passport for visa k1

[davidtf_nj 0]

hi everyone, i have intentions on applying for a visa k1. My fiance is american and i am a Spaniard citizen resident in UK.

we wanna start the process in April but the problem is that my passport expires in may 2015, the requirements are six months of validity beyond my intended period of staying in the us. there are some specific agreements with certain countries Spain and UK are one of them, it states that they have an extended expiration of six months after it expires.

will i have any problems with this situation, or should i wait until November to update my passport and then start with the application?

thank you very much for you help

[Nich-Nick 3,355]

How about getting a new passport this week?

[davidtf_nj 0]

I can't. I already asked the spanish embassy in Uk. I can only do it during the 6 months before it expires, mine expires in may so I would have to wait until november.

[Nich-Nick 3,355]

I can't. I already asked the spanish embassy in Uk. I can only do it during the 6 months before it expires, mine expires in may so I would have to wait until november.

And if you lost your passport?

Anyway, you do not need to show a passport with at least 6 months remaining until your interview day in London. They want to put the visa in a passport that will be valid through your entry to the US and get you through the greencard process. You wouldn't want to be sending off your passport from the US for renewal when you would need it for marriage license, social security card, biometric appointment, Interview, etc.

Since it could be 6-8 months from when you mail off that fiance petition before you are at the visa interview in London, the timing might work out. Nobody knows how long it will take, but if you don't have the proper passport, then you stall the interview date until you do. For London you won't get an interview until they have received your medical exam results and Readiness for Interview form. So don't rush to make a medical appointment or send in the readiness form.

Or go to your interview and if they don't find the passport acceptable, they will say to send in via their courier when you have a new passport and they will issue the visa. More hassle there because your TB clearance part of the medical expires after 6 months, so another timing issue for you to work out.

Trying to invoke some 6 month agreement when you are going through your greencard application would be a lot of bother even if it worked. You will want a new passport when you enter the US I would think.

Edited January 15, 2014 by Nich-Nick