I-797 Notice of Action Expiring Before Interview

[SubLein 1]

Hello,

 

My fiancee and I just signed up for her interview date. It is March 22nd. We had been waiting about two weeks for an appointment to become available. Problem is the USCIS sent me my I-797 back at the end of November and it states that the approval is only valid between 11/15/2018 and 03/14/2019. We were only able to start looking for interview dates about two weeks ago. Should I contact the US consulate in Chile or the USCIS? Is this a common occurrence? Also I have a fear that since we are in a gay relationship the interviewer might deny us for that reason alone, is this fear rational or should that part not worry me? I'm both excited and nervous, this whole thing will have taken us over 10 months to be together, I cant wait. I appreciate any help you can give us! Thank you!

[Liam2021 583]

Don't panic,It can be extend by Embassy.

Edited January 17, 2019 by H&T

[Shiran 1,134]

13 minutes ago, SubLein said:

Hello,

 

My fiancee and I just signed up for her interview date. It is March 22nd. We had been waiting about two weeks for an appointment to become available. Problem is the USCIS sent me my I-797 back at the end of November and it states that the approval is only valid between 11/15/2018 and 03/14/2019. We were only able to start looking for interview dates about two weeks ago. Should I contact the US consulate in Chile or the USCIS? Is this a common occurrence? Also I have a fear that since we are in a gay relationship the interviewer might deny us for that reason alone, is this fear rational or should that part not worry me? I'm both excited and nervous, this whole thing will have taken us over 10 months to be together, I cant wait. I appreciate any help you can give us! Thank you!

Contact your local embassy not USCIS. Santiagoimmigration@state.gov might be correct e-mail address for Chile. 

[beloved_dingo 1,979]

Many embassies will extend the expiration automatically (in 4 month increments) as long as your case is active. Since your interview is scheduled, I doubt you have anything to worry about. You might need to bring a revalidation letter to the interview to cover all the bases, but it'd be best to check with the Chile embassy on whether they require that or not. 

 

My fiance is in Australia, and our interview is January 29th. The expiration on our NOA2 is January 12th, so we are in the same situation.

 

Also, you won't be denied because you're in a homosexual relationship. Put that out of your mind

[SubLein 1]

Thank you all for the advice, help and kind words! I will get in touch with the embassy before the interview date and have the re-validation letter prepared just in case!

Also beloved_ding I wish you and your fiance good luck at their interview!

[BOB P 0]

I need help please.  I received my I-797 form for my fiance - and reading this thread it seems that the Dept of State National Visa Center (NVC) will be contacting me saying that they sent the paper work on the US Embassy in Brazil -- once the US Embassy in Brazil has the documentation, then my fiance should make contact to schedule an interview.  Do this seem right? Or am I missing something?  Thank you all for your help.

[Hank_ 9,174]

2 hours ago, BOB P said:

I need help please.  I received my I-797 form for my fiance - and reading this thread it seems that the Dept of State National Visa Center (NVC) will be contacting me saying that they sent the paper work on the US Embassy in Brazil -- once the US Embassy in Brazil has the documentation, then my fiance should make contact to schedule an interview.  Do this seem right? Or am I missing something?  Thank you all for your help.

 

https://br.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee/how-to-apply/

[BlackAfrodyte 73]

On 1/16/2019 at 7:47 PM, SubLein said:

Hello,

 

My fiancee and I just signed up for her interview date. It is March 22nd. We had been waiting about two weeks for an appointment to become available. Problem is the USCIS sent me my I-797 back at the end of November and it states that the approval is only valid between 11/15/2018 and 03/14/2019. We were only able to start looking for interview dates about two weeks ago. Should I contact the US consulate in Chile or the USCIS? Is this a common occurrence? Also I have a fear that since we are in a gay relationship the interviewer might deny us for that reason alone, is this fear rational or should that part not worry me? I'm both excited and nervous, this whole thing will have taken us over 10 months to be together, I cant wait. I appreciate any help you can give us! Thank you!

Hi there. Did you have to wait until your case got to the embassy before scheduling an interview? Or did you do it as soon as you received your case number and completed the ds 160?

[Greenbaum 12,259]

On 7/29/2019 at 6:55 AM, BOB P said:

I need help please.  I received my I-797 form for my fiance - and reading this thread it seems that the Dept of State National Visa Center (NVC) will be contacting me saying that they sent the paper work on the US Embassy in Brazil -- once the US Embassy in Brazil has the documentation, then my fiance should make contact to schedule an interview.  Do this seem right? Or am I missing something?  Thank you all for your help.

You can read up on the instructions and what needs to happen in Brazil here:

 

Links to P3 and Embassy instructions

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fcBNK7qttjga9p-fTkJ0HSqhrc1hES_T/view?usp=sharing