B2 Visa extensions and the transit visa

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Vajra

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My mother is going back home to India from the US through Frankfurt. She has a valid visa granted to her for 5 years, but her stay was limited to 6 months in the US through the I-94. We had applied for an extension of her stay in Nov. 03 by 90 days in the US (well before her I-94 expiry in Feb. 2004).
Apparently the extension application takes anywhere between 90-150 days to be processed by the INS/BCIS in US.
I spoke to the representative at INS and she said that INS determines her stay to be valid and legal until the extension application is processed(either approved/denied);
As of date the application has not been processed. My mother is planning to leave by May; Since she came through Frankfurt, she is required to get an airport transit visa
But the German embassy in Washington DC has made the determination that her stay is illegal and would not grant her the transit visa until INS apporves/rejects the extension based on the I-94 expiry date.
The German embassy website is not specific about the US visa requirements for the grant of an airport transit visa; All that is mentioned in the website is that your visa should be valid and unexpired. May be they are confused between visa validity versus I-94 validity?
What is the German Embassy's jurisdiction in determining the validity of her stay in the US?

If the US visa extension application takes 150 days and the applicant needs to leave earlier, how can this be made possible?
 
Hmm... were you able to contact them to clarify this.

My parents came to visit us with 6 month visa and 6 month I94 which expired on 3/31. They are returning to India in June and we have applied for their extension. Last time when they came to US they never received the approval for their extension before they left the country. This time they are going thro London and their DATV was rejected by british consulate. When I sent them an email enquiring about our options in this situation where we know BCIS approval will not come before my parents leave, here is what I received as reply


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We cannot issue a DATV visa until we see approval from BCIS.
If you wish to leave before you receive this approval you will have to transit through a country other than the UK.
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Hi,
My mother and her travel companion are in a similar situation and would appreciate your input on this.

I had 2 questions
1. Did your parents have 10 year Multiple entry visa or they got visa each
time( The Date of Expiry is only 6 months in Passport, which is already
expired?)
2. How long did they take to send your Passport back ( from date of receiving)

My mom has
10 year multiple entry visa in Passport which is expiring on 2014. Other
person has only 3 month visa which has expired already. They have a return
ticket through London. Both of them applied for extensions in Febraury but we have not heard anything on that.

I was told by BA that if you have a non-expired multiple entry US visa
you dont need UK DAS visa. Any thoughts?..

BTW, they have an option of going through Amsterdam, even though that means
purchasing new ticket, just an FYI.

I would really appreciate your input on this issue
Thanks

Dinesh
 
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