What types of visas are ineligible for extensions?
When a person comes to the U.S. on a nonimmigrant visa, there is a time limit to how long their visa lasts. This limit is influenced by various factors, including the type of visa they have. Now, sometimes, circumstances come up for a person who is in America on a nonimmigrant visa, such as business or family circumstances, which give rise to a need to lengthen their stay. Individuals in such a situation may qualify for a visa extension which would allow them to legally extend their stay in the United States.
As a note though, not all nonimmigrant visas are eligible for extensions. Here is a list of the visas which are generally ineligible for extensions:
- C visas. These visas are for transit through the U.S.
- D visas. This is the visa category for crewmembers.
- K visas related to fiancés or dependents of fiancés.
- S visas. These visas regard informants and their accompanying family.