Noa2 Expiry date.

[Rosaly 32]

Hello everyone, hope you are all well!

 

I have been searching high and low on the forum for a topic with a similar question I have now, and I couldn't find it.

My apologies in advance, in case I overlooked it. 🙈

 

A bit of info:

My fiancé lives in Florida, I live in the Netherlands. Consulate will be the one in Frankfurt, Germany (Amsterdam stopped Visa operations as of May)

 

Our petition got approved on March 29th. Our Noa2 expiry date is 4 months later, July 28th.

Naturally we started collecting needed documents soon after, however, we encounterd some delays in waiting times for those to arrive.

Also, the consulate seems to want all original paperwork Plus copies of it send to them in packet 3.

Therefor my fiancé has to send me his original I-134 form, with signature in ink.

It shouldn't take all too long, I think, so I wasn't worried at first.

Today, April 26th, I checked up on the visa status (CEAC) and it said Ready! 

Overjoyed of course, but now also slightly nervous because I feel we aren't ready in the sense of our documents not being here yet.

With that comes that I do not know how long Mailing everything will take from USA to me, and then from me to the consulate, let alone their time needed to review the documents.

 

My question now is this:

Do I have to attend my interview before the expiry date?

or

Can the interview take place after it expired, as long as the appointment was scheduled before it expired?

 

To be clear, I think we will have everything ready well in time, I also know I could apply for the approval to be extended. Is that something I could already do, just to be sure?

 

Thankful for all answers given and any information provided!  

 

Love, Rosa

 

[Liam2021 583]

2 hours ago, Rosaly said:

Hello everyone, hope you are all well!

 

I have been searching high and low on the forum for a topic with a similar question I have now, and I couldn't find it.

My apologies in advance, in case I overlooked it. 🙈

 

A bit of info:

My fiancé lives in Florida, I live in the Netherlands. Consulate will be the one in Frankfurt, Germany (Amsterdam stopped Visa operations as of May)

 

Our petition got approved on March 29th. Our Noa2 expiry date is 4 months later, July 28th.

Naturally we started collecting needed documents soon after, however, we encounterd some delays in waiting times for those to arrive.

Also, the consulate seems to want all original paperwork Plus copies of it send to them in packet 3.

Therefor my fiancé has to send me his original I-134 form, with signature in ink.

It shouldn't take all too long, I think, so I wasn't worried at first.

Today, April 26th, I checked up on the visa status (CEAC) and it said Ready! 

Overjoyed of course, but now also slightly nervous because I feel we aren't ready in the sense of our documents not being here yet.

With that comes that I do not know how long Mailing everything will take from USA to me, and then from me to the consulate, let alone their time needed to review the documents.

 

My question now is this:

Do I have to attend my interview before the expiry date?

or

Can the interview take place after it expired, as long as the appointment was scheduled before it expired?

 

To be clear, I think we will have everything ready well in time, I also know I could apply for the approval to be extended. Is that something I could already do, just to be sure?

 

Thankful for all answers given and any information provided!  

 

Love, Rosa

 

No need to worry. The expiration will be automatic extended by CO.

[Rachel n Tyler 38]

Wait, Amsterdam stopped doing visas?? That's good to know, jeez.

[Rosaly 32]

Yeah, that was new to me as well. 
The info is no where to be found on their website or any other US Gov website, only that they will no longer accept cash😅

 

I learned Amsterdam will stop visa operations through VJ though, as i follow some other people from the netherlands who also applied for the K1. 

The person put it in their comments that they received a short mail about it when they received their NVC Letter.

Shortly after i received mine as well, indeed transferred to Frankfurt.

 

I am currently waiting on The consulate letter. To me it is not sure at this time if i should fill out and complete the DS-160 now, or wait until all documents are collected and then do everything at once

The info on their website states i have to mail all the original documents and a copy to them before i even make an interview appointment, and the letter i found online states to bring it all + copies to the interview🤔

However, they ask to also e-mail them the confirmation page of the DS-160 in that same letter! im going nuts!😂

 

At this point its maybe good my fiancé hasn't finished the I-134 yet, so i can wait for the actual letter from the consulate.

 

[Mixel96 8]

On 4/26/2024 at 5:04 PM, Liam2021 said:

No need to worry. The expiration will be automatic extended by CO.

I don't think that's true. I reached out to the Frankfurt embassy and they responded with this:

 

Dear visa applicant, 

 

Our records show that you are the beneficiary of a K1 fiancé(e) visa petition.

An approved K1 visa petition is valid for a period of 4 months from the date of approval.

