Passport concerns.

[jr_moniz 0]

Hello All,

I have applied for the K-1 to marry my fiancée in the USA.

She currently lives in Kansas and I am from the Channel Islands (Small islands not far from France.)

Everything seems to be OK so far and we are waiting for a response.

I only have one concern though.

My Passport expires on 08.04.2013 (DD/MM/YYYY)and I know I should renew as I'm sure this process could take roughly 9 months.

My only concern is that in Europe when you try to immigrate to certain places - You can't move if your passport was renewed within 6 months of sending in the forms.

So I'm worried if USA is the same or if it doesn't matter at all.

As long as it is valid?

Please get back ASAP.

As it is urgent in my case as I cannot get it renewed where I am currently and may have to take a small plane trip.

Thanks!

- Ricardo

P.S. This my wife's, well future wife's, account.

Ignore the name

Edited October 2, 2012 by futuremrsmoniz

[LeftCoastLady 441]

For London at least, the requirement is to have a passport valid for travel to the United States and have at least eight months validity beyond the issuance date of the visa. There isn't a stipulation that it be X months/years old, however.

[Hypnos 6,579]

It doesn't matter but I would strongly suggest you renew it now and head off the problem down the line.

I believe passports issued to Channel Islanders (Jersey, Guernsey, etc.) count as British, just with a slightly different cover to traditional British passports.

On a side note, I spent a lot of time in the Channel Islands when I was younger (around St. Helier and St. Peter Port) and they are very nice places to live.

[jr_moniz 0]

For London at least, the requirement is to have a passport valid for travel to the United States and have at least eight months validity beyond the issuance date of the visa. There isn't a stipulation that it be X months/years old, however.

Well you see Guernsey, Channel Islands is part of the U.K.

We are an independent island however we obey majority of UK laws although we have some of our own.

So this process is said to take roughly 7-10 months to process.

Mine expires as I mentioned previously on the 08.04.2013 (DD.MM.YYYY)

If I was to renew it this month.

Would you think that would cause issues for when I travel over?

[jr_moniz 0]

It doesn't matter but I would strongly suggest you renew it now and head off the problem down the line.

I believe passports issued to Channel Islanders (Jersey, Guernsey, etc.) count as British, just with a slightly different cover to traditional British passports.

On a side note, I spent a lot of time in the Channel Islands when I was younger (around St. Helier and St. Peter Port) and they are very nice places to live.

Wow that's awesome.

Not many people even know where Channel Islands is, let alone been there.

My only concern is my passport is actually Portuguese which is why I can't renew it here.

Luckily, Jersey seems to have a Portuguese embassy and I can renew it there so it's not that expensive or time consuming.

£30 and a 1 hour boat trip.

But I only wanted to make sure if our forms were at risk - Even if I was to get passport done this month.

[Hypnos 6,579]

Since you are under the jurisdiction of the American Embassy in London then you would need to follow their procedures. If they state that you need to have a passport with validity for eight months beyond the visa issue date then that is what you will have to do.

Renew it now and solve the problem.

(Edit) Ah you are Portuguese, not British. Either way, it sounds like you have a handle on it. I would certainly renew it now and make it one less thing to worry about.

It's funny, when I have tried to describe Jersey before to Americans the conversation always gets steered towards New Jersey (the American state). They forget that the "New' in the name exists for a reason, the same as with New York and New South Wales.

Edited October 2, 2012 by Hypnos

[jr_moniz 0]

Since you are under the jurisdiction of the American Embassy in London then you would need to follow their procedures. If they state that you need to have a passport with validity for eight months beyond the visa issue date then that is what you will have to do.

Renew it now and solve the problem.

(Edit) Ah you are Portuguese, not British. Either way, it sounds like you have a handle on it. I would certainly renew it now and make it one less thing to worry about.

It's funny, when I have tried to describe Jersey before to Americans the conversation always gets steered towards New Jersey (the American state). They forget that the "New' in the name exists for a reason, the same as with New York and New South Wales.

Haha, yeah, I totally agree.

That's how I met my fianceé was due to that.

She asked where it was and it stirred a convo

But I am local here, just my passport is Portuguese however I will need to head to London Embassy for the interviews and such.