What to do if Visa Processing Causes Certain required Documents that you would need to bring to POE to expire

[Vizaguy123 9]

So it's my understanding that certain documents that we would need to bring to the POE such as medical documents are supposed to be no older than 6 months. So since our visa is processing still (it's "approved" but it's in administrative processing) and it looks like the medical documents are going to reach that 6 month mark soon, what should we do? Should I have my fiancee go to another medical exam when our visa is finally in hand? 

[Chancy 6,241]

10 minutes ago, Vizaguy123 said:

So it's my understanding that certain documents that we would need to bring to the POE such as medical documents are supposed to be no older than 6 months. So since our visa is processing still (it's "approved" but it's in administrative processing) and it looks like the medical documents are going to reach that 6 month mark soon, what should we do? Should I have my fiancee go to another medical exam when our visa is finally in hand? 

 

There is no chance that your fiancee will board the plane with expired medical because that would mean her visa will be expired as well.  If her medical expires before her visa is issued, the consulate will notify her to undergo another medical.  Do not schedule another medical before the consulate says to do so.

 

[Vizaguy123 9]

42 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

There is no chance that your fiancee will board the plane with expired medical because that would mean her visa will be expired as well.  If her medical expires before her visa is issued, the consulate will notify her to undergo another medical.  Do not schedule another medical before the consulate says to do so.

 

So, since the hold up is because of the consulate taking too long to process our case, does that mean that they're not going to issue our visa until my fiancee takes another medical exam?

[Chancy 6,241]

2 minutes ago, Vizaguy123 said:

So, since the hold up is because of the consulate taking too long to process our case, does that mean that they're not going to issue our visa until my fiancee takes another medical exam?

 

Yes.  Regardless of any other reasons for the administrative processing, the visa will not be issued if the medical has already expired.

 

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[Vizaguy123 9]

On 10/18/2021 at 8:34 PM, Chancy said:

 

Yes.  Regardless of any other reasons for the administrative processing, the visa will not be issued if the medical has already expired.

 

So can I actually rely on the consulate to contact me about scheduling another medical exam before the initial one expires or am I going to have to be more proactive about reaching out to them to ask about getting another medical exam done? For some reason, I feel like it wouldn't be beyond the consulate (in Kenya anyway) to just totally not say anything to us before the medical/visa expires considering our case is still undergoing AP and will likely be in AP beyond the medical's expiration date.

Edited October 22, 2021 by Vizaguy123

[Chancy 6,241]

24 minutes ago, Vizaguy123 said:

am I going to have to be more proactive about reaching out to them to ask about getting another medical exam done?

 

It won't hurt to follow up with the consulate regarding your case and to remind them that the medical is about to expire.

 

[arken 4,197]

The consulate will contact you only when they are ready to take further action (reinterview or visa issuance). At that time if the medical is expired, they will yell you to do the medical. Until then they won't be monitoring when your medical will expire. You can take the risk of redoing the medical yourself but if AP extends for another 6 months, it will be invalid too.

[Vizaguy123 9]

7 minutes ago, arken said:

The consulate will contact you only when they are ready to take further action (reinterview or visa issuance). At that time if the medical is expired, they will yell you to do the medical. Until then they won't be monitoring when your medical will expire. You can take the risk of redoing the medical yourself but if AP extends for another 6 months, it will be invalid too.

Okay, I plan to wait for them to reach out to me but I want to know if they're typically reliable about informing people to get another medical exam done before the first one expires. Have there been cases where they didn't inform people and the applicants lost their k1 visa and had to redo it? Do you think it's a good idea to reach out to the consulate to remind them a few weeks before the medical expires?

 

[arken 4,197]

23 minutes ago, Vizaguy123 said:

want to know if they're typically reliable about informing people to get another medical exam done before the first one expires.

You can inquire about the status but they they will never inform you to redo the medical before your expires because that will be pointless util they are taking another action on your case.

 

23 minutes ago, Vizaguy123 said:

Have there been cases where they didn't inform people and the applicants lost their k1 visa and had to redo it?

looks like you are confused. There will never be such scenarios. If a k1 visa is already issued and the person isn't traveling to US before the medical expires, even if the person redoes the medical before the current medical expires, the visa will still be invalid. They have to redo the visa even if they do the medical before current medical expires.

 

 

Edited October 22, 2021 by arken

[Vizaguy123 9]

41 minutes ago, arken said:

You can inquire about the status but they they will never inform you to redo the medical before your expires because that will be pointless util they are taking another action on your case.

 

looks like you are confused. There will never be such scenarios. If a k1 visa is already issued and the person isn't traveling to US before the medical expires, even if the person redoes the medical before the current medical expires, the visa will still be invalid. They have to redo the visa even if they do the medical before current medical expires.

 

 

Sorry yeah I'm very confused. From what I understood, the K1 Visa usually inherits the expiration date of the medical documents. So for example, let's say the k1 visa typically has 6 months before it expires. So if I get my medical exam done 15 days before I have my k1 visa interview, assuming my visa is issued immediately after the interview, I would then only have 5 and a half months to enter the US before my visa expires. 

 

 

"even if the person redoes the medical before the current medical expires, the visa will still be invalid."

 

 

 

I'm sorry, this is a little bit confusing. You're saying that you can't help it if the visa expires? Even if you get another medical done before the visa is issued, the visa is still invalid? I don't understand why that is. Is your point that, since the visa has already been issued, that means that there is no longer any action that would be taken on it by the consulate, and therefore, since there is no longer action that is going to be taken on it, any medical exam done after the visa is issued would not effect the visa at all? You're saying that the reason getting another medical after the visa is issued will not help is because it has already been issued?

 

Then how come they don't inform you about getting another exam done until after your medical expires? You're saying there's a point before they issue the visa, but after the medical expires that I can expect them to reach out to me about getting another medical exam?

 

I'm sorry, I'm just trying to understand this, please bear with me.

[arken 4,197]

 

You are not understanding the how the visa and medical work and overthinking for no reason. I explained a bit but you are even making it more confusing.  I'll plan to be specific to your case for one last time.
 

Remember your visa hasn't been issued and it's not approved until it is issued.
 

If they issue you the visa before your medical expires, then you should travel before the medical expiry. In fact the visa expiry date could match the medical expiry date.

 

If the AP stays beyond your medical expiry, then whenever they plan to issue you the visa or ask additional questions or do further processing, they will tell you to re do the medical. The reason they don't tell you to redo the medical before your current medical expires is because they don't when they will issue you the visa or not issue the visa. 

 

Edited October 22, 2021 by arken

[Vizaguy123 9]

9 minutes ago, arken said:

 

You are not understanding the how the visa and medical work and overthinking for no reason. I explained a bit but you are even making it more confusing.  I'll plan to be specific to your case for one last time.
 

Remember your visa hasn't been issued and it's not approved until it is issued.
 

If they issue you the visa before your medical expires, then you should travel before the medical expiry. In fact the visa expiry date could match the medical expiry date.

 

If the AP stays beyond your medical expiry, then whenever they plan to issue you the visa or ask additional questions or do further processing, they will tell you to re do the medical. The reason they don't tell you to redo the medical before your current medical expires is because they don't when they will issue you the visa or not issue the visa. 

 

Okay lol I think you're right, I was overthinking it. I get it now. Thank you for explaining it more clearly!

[Ryan H 3,812]

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