Q: What are the ways to postpone the submission of immigrant visa application after immigration petition has been granted?
As my wife is US citizen my petition to immigrate to the US has been granted. All I have to do is to fill DS-260 and I-864 and go for an interview, but our family plans have changed and I have decided to put on hold the idea to settle in the US. However I don't want to let the the granted petition to lapse as there is possibility that I and my wife would return to the idea to settle in the US and I don't want to start the petition over again.
A:
touch base with the National Visa Center by phone and let them know you are still interested in moving forward. They will keep the case open. You should do this every 6 months or so to make sure they keep the case open. This should work for at least. A year or two but may not work indefinitely but should buy you some
Time.
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