noname144

i have just received my ir1 visa and package and plan to enter states on the 9th nov,my concern is the visa expires on the 15th nov,which is the date i took my medical last year,what will happen after the 15th will i after return home

dreamercon

The visa expiration date refers to the date by which you can use the visa to first enter the united states, not the date by which your authorization to stay in the united states expires.

Noorah101

As long as you enter the USA before November 15, you have nothing to worry about. You will become a US Permanent Resident upon entry to the USA, and will not have to leave the USA.

The USA will then be your home, so you wouldn't "return home".

Rene

jeffreyhy

Point of clarification: the visa expiration date is the latest date on which one can depart on uninterrupted travel to the USA, not the latest date when one can enter the USA.

Regards, JEff