Expiration date of visa same as medical exam

[zatarra 1]

My wife got her visa a couple months ago. She was told that she gets one year when she entered the US a few weeks ago, but the visa says it expires in February 2016. We figured out that it expires on the same date as her medical exam. Will she need to renew the visa in February?

[Jojo92122 1,924]

The visas usually expire in 6 months or when the medical expires - whichever occurs first. It's normal for the visa to expire when the medical does.

If she can't travel by the expiration date, then she needs to contact the US Embassy to reissue the visa. She will need a new medical.

[Hypnos 6,576]

There is also no guarantee that they will re-issue the visa.

[zatarra 1]

The medical exam will expire first. What do you mean "If she can't travel by the expiration date"? Travel where? She just needs to get another medical exam, right? Don't tell me she needs to travel to the embassy where she had her interview

No guarantee? We just spent 2+ years getting the visa. For what reasons might they not re-issue it?

[Ryan H 3,812]

My wife got her visa a couple months ago. She was told that she gets one year when she entered the US a few weeks ago, but the visa says it expires in February 2016. We figured out that it expires on the same date as her medical exam. Will she need to renew the visa in February?

OP, please correct me if I'm wrong but this is how I'm reading your post. Your wife recently arrived in the US and your question pertains to what the "one year" means.

If your wife is already in the US, the expiration date on the visa is now meaningless since the visa has been used for entry (spousal visas are single entry only). However, the visa in combination with a standard CBP entry stamp placed on the passport page next to it with applicable information written in acts a temporary green card that is valid for one year from the date of entry. However, once the permanent green card is received, then the expiration date on that card is what matters.

Bottom line is this, if I read your post correctly, you won't have to do anything in February.

If you were married for less than two years on the date she entered the US, you will have to file to remove conditions within 90 days of the expiration date on the permanent green card.