Using the VISA within 6 months?
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Using the VISA within 6 months?
Hi All,
I'm currently living in the UK where I am from. I'll be receiving my US Permanent Visa in 2012 by virtue a family sponsored Visa (my Father resides in the US).
Background:
I believe that after a successful Visa interview, I will have 6months in which to present my Visa pack at the US border, and after then I will need to stay in the US for at least 6months per year in order to retain my Visa.
Question:
It's possible that I may wish to delay my entry to the US due to a financial transaction that I'm involved with that may require me to be in the UK for another year or two. Is it possible for me to delay using the Visa or do I simply use it or lose it?
Any advice...?
SA
I'm currently living in the UK where I am from. I'll be receiving my US Permanent Visa in 2012 by virtue a family sponsored Visa (my Father resides in the US).
Background:
I believe that after a successful Visa interview, I will have 6months in which to present my Visa pack at the US border, and after then I will need to stay in the US for at least 6months per year in order to retain my Visa.
Question:
It's possible that I may wish to delay my entry to the US due to a financial transaction that I'm involved with that may require me to be in the UK for another year or two. Is it possible for me to delay using the Visa or do I simply use it or lose it?
Any advice...?
SA
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Re: Using the VISA within 6 months?
I believe that after a successful Visa interview, I will have 6months in which to present my Visa pack at the US border,...
and after then I will need to stay in the US for at least 6months per year in order to retain my Visa.
It's possible that I may wish to delay my entry to the US due to a financial transaction that I'm involved with that may require me to be in the UK for another year or two. Is it possible for me to delay using the Visa or do I simply use it or lose it?
That said, have a consultation with an immigration attorney to discuss your plans. There could be a way to become a US PR and then spend a year or two outside the USA, but you must be careful not to abandon your PR status, and that's the tricky part.
Rene
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Re: Using the VISA within 6 months?
Thanks Rene