 

Your fiancé(e) would need  to send us a signed revalidation letter, stating that both of you remain legally free to marry, and that you continue to intend to marry each other within 90 days after your admission into the United States. This statement can be forwarded to our office by email.  

[Liam2021 583]

10 minutes ago, Mixel96 said:

An approved K1 visa petition is valid for a period of 4 months from the date of approval.

After the interview, the visa will be issued and the expiration will be based on the medical exams (In your case will be 4 months). However, the OP was not schedule the interview yet, so it can be extend by CO.

Edited August 12 by Liam2021

[Rosaly 32]

20 hours ago, Liam2021 said:

After the interview, the visa will be issued and the expiration will be based on the medical exams (In your case will be 4 months). However, the OP was not schedule the interview yet, so it can be extend by CO.

in the meantime, ive had my interview and it got approved as well. it felt like a narrow escape back then and i was very nervous for everything, but everything was wrapped up well in time!

Visa is Issued and it is valid until December 7th, which is 6 months after my medical.  

In this case its the Approved Petition (I-129F) that is valid for 4 months in which you have to get ready and plan and attend the interview.

I think i understood what you were trying to share, but the details were a bit off  

 

Also:

The NOA2 being Automatically extended was hard to believe for me, by the way, since i got multiple answers on this question elsewhere as well.

I think Mixel made a good call to reach out and ask. The answer shows that the consulate has indeed a requirement (a new letter) to extend it, which means its is not fully automatic.

At least it dont seem that way for Frankfurt. I dont know about other consulates though

[PerlaN 4]

On 4/26/2024 at 7:25 AM, Rosaly said:

Hello everyone, hope you are all well!

 

I have been searching high and low on the forum for a topic with a similar question I have now, and I couldn't find it.

My apologies in advance, in case I overlooked it. 🙈

 

A bit of info:

My fiancé lives in Florida, I live in the Netherlands. Consulate will be the one in Frankfurt, Germany (Amsterdam stopped Visa operations as of May)

 

Our petition got approved on March 29th. Our Noa2 expiry date is 4 months later, July 28th.

Naturally we started collecting needed documents soon after, however, we encounterd some delays in waiting times for those to arrive.

Also, the consulate seems to want all original paperwork Plus copies of it send to them in packet 3.

Therefor my fiancé has to send me his original I-134 form, with signature in ink.

It shouldn't take all too long, I think, so I wasn't worried at first.

Today, April 26th, I checked up on the visa status (CEAC) and it said Ready! 

Overjoyed of course, but now also slightly nervous because I feel we aren't ready in the sense of our documents not being here yet.

With that comes that I do not know how long Mailing everything will take from USA to me, and then from me to the consulate, let alone their time needed to review the documents.

 

My question now is this:

Do I have to attend my interview before the expiry date?

or

Can the interview take place after it expired, as long as the appointment was scheduled before it expired?

 

To be clear, I think we will have everything ready well in time, I also know I could apply for the approval to be extended. Is that something I could already do, just to be sure?

 

Thankful for all answers given and any information provided!  

 

Love, Rosa

 

Can I ask how long it took you to get an appointment in Germany after being Document qualified?

[Mixel96 8]

On 8/12/2024 at 7:25 PM, Liam2021 said:

After the interview, the visa will be issued and the expiration will be based on the medical exams (In your case will be 4 months). However, the OP was not schedule the interview yet, so it can be extend by CO.

I was reaching out to them because my interview date would fall a few days behind the NOA2 expiration date. The "approved K1 petition" is the NOA2 and that is good for 4 months. It's 6 month from the medical exam date that your K1 visa is valid. 

 

So I think its is not necessarily automatically extended. Probably will be in most cases, but I wanted to make sure.

[Rosaly 32]

On 8/13/2024 at 7:43 PM, PerlaN said:

Can I ask how long it took you to get an appointment in Germany after being Document qualified?

Ehm... i am not fully sure about what you mean with Document Qualified. i took all my documents to the interview.🤔

 

If you mean after i had sent the DS-160 Confirmation page and they replied to that: The earliest option i got for the interview was only 6 days later!

I chose to push it back a bit, and made an appointment for 6 weeks later, as this was more convenient for my situation.😁

[Lil bear 4,201]

On 8/14/2024 at 3:43 AM, PerlaN said:

Can I ask how long it took you to get an appointment in Germany after being Document qualified?

K1 visas do not get DQ status by the NVC. NVC is just the clearing house for the application .. They assign a number etc and then forward it to the  Consulate.