What do the dates on the fiance visa initial approval letter mean?
Answer:
It means that the petition has been approved, it is sent to the appropriate US consulate.
Once the consulate has received the approved petition they will notify the fiancee and schedule an appointment. They will also send her a packet of information and the necessary forms she will have to complete for her interview. She will be given directions as to what supporting documents she will need for the interview including a police report stating that she has no criminal history, and a medical examination performed by an approved facility.
The interview process is normally very short and direct. The consulate will determine at that point whether or not they will grant the visa. Grounds for denial include but are not limited to; prior criminal history, terrorist affiliations, health problems such as tuberculosis or insanity. The consultant will also be looking for signs of a potential ‘sham” marriage, or visa fraud. The consulate takes visa fraud very seriously. Once granted the physical visa will be placed in the fiancees passport and she will have up to six months from the issue date to enter the United States.
Once the fiancee has arrived the 90 day clock starts. During that 90-day period the fiance must either marry the petitioner or leave the United States at the end of the 90 day period, there are no extensions. The fiancee will have the opportunity to work during the visa period and will be given that authorization upon her arrival.
If all goes well the marriage occurs and a petition to adjust status to permanent resident is filed. The spouse may not leave and return to the United States during the adjustment period without first obtaining an advance parole.
He has to be married to you by the expiration date.
sounds like initial 'petition' approval. no?
be careful with your exacting nomenclature on these forms to help avoid confusion on what you are dealing with here.
almost certainly it is a notification of initial pettition approval because of the 4 months of validity. there are a few more hoops to jump through for the visa approval process.
there will still be a physical and interview. the interview has a specific date and some physicals are scheduled the same day. Some physicals are required to have the information forwarded to the interviewing station before the interview.
so your petition is valid for four months, but may be extended by the Embassy if a visa cannot be issued during that period and the intention to marry still exists.
To check the status of your petition go directly to the official USCIS website: www.ucis.gov
The visa stamping doesnt occur until later when the visa itself is approved. Therein a pretty comfortable 90 days to activate and 90 days of validity to be wed and adjustment of status to be filed once activated.
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