Literally a stroke of bad luck.

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hello all. Have a question if any one has any insight. our K-1 visa application was approved and my fiancé completed her physical, her medical and vaccination requirements she was given a clean bill of health and was scheduled for her interview at the embassy on July 30th. Unfortunately she had atrial fibrillation that went undetected and suffered a stroke ONE WEEK before her interview. We postponed the interview through the portal, I have come to Thailand to assist her and we have been working on her rehab since. She lost quite a bit of her English language skills. She understands everything she reads in English and everything spoken to her in English but she has trouble with speaking responses in English. She retained the majority of her Thai language skills but can become confused easily still.  I don’t think she will be able to pass the interview yet in her current state. My question is does anyone have an idea of how much of our year and a half of work and waiting can be retained ( if any) or how long any of our approvals will remain valid. We can only at this point continue working with her rehab and language skills in the hopes she will regain enough mobility and language to continue to seek our K-1 visa. thanks all in advance any help or advice is greatly appreciated. 

[IWander 589]

 

What is the current status of petition on CEAC?  Hopefully it still says READY.

 

You probably should be in periodic contact with the Consulate.  They have the ability (but not the obligation) to extend the petition approval for up to one year but if you don't inform them they will close the petition and send it back to the states.  If this happens you will need to start over.

[nautilus6122 2]

I would do the interview as scheduled. If she is disabled the Consular officers wont ask her any questions and just approve the visa.

[TBoneTX 45,223]

5 hours ago, nautilus6122 said:

the Consular officers wont ask her any questions and just approve the visa.

Assume nothing during the consular phase.  Nothing.

On 12/9/2023 at 6:08 AM, IWander said:

be in periodic contact with the Consulate

Do this, for the stated reasons.

[happyscrub 32]

Would have to be an evil person to penalize a stroke victim

[Crazy Cat 41,770]

On 12/10/2023 at 5:35 PM, nautilus6122 said:

I would do the interview as scheduled. If she is disabled the Consular officers wont ask her any questions and just approve the visa.

On what are you basing this?  

[nautilus6122 2]

On 12/14/2023 at 10:18 AM, Crazy Cat said:

On what are you basing this?  

I am sorry I did not provide an explanation of my experience. My fiance was disabled "deaf".  At the interview they did not ask any questions. They just approved without a word. I think they were worried about legal issues involving disabilities. Of course , everyone's circumstances are different.

 

Edited December 19, 2023 by nautilus6122