K1 Visa extension

[joannewong1705 0]

Hi all,

I'm 7 days away from my visa priority date (12th jan), I know you can extend the visa, but I'm afraid my fiancé won't be able to send the letter on time, if I were to email the embassy, what should my email include? Also, would I email them or my US fiancé? (Petitioner) I'd be grateful if someone could help me, I know I left it too late but personal circumstances meant I couldn't deal with it as quick as I wanted.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hi all,

I'm 7 days away from my visa priority date (12th jan), I know you can extend the visa, but I'm afraid my fiancé won't be able to send the letter on time, if I were to email the embassy, what should my email include? Also, would I email them or my US fiancé? (Petitioner) I'd be grateful if someone could help me, I know I left it too late but personal circumstances meant I couldn't deal with it as quick as I wanted.

You take a new letter of intent (from the USC) to the interview, which according to your timeline isn't even scheduled yet. It does not have to be revalidated before expiration or before the interview. That is the London instruction in the letter to the UK fiancé. People from other countries may tell you it just happens automatically. London tells you new letter of intent if the interview is after petition expiration.

[joannewong1705 0]

You take a new letter of intent (from the USC) to the interview, which according to your timeline isn't even scheduled yet. It does not have to be revalidated before expiration or before the interview. That is the London instruction in the letter to the UK fiancé. People from other countries may tell you it just happens automatically. London tells you new letter of intent if the interview is after petition expiration.

Thank you for the reply, but I've not even booked my medical yet we aren't ready for the move just yet and wanted to move the entire date, I've read the leaflet they sent with the letter they sent me, but it doesn't say what to do if you want to move the date before the actual medical aswell.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Move what date before the medical? Not following exactly what date you want to move. And what month will you be ready to go to the US.

You need to do something like submit the DS-160 so they know you are at least still pursuing a visa and haven't abandoned the idea entirely. I have known people to get mail from London after about 6 months, basically saying...we haven't heard from you; do you still want a visa or not?

[joannewong1705 0]

Move what date before the medical? Not following exactly what date you want to move. And what month will you be ready to go to the US.

You need to do something like submit the DS-160 so they know you are at least still pursuing a visa and haven't abandoned the idea entirely. I have known people to get mail from London after about 6 months, basically saying...we haven't heard from you; do you still want a visa or not?

I've not booked to have my medical exam yet, I wanted to push the date back entirely before doing medical etc. So basically I want to do this entire process in 4 months time instead of now. Or would I have to do the medical and then ask for the extension at the interview?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Not sure if this answers your questions. But here goes---

To even get an interview date with London you have to complete 3 things:

Submit a DS-160 application

Have a medical exam

Submit a Readiness for interview form

You should trickle those things in so they know you haven't broken up and abandoned the process entirely. Just because you have a medical exam, you still won't be eligible for an interview until you submit the form that says you have all your documents and are ready. And the form has a place to say your intended travel date and wedding date. Even of you were in a big hurry, your interview would be more than a month after they receive the form. If you put a travel date quite a ways in the future, they will tend to give interviews to the people begging for immediate travel and push you back because you don't need a visa yet. And if the date they assign you is too soon, then you can reschedule. Once you get the visa you still have 6 months from your medical date to use it. Even if you had the medical next week, you wouldn't have to move until mid July. If your medical should pass 6 months old and you still haven't interviewed, then you have to go back to Knightsbridge and do the TB clearance again because that is the main thing that expires medically. Maybe blood tests are repeated also. It's about £160 for the partial re-do.

Edited January 4, 2015 by Nich-Nick