Petition expiry date POE

[uppercasedee 15]

Hi all!

Apologies if this has been covered before.

I've read about a few members here having trouble at POE due to their petition expiry date having passed (even though once the visa is issued it should only be the visa date that matters).

During my interview, I submitted a letter from my USC fiancé asking for the petition date to be extended. However, I've just received my visa by courier and the original date (22-Feb) is still on there! I'm not traveling until 31-March.

Is it worth sending it back to the consulate to get a later date added, or should I be ok?

Thanks for your thoughts

[Dave&Roza 748]

Hi all!

Apologies if this has been covered before.

I've read about a few members here having trouble at POE due to their petition expiry date having passed (even though once the visa is issued it should only be the visa date that matters).

During my interview, I submitted a letter from my USC fiancé asking for the petition date to be extended. However, I've just received my visa by courier and the original date (22-Feb) is still on there! I'm not traveling until 31-March.

Is it worth sending it back to the consulate to get a later date added, or should I be ok?

Thanks for your thoughts

What is the expiry date of the visa? That is the only thing that matters. The petition date is for the petition and the Embassy or Consulate is the only one that cares about that date. I would double check that visa as my wife's visa had the issue date and the expiration date. The petition date is no where on the visa--this was 6 years ago and the visa may have changed, but I would make certain of the expiry date of the visa.

Dave

[uppercasedee 15]

What is the expiry date of the visa? That is the only thing that matters. The petition date is for the petition and the Embassy or Consulate is the only one that cares about that date. I would double check that visa as my wife's visa had the issue date and the expiration date. The petition date is no where on the visa--this was 6 years ago and the visa may have changed, but I would make certain of the expiry date of the visa.

Dave

Hi Dave&Roza,

They put the petition information at the bottom of the visa, which is odd!

The visa expiry is fine, it doesn't expire until July!

There was a visajourney case recently where a woman was turned away at POE because the guy looked at the petition expiry and refused entry.

She had to go back to Montreal, get the packet re-sealed, get the visa issued with a later petition expiry date.

Fine enough for her, I'm flying from Australia!