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Can I file AOS if my old passport expired

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bordeauxol999   0

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HELLO, I am ready to file my AOS very soon. I have an European passport from my home coutry.Is it requred to have new passport or they just want to see how many visas end entries have in US? Wondering if I can file( making copies only of) my recent passport which is expired 6 mo ago. Greatly appreciate any help...

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kstrozyk   13

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If I am not mistaken, you need to have a valid passport for at least 6 months when you apply for a green card. The old passport is also necessary to show the USCIS that you entered legally to the USA.

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HELLO, I am ready to file my AOS very soon. I have an European passport from my home coutry.Is it requred to have new passport or they just want to see how many visas end entries have in US? Wondering if I can file( making copies only of) my recent passport which is expired 6 mo ago. Greatly appreciate any help...

Wife's USCIS Journey

02-27-2012 Mailed I-130, I-485 and I-765 to Chicago by Priority Mail

02-29-2012 Post Office website shows as delivered

03-01-2012 USCIS received I-130, I-485 and I-765

03-05-2012 Received 3 text and 3 email receipt notifications

03-07-2012 $1,490 poorer - both checks cashed

03-12-2012 Received NOAs for all 3 applications

03-16-2012 Received Biometrics Notice for Apr. 2

03-19-2012 Successful Walkin Biometrics

04-09-2012 Received text/email about scheduled interview for May. 11

04-12-2012 Received a hard copy of an interview letter

05-04-2012 Received a notification "Card Production Ordered" for EAD.

05-09-2012 Received another notification "Card Production Ordered" for EAD.

05-10-2012 Received notification that EAD was mailed.

05-11-2012 AOS Interview at 12:30 no final decision

05-11-2012 Notification "Card production ordered" at 3:30 pm. APPROVED!!!!!!!

05-14-2012 Received EAD card in mail and I-130 approval notification

05-15-2012 Received hard copies of I-130 approval, welcome to USA letter and a notification that green card was sent

05-21-2012 Green Card Received!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

05-23-2012 Applied for SSN

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kstrozyk Explorer

kstrozyk   13

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I was in a similar situation before I filed my AOS. The Polish consulate gave me an option to get a temporary passport, valid for 1 year, in about a week. Check with your consulate if they have this option

Wife's USCIS Journey

02-27-2012 Mailed I-130, I-485 and I-765 to Chicago by Priority Mail

02-29-2012 Post Office website shows as delivered

03-01-2012 USCIS received I-130, I-485 and I-765

03-05-2012 Received 3 text and 3 email receipt notifications

03-07-2012 $1,490 poorer - both checks cashed

03-12-2012 Received NOAs for all 3 applications

03-16-2012 Received Biometrics Notice for Apr. 2

03-19-2012 Successful Walkin Biometrics

04-09-2012 Received text/email about scheduled interview for May. 11

04-12-2012 Received a hard copy of an interview letter

05-04-2012 Received a notification "Card Production Ordered" for EAD.

05-09-2012 Received another notification "Card Production Ordered" for EAD.

05-10-2012 Received notification that EAD was mailed.

05-11-2012 AOS Interview at 12:30 no final decision

05-11-2012 Notification "Card production ordered" at 3:30 pm. APPROVED!!!!!!!

05-14-2012 Received EAD card in mail and I-130 approval notification

05-15-2012 Received hard copies of I-130 approval, welcome to USA letter and a notification that green card was sent

05-21-2012 Green Card Received!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

05-23-2012 Applied for SSN

***Counting down to RoC***

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bordeauxol999   0

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Many thanks again for the valuable reply. I greatly appreciate all of ur help. I will contact consulate tmrw.how much did u pay for it..?

Many thanks again for the valuable reply. I greatly appreciate all of ur help. I will contact consulate tmrw.how much did u pay for it..?

