NOA-2 expiring SOON..while i'm still on AP ???

[HeavensAngel 4]

Hi all VJ family , hope u are all fine ,i need your guidance please

At my interview CO told to wait for one month until i hear from them and i have been given 221g white slip with no additional docs asked either from me or from my fiance part.

Now i am on AP after my interview and after one month of AP ,i got email from emassy which i believe is the standard email they sent to every one stating u have to wait ,etc...contact if dont hear from them after six months......

My question is my NOA-2 is expiring on 2nd DEC and i am still on AP after my interview, and i dont think im gonna hear from them any soon abt my decision(as they say u have to wait for 60 days ) ,as it gonna b exactly 60 days since i will be on AP and also when my NOA-2 is expiring.NOW what shall i do ?and do i have to inform embassy to extend my NOA2 date? if yes how can i do that ..pls direct me

thank you so much for your time x

[acgmph 42]

The petition's validity is extended by the COs automatically until there is a resolution to your case, approved/denied, so no worries.

[HeavensAngel 4]

so means there is no need to inform the embassy by any means?

[acgmph 42]

Nope. Just wait for them to process your AP. There is nothing you can do at this point.

[HeavensAngel 4]

thank you for your time really appreciated and good luck to you too

[Amhara 460]

The petition's validity is extended by the COs automatically until there is a resolution to your case, approved/denied, so no worries.

To cite the source of this comment (http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/87391.pdf), which says:

9 FAM 41.81 N6.2 Validity of a K-1 Petition

An approved K-1 visa petition is valid for a period of four months from the date of USCIS action and may be revalidated by the consular officer any number of times for additional periods of four months from the date of revalidation, provided the officer concludes that the petitioner and the beneficiary remain legally free to marry and continue to intend to marry each other within 90 days after the beneficiary's admission into the United States. However, the longer the period of time since the filing of the petition, the more the consular officer must be concerned about the intentions of the couple, particularly the intentions of the petitioner in the United States. If the officer is not convinced that the U.S. citizen petitioner continues to intend to marry the beneficiary, including instances where no action has been taken on the application for a year (while refused under INA 221(g)), the petition should be returned to the approving office of USCIS with an explanatory memorandum. (See 9 FAM 41.81 PN5 for revalidation procedure.)

So your petition no longer has an expiration date after it arrives at the embassy. As long as you continue to respond to any requests or wait in AP, then you guys are good.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

We were in AP 16 months and every 2 months or so I send an email to the consulate informing them we are still waiting and intent to marry.

They usually extend the validity automatically however sometimes they get fussy and if they do not hear from you (even though they tell you not to

contact them) during a very long AP duration they may conclude that you are no longer interested this can be under the 1 year rule.

So, in other words, you can email them every couple months or so to say hey I am still here waiting and intending to marry my fiance as soon as

the visa is issued.