Can I-129F Petition Expire?

[NaNaNaNaBooBoo 0]

I am a bit nervous, as I spoke with our case manager at the Johannesburg Embassy in South Africa and he said that the I-129F petition is only good for four months!!! Is this possible? He said we may have to refile. We have done nothing wrong, all forms were returned one day after we received them. He said he would need to look further into our case, but went ahead and scheduled our interview date for Nov. 7th. This man was our first case manager, then we were sent to 3 other managers, and turns out all along the first manager was our case manager, unbelievable. Our NOA1 is April 4th, four months after that is Aug. 4th, we didn't even get our NOA2 until Aug. 14th. I think our case manager is loopy. Should I ask to speak to a supervisor?

[payxibka 10,045]

I am a bit nervous, as I spoke with our case manager at the Johannesburg Embassy in South Africa and he said that the I-129F petition is only good for four months!!! Is this possible? He said we may have to refile. We have done nothing wrong, all forms were returned one day after we received them. He said he would need to look further into our case, but went ahead and scheduled our interview date for Nov. 7th. This man was our first case manager, then we were sent to 3 other managers, and turns out all along the first manager was our case manager, unbelievable. Our NOA1 is April 4th, four months after that is Aug. 4th, we didn't even get our NOA2 until Aug. 14th. I think our case manager is loopy. Should I ask to speak to a supervisor?

No, no, no.... I believe it is 4 mos after NOA2! An the consulate can extend that period at there discretion for another 4 mos.

[kaffykat 0]

I was also sure it was 4 months after the NOA2 as well.

[MaryandMian 1]

Extending the Petition

The I-129F petition is valid for four months from the date of approval from USCIS. Consular officers can extend the validity of the petition (revalidate the petition) if it expires before the processing of the visa application is completed.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_2994.html

Mary

[NaNaNaNaBooBoo 0]

Ahhhh, thank you so much everyone!!!! I am printing this out from the DOS website and hope it will be enough to convince this guy.

Thank you!!!!

Monica

[YuAndDan 153]

Ahhhh, thank you so much everyone!!!! I am printing this out from the DOS website and hope it will be enough to convince this guy.

Thank you!!!!

Monica

Good idea yes 4 months from the approval date on the NOA2, the consulate can extend the time, I should know, many consulates are so back logged that they extend them automatically.

You may want to send them this letter if they get close to that 4 month time limit: http://www.visajourney.com/examples/extend-approval.doc From the example forms.