What's the Expiry Date on your K1 Visa?

[AmericanGirltoBe 1]

TDLR: Can you share the expiry date on your K1 Visa and how it relates to your timeline?

 

Hello. I've seen conflicting information on this from multiple supposedly-reputable sources, and while my fiancé and I have spend a lot of time trying to read, research, call, etc., we cannot seem to get a firm answer on this. So, I thought I'd go to the folks who've already gotten their K1 Visas and ask.

 

Please let me know:

A. My K1 expiry date is 180 days from the date my I-129F was approved

B. My K1 expiry date is 180 days from the date I passed my interview

C. My K1 expiry date is something else (What?)

 

This will be so, so helpful for our wedding planning. Thank you!

[TBoneTX 45,250]

2 minutes ago, AmericanGirltoBe said:

K1 expiry date is something else (What?)

180 days from the medical exam.

Edited April 18 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,250]

Your question was answered in your previous thread:

 

[Ontarkie 14,215]

The reason you can't get a firm answer is because many things can change the expiry date. It should be 6 months from the medical. But it is not unheard of it being much less than that. 

[Crazy Cat 41,809]

45 minutes ago, AmericanGirltoBe said:

TDLR: Can you share the expiry date on your K1 Visa and how it relates to your timeline?

 

Hello. I've seen conflicting information on this from multiple supposedly-reputable sources, and while my fiancé and I have spend a lot of time trying to read, research, call, etc., we cannot seem to get a firm answer on this. So, I thought I'd go to the folks who've already gotten their K1 Visas and ask.

 

Please let me know:

A. My K1 expiry date is 180 days from the date my I-129F was approved

B. My K1 expiry date is 180 days from the date I passed my interview

C. My K1 expiry date is something else (What?)

 

This will be so, so helpful for our wedding planning. Thank you!

I thought I answered your question very clearly last time you asked.

Edited April 18 by Crazy Cat

[SalishSea 17,801]

46 minutes ago, AmericanGirltoBe said:

TDLR: Can you share the expiry date on your K1 Visa and how it relates to your timeline?

 

Hello. I've seen conflicting information on this from multiple supposedly-reputable sources, and while my fiancé and I have spend a lot of time trying to read, research, call, etc., we cannot seem to get a firm answer on this. So, I thought I'd go to the folks who've already gotten their K1 Visas and ask.

 

Please let me know:

A. My K1 expiry date is 180 days from the date my I-129F was approved

B. My K1 expiry date is 180 days from the date I passed my interview

C. My K1 expiry date is something else (What?)

 

This will be so, so helpful for our wedding planning. Thank you!

No change to this answer since your last thread about same topic.   6 months from medical exam.

[carmel34 3,620]

1 hour ago, AmericanGirltoBe said:

This will be so, so helpful for our wedding planning.

Your I-129F petition was only approved in February.  Montreal is very backlogged for interviews, it could take many months before yours is even scheduled.  Even after you get an interview scheduled, there is no guarantee that the K-1 visa will be approved, and if it is, no set timeline for how long after the interview it will take to get your passport back with the issued visa in it.  Some in your situation have even seen Canada Post lose the passport.  As for wedding planning, it is impossible to predict exactly when you will have the K-1 visa, so you should be flexible and not commit to any specific date for the wedding.  We have seen other couples here on VJ who made wedding plans, sent out invitations, spent money on expensive, non-refundable deposits for venues, etc. and then saw K-1 visa delays and had to change everything.  On rare occasions, a K-1 visa holder is denied entry at the US entry point.  Hopefully, none of those delays will affect your case, but they could.  The US Dept. of State clearly warns visa applicants: "Please do not make firm travel plans, such as buying a ticket or scheduling events, until you have your visa and IV packet in hand." 

 

https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee/visa-approval/

 

 

 

Edited April 18 by carmel34

[AmericanGirltoBe 1]

1 hour ago, TBoneTX said:

Your question was answered in your previous thread:

 

Hello. Thank you. I asked again because in my previous post, which was a general inquiry while this post is a specific ask, had only one answer and it still remains different from multiple other sources. For example, even 180 days (which you said) is slightly different than 6 months (which the answer in my previous post said). So I thought it would not be unfair for me to continue seeking clarity with this ask. 

[AmericanGirltoBe 1]

32 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

I thought I answered your question very clearly last time you asked.

You did! And I am very grateful for your time originally explaining. I thought it fair to ask a related question now after a few weeks of more research, since, still, I received different information from that one reply and multiple other reputable sources including the Gov website and Boundless. I didn't think there was harm asking this here

[AmericanGirltoBe 1]

19 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

Your I-129F petition was only approved in February.  Montreal is very backlogged for interviews, it could take many months before yours is even scheduled.  Even after you get an interview scheduled, there is no guarantee that the K-1 visa will be approved, and if it is, no set timeline for how long after the interview it will take to get your passport back with the issued visa in it.  Some in your situation have even seen Canada Post lose the passport.  As for wedding planning, it is impossible to predict exactly when you will have the K-1 visa, so you should be flexible and not commit to any specific date for the wedding.  We have seen other couples here on VJ who made wedding plans, sent out invitations, spent money on expensive, non-refundable deposits for venues, etc. and then saw K-1 visa delays and had to change everything.  The US Dept. of State clearly warns visa applicants: "Please do not make firm travel plans, such as buying a ticket or scheduling events, until you have your visa and IV packet in hand." 

 

https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee/visa-approval/

 

 

 

I understand, and I appreciate the reminder of caution. My interview date is booked already for June. My fiancé and I will not be doing anything rash, risky or expensive under any naive assumptions. Thank you for your help 

[Crazy Cat 41,809]

10 minutes ago, AmericanGirltoBe said:

which was a general inquiry while this post is a specific ask,

That one answer you got previously was very specific...and accurate.  Good luck on the rest of your journey.

Edited April 18 by Crazy Cat

[SalishSea 17,801]

4 hours ago, AmericanGirltoBe said:

You did! And I am very grateful for your time originally explaining. I thought it fair to ask a related question now after a few weeks of more research, since, still, I received different information from that one reply and multiple other reputable sources including the Gov website and Boundless. I didn't think there was harm asking this here

It is considered spamming to start multiple threads on the same topic, which is why the mods discourage it.

[TBoneTX 45,250]

It's good that you're thinking ahead.  Use the upcoming months of waiting to become an "A" student of the entire immigration process, and you'll be able to hit the ground running.   

[TexasRafael 134]

18 hours ago, AmericanGirltoBe said:

TDLR: Can you share the expiry date on your K1 Visa and how it relates to your timeline?

 

Hello. I've seen conflicting information on this from multiple supposedly-reputable sources, and while my fiancé and I have spend a lot of time trying to read, research, call, etc., we cannot seem to get a firm answer on this. So, I thought I'd go to the folks who've already gotten their K1 Visas and ask.

 

Please let me know:

A. My K1 expiry date is 180 days from the date my I-129F was approved

B. My K1 expiry date is 180 days from the date I passed my interview

C. My K1 expiry date is something else (What?)

 

This will be so, so helpful for our wedding planning. Thank you!

Once your K1 is approved and the visa is in your passport it will tell you when it expires.  It is that simple.