Time to enter the US after visa approval

[hir0 49]

Hi,

The doctor told me that the medical is only valid for 6 months. The medical is directly linked to the visa... from this i would say you have 6 months after the medical exam (like in my case) and not after the interview.

Best is to ask the USembassy in your country or that you will be using (I asked mine too, just to confirm ^^)

Hi,

The doctor told me that the medical is only valid for 6 months. The medical is directly linked to the visa... from this i would say you have 6 months after the medical exam (like in my case) and not after the interview.

Best is to ask the USembassy in your country or that you will be using (I asked mine too, just to confirm ^^)

[Sweetmelissa 82]

We are using a lawyer for our K1 visa application (please no judgement, we started the process and paid the lawyer before we found VJ! Invaluable after-the-fact advice found here).

Here is an excerpt from my communication with her that I wanted to check the accuracy of:

It can be about 2-4 weeks for it to end up at the consulate after approval. What governs, is not time after the medical exam, but the length of time they issue the visa for. Sometimes they do 6 months, but sometimes they do 4.

It was my understanding that it is standard to have 6 months to enter the US from our medical exam date?!? Is she on crack or is this a possibility?

It wouldn't normally matter, we have been long distance for a couple of years already (what's another few months!) but my USC fiancé is currently serving overseas and not due to return until next year. We are trying to time it with his return and looking at the earliest possible date to send the application. We don't want to have it expire before he gets back obviously!

Any thoughts on the matter?

Thanks!

It is the medical exam - my K1 expires on Jan 8th, even though it wasn't issued until the 22th of July (computer issues @ Vancouver consulate). My interview was on July 10th and the medical was on July 8th.