Dependent Child is Aging Out due to US Consulate is closed in Lockdown

[shilpa patel 0]

Hi All,

I have been waiting to get my K1 visa, so I can travel to the USA and marry my fiancé. I have a dependent child who is aging out as she is reaching her 21^st birthday very soon. Us consulate is not doing any regular visa processing due to lockdown in India. I have already informed US Consulate about my situation but they provided me below reply.

“Please write to us with this case-specific question after the consulate has resumed regular visa services. The consulate is unable to reply substantively about case-specific questions at this time.”

My daughter will age out soon and lose her eligibility to travel to the US with me.

Any guidance is appreciated in this matter.

[JacobP 186]

This may be an uphill battle unfortunately, I haven't seen any sign of New Delhi's consulate issuing any K visas since the shutdown. Consulates are being encouraged to do something for anyone who might age-out of their visa categories, but I haven't heard much for K-2s in particular. What stage is your case at? Is at the embassy already, did you have an interview scheduled but later cancelled? How soon is their birthday?

[JacobP 186]

30 minutes ago, JacobP said:

This may be an uphill battle unfortunately, I haven't seen any sign of New Delhi's consulate issuing any K visas since the shutdown. Consulates are being encouraged to do something for anyone who might age-out of their visa categories, but I haven't heard much for K-2s in particular. What stage is your case at? Is at the embassy already, did you have an interview scheduled but later cancelled? How soon is their birthday?

I realize now that Mumbai is probably the consulate that issues K1, not New Delhi. Regardless, I haven't seen any sign of them doing Ks either. I don't see any clear instructions for how to request an emergency appointment with the immigrant visa unit, only for non-immigrant visas. You can try emailing again, emphasizing the fact that you're requesting an emergency appointment due to a derivative K-2 applicant who is likely to age-out of their visa eligibility before routine appointments resume.

[shilpa patel 0]

2 hours ago, JacobP said:

This may be an uphill battle unfortunately, I haven't seen any sign of New Delhi's consulate issuing any K visas since the shutdown. Consulates are being encouraged to do something for anyone who might age-out of their visa categories, but I haven't heard much for K-2s in particular. What stage is your case at? Is at the embassy already, did you have an interview scheduled but later cancelled? How soon is their birthday?

I had submitted reply to 221g in last december. my daughter birthday is in next month.