4 month expiry for petition?

[bobbysim 6]

Filed the I-129F back in August of 2022.  Finally received notice that it was approved in March of 2024.  I thought they were sending instructions to my fiancé on next step, but he never received anything.  

 

I have a trip planned for July to assist with gathering all the paperwork and getting to Bangkok for the interview.  But just noticed on the petition it says "valid for 4 months and expires 6-8-2024".

 

There is a brief note on the website that the expiration can be extended by consular officer, but no information on how to request.  Anyone have insights on how to get this extended?

 

Frustrating to wait sooo long for first approval, and then be expected to get everything done in 4 months.  My schedule doesn't always allow for travel like that.  Ugh.

Thanks.

[MalloryCat 184]

7 minutes ago, bobbysim said:

Filed the I-129F back in August of 2022.  Finally received notice that it was approved in March of 2024.  I thought they were sending instructions to my fiancé on next step, but he never received anything.  

 

I have a trip planned for July to assist with gathering all the paperwork and getting to Bangkok for the interview.  But just noticed on the petition it says "valid for 4 months and expires 6-8-2024".

 

There is a brief note on the website that the expiration can be extended by consular officer, but no information on how to request.  Anyone have insights on how to get this extended?

 

Frustrating to wait sooo long for first approval, and then be expected to get everything done in 4 months.  My schedule doesn't always allow for travel like that.  Ugh.

Thanks.

it is up to the consular discretion to extend the petition. some embassies do this automatically.

some want you to contact them to request to have it extended.

you would need to contact the embassy that has your petition to confirm with them that they will/can extend it.

 

the 4 month expiration is a little strange, but they are usually pretty good about extending it without issue.

I haven't heard of anyone having the issue where they wont.

[bobbysim 6]

3 minutes ago, MalloryCat said:

it is up to the consular discretion to extend the petition. some embassies do this automatically.

some want you to contact them to request to have it extended.

you would need to contact the embassy that has your petition to confirm with them that they will/can extend it.

 

the 4 month expiration is a little strange, but they are usually pretty good about extending it without issue.

I haven't heard of anyone having the issue where they wont.

Thank you so much.  Is there a place to look for contact information for the embassy?  Is it better to do via email or phone, assuming there is an option for both?

Thanks so much again for your quick reply

 

[MalloryCat 184]

15 minutes ago, bobbysim said:

Thank you so much.  Is there a place to look for contact information for the embassy?  Is it better to do via email or phone, assuming there is an option for both?

Thanks so much again for your quick reply

 

looks like they have a google form (not one to fill out, but to get you the right information on who to contact) that you can go through https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1_BFhuTI_OkX3XsyHASgla9yQzYKb7bMOkNdGBFE_u5psJw/viewform

but it looks like this is the email they use: support-thailand@ustraveldocs.com

or this local phone number: 02-105-4110

 

you could try either way to contact them. most embassies from what ive read prefer email though

[bobbysim 6]

7 minutes ago, MalloryCat said:

looks like they have a google form (not one to fill out, but to get you the right information on who to contact) that you can go through https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1_BFhuTI_OkX3XsyHASgla9yQzYKb7bMOkNdGBFE_u5psJw/viewform

but it looks like this is the email they use: support-thailand@ustraveldocs.com

or this local phone number: 02-105-4110

 

you could try either way to contact them. most embassies from what ive read prefer email though

You're the best!  Thank you.

[SneakyPete 75]

Do you have NVC case number? Did you as petitioner received K1-FTP e-mail that approved petition was sent to the Embassy? 

[bobbysim 6]

40 minutes ago, SneakyPete said:

Do you have NVC case number? Did you as petitioner received K1-FTP e-mail that approved petition was sent to the Embassy? 

 

Yes, I have an NVC case number.  I received an email from NVC saying petition was approved and was being sent to Embassy Bangkok and that they would be in contact with fiancé when ready to process, and that the transfer could take several weeks.  But fiancé never received anything.  That's when I noticed on the approved I-129F form (sent in the email) that there was an expiration of 6/8/2024.

 

/Added/  I just checked the status of the NVC number on line and it shows status as "ready". 

