pregnant during US visit and now not allowed to fly - how to extend visitor period?

[pesos 1]

My wife and I are in the states visiting her mom (who herself is here on a 5 year work visa). The pregnancy (twins) has now been identified as high-risk and the doctors have grounded her.

side-note: NVC process is at a bit of a standstill now while we await the police report (we weren't aware of this requirement so we didn't start the process prior to this trip to the states - now we kicked it off via the local consulate but that sounds like it is likely to take 6-8 weeks). Not sure if there is any point in sending in the AOS package now and following with the IV package down the road when the police report comes in? Or should we go ahead and submit both sans police report with an explanation and that the police report will be brought to the interview?

As for the current situation, how should we go about extending her visitor visa so that we can have a little breathing room once the babies arrive? Obviously it would be ideal if we could get the interview date established before flying back (I'd like to accompany her and the babies) to interview. Does anyone know how long things typically take to get case complete following an interview (Japan)?

Thanks!

[Jacque67 7,328]

Sorry. Which one of you is the USC?

Edit. Guess you are. Your wife has a B2 and you have applied for a CR1?

Edited December 30, 2014 by Jacque67

[pesos 1]

Sorry for the confusion... I am the USC, my wife is here on a visitor visa, and we are visiting her mom who is here on a 5 year work visa... And yes we are at the nvc stage of our cr1 and have completed the ds-260

Edited December 30, 2014 by pesos

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

This sort of situation is what "AOS from tourist visa" is made for; an unexpected event occured., and you can adjust status for her to get a greeencard without having to travel back to Japan. This would probably be easier than trying to extend a visitors visa and then fly back with infant twins.

[pesos 1]

Thank you penguin, I didn't know that was possible. Not a problem that we are already so far through cr-1?

[Boiler 46,234]

Nope

[dwheels76 5,469]

Thank you penguin, I didn't know that was possible. Not a problem that we are already so far through cr-1?

Really you just act forget about NVC since you can't do anything there anyway and now get that I-485 together. Be sure to have copy of the NOA2 approval and izzy pizzy (well you know)

here you go just in case

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

By the way congratulations on your soon to be babies births. WOW how awesome. Okay now you have some paperwork to fill out.

[pesos 1]

thank you! we are pretty excited.

so even though we are not k1/k3 we still do this procedure?

[pesos 1]

can the AOS really take years to process?

[dwheels76 5,469]

can the AOS really take years to process?

No not at all. Right now Adjustment of Status is taking about 6 to 12 months. Years. Not at all. And it has nothing to do with a K1/K3. It's for people adjusting within the country.

And as Penguin said cases like yours are what it was designed for. Adjusting from a tourist visa is good for you.

[pesos 1]

Great. And when we apply, that automatically takes care of extending the tourist visa so she's not overstaying in the interim?

[Boiler 46,234]

I assumed she was here on the VWP.

[pesos 1]

Umm - yes? VWP is like esta right? 90 days...

I already scheduled an infopass at the uscis office here for next week so I guess we can take care of that then?

[Boiler 46,234]

Care of what?

Why do you need an infopass?

[pesos 1]

I thought we need to talk to them to get the vwp extended. Maybe I need more sleep...