How far in advance can I book my interview date in London embassy? K1 visa

[Jonrodrii 1]

Hi all, 

 

I received a letter from the Embassy saying I can now register/schedule for an interview date. However I have already booked a cruise trip from Miami and wanted to do the interview after I come back from the cruise, 13th of July. If I pay the fee now, can I Schedule my interview date for after the 13th of July? or will they pick the date for me?

 

Will I have any problems entering Miami since I have already submitted my DS-160? 

 

thanks in advance!

Jon

[smilingstone 155]

3 hours ago, Jonrodrii said:

Hi all, 

 

I received a letter from the Embassy saying I can now register/schedule for an interview date. However I have already booked a cruise trip from Miami and wanted to do the interview after I come back from the cruise, 13th of July. If I pay the fee now, can I Schedule my interview date for after the 13th of July? or will they pick the date for me?

 

Will I have any problems entering Miami since I have already submitted my DS-160? 

 

thanks in advance!

Jon

 

Your approval of the I-129F is valid for 4 months from the date of approval, so as long as you attend your interview within that time frame, you will be fine. Maybe you will see slots available for after 13th July already so can just book something now. If not, there's a chance that you can just book when you return.

 

You may find that if there are no spaces available within the next 4 months, then your approval validity will be extended. I believe this is automatically done by the embassy.

 

It would be a good idea to take your letter from the embassy with you on your trip. Now that you're approved to apply for the K1, you are technically a higher risk for travel so should evidence as many reasons to return to the UK as possible (embassy interview being a good one to include).

[alliejourney 50]

They seem to release interview dates about a month in advance, so they might not even have the dates available that you want yet. But if that's the case, just keep checking back and you can schedule whenever your desired timeframe has been released! (London does not schedule for you, so no worries there.)

[Jonrodrii 1]

1 hour ago, alliejourney said:

They seem to release interview dates about a month in advance, so they might not even have the dates available that you want yet. But if that's the case, just keep checking back and you can schedule whenever your desired timeframe has been released! (London does not schedule for you, so no worries there.)

Thank you

 

do you know if the DS160 has an expiration? I created yesterday, but if I schedule my interview for Mid July, will the DS160 still be valid? 

[Jonrodrii 1]

3 hours ago, smilingstone said:

 

Your approval of the I-129F is valid for 4 months from the date of approval, so as long as you attend your interview within that time frame, you will be fine. Maybe you will see slots available for after 13th July already so can just book something now. If not, there's a chance that you can just book when you return.

 

You may find that if there are no spaces available within the next 4 months, then your approval validity will be extended. I believe this is automatically done by the embassy.

 

It would be a good idea to take your letter from the embassy with you on your trip. Now that you're approved to apply for the K1, you are technically a higher risk for travel so should evidence as many reasons to return to the UK as possible (embassy interview being a good one to include).

Thank you, 

 

Do you also know if the DS-160 has expiration once it’s been completed? 
 

regards

[MalloryCat 177]

1 hour ago, Jonrodrii said:

Thank you, 

 

Do you also know if the DS-160 has expiration once it’s been completed? 
 

regards

A submitted DS-160 is valid for 1 year

[TBoneTX 45,014]

5 hours ago, smilingstone said:

if there are no spaces available within the next 4 months, then your approval validity will be extended. I believe this is automatically done by the embassy.

The consulates often do this automatically, but it always helps to e-mail them (with case number in Subject line) to request extension.  Consulates can extend validity in 4-month increments for up to a year.   

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[Lee Thacket 29]

My I-129 was approved on January 4th and expired on May 4th. I booked my interview for 14th May before May 4th.

 

In March I visited the US under the ESTA visa waiver program before scheduling my K1 interview. I was asked about my wedding plans and, slightly bizarrely, what gift I had bought my fiancée. Not sure what would have been the implications of answering "nothing"!