Edited May 16 by bobbysim

[SneakyPete 75]

That is very good, basically you just have local step left which is Medical, DS-160, MRV fee, and interview. 

[bobbysim 6]

59 minutes ago, SneakyPete said:

That is very good, basically you just have local step left which is Medical, DS-160, MRV fee, and interview. 

 

Yes, I have 2 weeks in Thailand in July, during which time I hope we can complete everything.  He is not based in Bangkok, and getting all the necessary paperwork (police record, medical, etc) all requires Bangkok visit.  

[bobbysim 6]

@MalloryCat - Just wanted to say "thanks" again for your assistance.  After sending an email, they have extended the petition for 1 year, so now have plenty of time to get things accomplished.

 

At the risk of asking too many questions....

Is there a resource on here about practical ways to organize the remaining steps?  

 

I will be in Thailand in July for a couple weeks, but doesn't seem like we can get everything accomplished in that time.  He will need some assistance completing the DS-160, and seems like we need that before we can schedule medical.  And we need an interview date before scheduling medical.  Do couples usually get this done in quick succession?   

 

I wonder if I can remote into his computer and assist with him filing the DS-160 before I arrive.  Is that allowable / typical?

 

Feeling a bit overwhelmed.

 

Edited June 8 by bobbysim

[MalloryCat 184]

4 minutes ago, bobbysim said:

@MalloryCat - Just wanted to say "thanks" again for your assistance.  After sending an email, they have extended the petition for 1 year, so now have plenty of time to get things accomplished.

 

At the risk of asking too many questions....

Is there a resource on here about practical ways to organize the remaining steps?  

 

I will be in Thailand in July for a couple weeks, but doesn't seem like we can get everything accomplished in that time.  He will need some assistance completing the DS-160, and seems like we need that before we can schedule medical.  And we need an interview date before scheduling medical.  Do couples usually get this done in quick succession?   

 

I wonder if I can remote into his computer and assist with him filing the DS-160 before I arrive.  Is that allowable / typical?

 

Feeling a bit overwhelmed.

 

glad to hear it!

 

a submitted DS-160 is good for one year. so that can be submitted at any time, most people (my fiance included) wait to submit it until they are able to schedule the actual visa interview. Once the DS-160 is submitted you are given a confirmation page.

This confirmation page is brought to the K-1 visa interview.

 

The DS-160 should only take about 90 minutes to complete. I know the website is pretty awful to use (it likes to reload and go slow)

but I don't see why you couldn't get it completed in less than a day.

 

when you first get to the site and before you start the actual application, it gives you an application ID. you want to make sure you write it down or save it somewhere.

that way if you need to stop in the middle of doing the DS-160, you can save it and pick back up where you left off later.

or if the site reloads on you and kicks you out of the application, so you don't have to start all over.

 

[bobbysim 6]

2 hours ago, MalloryCat said:

glad to hear it!

 

a submitted DS-160 is good for one year. so that can be submitted at any time, most people (my fiance included) wait to submit it until they are able to schedule the actual visa interview. Once the DS-160 is submitted you are given a confirmation page.

This confirmation page is brought to the K-1 visa interview.

 

The DS-160 should only take about 90 minutes to complete. I know the website is pretty awful to use (it likes to reload and go slow)

but I don't see why you couldn't get it completed in less than a day.

 

when you first get to the site and before you start the actual application, it gives you an application ID. you want to make sure you write it down or save it somewhere.

that way if you need to stop in the middle of doing the DS-160, you can save it and pick back up where you left off later.

or if the site reloads on you and kicks you out of the application, so you don't have to start all over.

 

 

Thanks @MalloryCat  Looks like you have to have an interview date to schedule the medical. And they say to allow 10 days to get the full medical results to the Embassy.  Doesn't seem like we will be able to get this done all in a 2 week visit.  

Medical appears to be valid for 6 months (3 for certain medical conditions, so not sure what that means).  I can't seem to find how long the Police Record check and other docs are valid for.  

 

Just trying to figure out how to schedule all this so it is all valid when needed.  Sim lives way out in the country, so it takes a lot of resources to go to Bangkok for this stuff.  

 

Will search around for some Thai specific threads / info.  Thank you for your time!

(I see your interview is approaching next month.  Well done!)