I was approved (yay!) for my NLV, 10 days after my appointment (Los Angeles consulate). While I am happy that I was approved, it was not the timeline I was shooting for. I hired a law firm/ lawyer to help facilitate the process and made it clear that I didn't want to move until September (for several reasons regarding construction, property rental, and family commitments). She emphasized a 2-3 month approval turnaround (which is how I backed into making an appointment for April). I figured if I was approved in May/June, I could get to Spain by September 1, no problem.
Now I'm not sure what to do! From my understanding, I have 30 days to pick up my visa and then another 90 days (I think or maybe it's 90 days from the approval date, which was April 12) to get into Spain.
My questions are:
- Is there any way to extend my visa date of entry?
- Will I be turned away if I go to Spain in September (i.e. will my visa have expired by that time?)
- Worst case scenario: can I let this visa expire and reapply?
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated!