

Yes. In addition, the beneficiary must enter the US soil before the visa expires.

• Once you step foot in the US you have 90 days to get married (no extensions)

That is right.

I keep seeing this:"It is important to file for the AOS before the K1 expire date, otherwise you will be out-of-status". So may questions is, what is the expire date?

You will become out-of-status once your I-94 lapsed or the 90 days had passed. That is why it is recommended to file the AOS once the marriage certificate is ready. Though not necessarily within 90 days. (I filed one month after, others were 10 months). BUT, the sooner the better.

K1 visa becomes invalid on the day of your arrival to the US. Upon arrival, a CBP officer stamps the travel document of each arriving non-immigrant traveler with the admission date, the class of admission, and the date that the traveler is admitted until. You will retrieve your 1-94 online 2 weeks after the arrival.

If you wait 5 months and 20 days to set foot in the US you have 10 days before the K-1 expire date and you are out of status?

No. You will only be out-of-status once your 90 days or the 1-94 expires.

Great information. I must have miss the part about getting a I-94 when you enter the US. Wow there is a lot to this visa

Thanks

[baron555 934]

Hi

I need to try and understand all the different dates with the I-129/ K-1 visa:

Lets see if I get these dates right:

• I-129F is good for 4 months once approved and can be extended by the embassy (up to a year)

This expiration date is nothing to worry about. As others have stated, it's "automatically" extended (actually I don't think anyone does anything about it) and as long as USCIS or NVC or the Embassy has your case, it's open.

• K-1 visa is good 6 months from the medical exam, plus you pass the interview (no extensions)

Yes, good to use to come to the US. There have been cases where the Embassy has granted an extension.

• Once you step foot in the US you have 90 days to get married (no extensions)

Yep, exactly 90 days.

I keep see this:"It is important to file for the AOS before the K1 expire date, otherwise you will be out-of-status". So may questions is, what is the expire date?

There is none. You can AOS whenever you want....or never. Until you do though, you are out of status or actually have no status. You can not legally work and if you leave the US you won't be allowed back in without another visa.

If you wait 5 months and 20 days to set foot in the US you have 10 days before the K-1 expire date and you are out of status?

No, once you POE, you have 90 days to marry.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Great information. I must have miss the part about getting a I-94 when you enter the US. Wow there is a lot to this visa

Thanks

It is automated now. Once you enter the US, you can go to this site and print out your I-94 info > https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/request.html

[Bandaria 70]

If you wait 5 months and 20 days to set foot in the US you have 10 days before the K-1 expire date and you are out of status?

No. You will only be out-of-status once your 90 days or the 1-94 expires.

dave15248, on 03 May 2014 - 04:39 AM, said:

If you wait 5 months and 20 days to set foot in the US you have 10 days before the K-1 expire date and you are out of status?

No, once you POE, you have 90 days to marry.

Ah, just the information I was looking for!

Thank you for making it so clear- I wasn't sure what the "real" expiry date for marriage was (K-1 or 90 days)

Edited August 4, 2014 by Bandaria