Although my country allows for ESTA, I own a company outside of the US and I need to travel to the US for more than 3 months for business reasons.
Therefore, I had initially applied for a B1/B2 visa on March 2021 but that application was on hold due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, me and my boyfriend applied for K1 Visa in May 2021.
Now, in November 2021 the embassy contacted me regarding my B1/B2 visa and scheduled me an appointment for April 21st 2022.
In January I used my ESTA and visited my bf for 2 months (we travelled together)
On April 19th 2022, the embassy rescheduled my appointment for April 20th and I missed that email as I was travelling. I requested a reschedule and they booked me an appointment for 27th October 2022.
Now, our k1 visa was approved in June 2022 and the case is now ready. However, I DO NOT WISH to use this yet, as I need to make the business trip and come back to my country for few months before i proceed with the K1 visa.
The embassy has sent me p3 but I have deliberately not proceeded to fill in DS160 as I have another DS160 active for the B1/B2 visa.
My question is, how do I proceed with postponing the K1 process (I read up its possible to postpone for 3 months each time, for a total of 12 months)
Should I ask for them to postpone now?
Should I wait after my B1/B2 visa appointment to postpone the K1?
Or should I proceed with the DS160 and select the latest possible date i find for interview?
My NOA expires Oct 15th!