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Passport Expires 06/2015 COMPLICATED QUESTION

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Hi!
Back story:

In November, we sent all of our documents to NVC for processing. They received them and sent a letter via email on 11/11/14 saying that it will take at least 60 days to process the documents as they've very busy right now.

My question:

My husband's (the applicant) passport expires 06/15.How long does his passport need to valid from the time we're accepted (hopefully)? He's Iraqi and we live in South Korea tried to renew/extend his passport here, in South Korea, but his embassy can't extend/renew it. He would have to go to China as the Iraqi embassy there CAN do it.

Here's the catch, he can't leave south Korea, if he does he can't re-enter. Our interview will be here in south Korea. What should we do? Will we have enough time on his passport?



THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN ADVANCE!

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The Embassy can demand that a passport have a validity that is greater than or equal to 6 months from the date they take hold of it or they will issue the visa to coincide with the expiration date on the passport.

You may want to contact the Embassy and explain your situation.

Our journey:

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September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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The Embassy can demand that a passport have a validity that is greater than or equal to 6 months from the date they take hold of it or they will issue the visa to coincide with the expiration date on the passport.

You may want to contact the Embassy and explain your situation.

Thank you for your answer! You're saying I should contact the American Embassy to explain the situation, correct?

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What reasoning did the Iraqi embassy in Seoul give? It's a full-blown embassy, so I'm surprised they won't renew it there.

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What reasoning did the Iraqi embassy in Seoul give? It's a full-blown embassy, so I'm surprised they won't renew it there.

They said they didn't have the machines to make the passport. They can't extend it because it's a G-type passport and it's only good for 8 years. Honestly, I'm not surprised in the least bit. We sent off a request for his background check almost a year ago (because we know how slow they are). After a huge ordeal and months and month of calling the Iraqi embassy finally NVC told us it wasn't possible if he was out of the country. You would think the Iraqi embassy would have just said that from the beginning instead of the request/fingerprints/etc just getting lost.

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Thank you for your answer! You're saying I should contact the American Embassy to explain the situation, correct?

Yes, the US Embassy.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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