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Hello back on passport question. Called my embassy they only want to give temporarily passport with a validation of 6 mo not longer. That one would only be valid for 6 mo from the issuing date. Probably wuldnt be less than 6 mo when it hits Immigration office.the other option is the 6-8 weeks prepared 5-10 year old passport. The only thing I can order it and send them receipt at the ordering that is been ordered... Also having difficulty with travel document part 7 if Aplying for advance parol . Do I need to explain on a separate paper why I qualified for that?also # 1 asking for how many trips I intend? A) one b) more than one trip. Could that be more than one??? Please let me know if u can answere to this?? Million thanks

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kstrozyk   13

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I have never filed an application for the travel document, so I am not sure how you should answer this question

Hello back on passport question. Called my embassy they only want to give temporarily passport with a validation of 6 mo not longer. That one would only be valid for 6 mo from the issuing date. Probably wuldnt be less than 6 mo when it hits Immigration office.the other option is the 6-8 weeks prepared 5-10 year old passport. The only thing I can order it and send them receipt at the ordering that is been ordered... Also having difficulty with travel document part 7 if Aplying for advance parol . Do I need to explain on a separate paper why I qualified for that?also # 1 asking for how many trips I intend? A) one b) more than one trip. Could that be more than one??? Please let me know if u can answere to this?? Million thanks

Wife's USCIS Journey

02-27-2012 Mailed I-130, I-485 and I-765 to Chicago by Priority Mail

02-29-2012 Post Office website shows as delivered

03-01-2012 USCIS received I-130, I-485 and I-765

03-05-2012 Received 3 text and 3 email receipt notifications

03-07-2012 $1,490 poorer - both checks cashed

03-12-2012 Received NOAs for all 3 applications

03-16-2012 Received Biometrics Notice for Apr. 2

03-19-2012 Successful Walkin Biometrics

04-09-2012 Received text/email about scheduled interview for May. 11

04-12-2012 Received a hard copy of an interview letter

05-04-2012 Received a notification "Card Production Ordered" for EAD.

05-09-2012 Received another notification "Card Production Ordered" for EAD.

05-10-2012 Received notification that EAD was mailed.

05-11-2012 AOS Interview at 12:30 no final decision

05-11-2012 Notification "Card production ordered" at 3:30 pm. APPROVED!!!!!!!

05-14-2012 Received EAD card in mail and I-130 approval notification

05-15-2012 Received hard copies of I-130 approval, welcome to USA letter and a notification that green card was sent

05-21-2012 Green Card Received!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

05-23-2012 Applied for SSN

***Counting down to RoC***

KayDeeCee Grand Master

KayDeeCee   4,893

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Hello back on passport question. Called my embassy they only want to give temporarily passport with a validation of 6 mo not longer. That one would only be valid for 6 mo from the issuing date. Probably wuldnt be less than 6 mo when it hits Immigration office.the other option is the 6-8 weeks prepared 5-10 year old passport. The only thing I can order it and send them receipt at the ordering that is been ordered... Also having difficulty with travel document part 7 if Aplying for advance parol . Do I need to explain on a separate paper why I qualified for that?also # 1 asking for how many trips I intend? A) one b) more than one trip. Could that be more than one??? Please let me know if u can answere to this?? Million thanks

No need for an explanation when filing the I-131 with the I-485 for advance parole. Check for more than one trip. It is valid for multiple uses while waiting on your green card.

Also, you just need to send the copies of your visa, entry stamps and I-94 with the AOS paperwork. It won't matter if your passport is now expired. You can still file now. You will obviously need a valid, unexpired passport to use the AP and your green card to travel with though.

You have no timeline. What visa are you adjusting from?

Edited by Jay-Kay

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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What Harpa said is correct: you absolutely need:

1) the old passport with the visa and the entry stamp, and

2) the stapled i-94 in it.

What you do not need is a new passport. In fact, you don't even need a new passport when you have your Green Card. The only reason for you to get a new passport is if you want to travel internationally before becoming a US citizen.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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You do NOT need a valid passport to file AOS. That is wrong. The old one you have is just fine.

I just love reading your responses! Consice to the point and un-biased. You are an asset to this site.

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Coco35   0

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What Harpa said is correct: you absolutely need:

1) the old passport with the visa and the entry stamp, and

2) the stapled i-94 in it.

What you do not need is a new passport. In fact, you don't even need a new passport when you have your Green Card. The only reason for you to get a new passport is if you want to travel internationally before becoming a US citizen.

Hello

I just want to ask you a off topic question. Can I have my medical exam done with expired passport ? Will civil surgeon ask for a valid passport ?

Thank you

KayDeeCee Grand Master

KayDeeCee   4,893

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The civil surgeon will just need an ID from you. Is the passport your only ID? If it is, then use it anyway.

~ Moving old thread from AOS from Family Based Visas to AOS from Work, Student & Tourist Visas ~

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

 
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