ADVICE PLEASE! Expiring Passport K1

[mugen 0]

Hello all,

I'm in need of a little advice. We've overlooked the fact that my fiancee's passport expires in April (I know, major mistake...). The US embassy should have received our case from the NVC today. It seems that the fastest she could receive a new passport from the Philippine embassy (Filipino citizen, Canadian PR) in Vancouver is 1 month, but up to 12 weeks, according to whoever answered the phone.

I have a lot of questions but I think I've narrowed down what I need to know:

1) How long is the K1 case valid for; can it be extended if necessary?

2) Is the 6-month passport validity absolute for issuance of the K1 visa; can it be waived?

3) Can she go ahead and complete the DS-160 with her current passport and provide the new one at the interview?

I'm really not sure the best way to proceed here. I'd appreciate suggestions from anyone.

Thank you,

Jesse

[Dave&Roza 748]

Hello all,

I'm in need of a little advice. We've overlooked the fact that my fiancee's passport expires in April (I know, major mistake...). The US embassy should have received our case from the NVC today. It seems that the fastest she could receive a new passport from the Philippine embassy (Filipino citizen, Canadian PR) in Vancouver is 1 month, but up to 12 weeks, according to whoever answered the phone.

I have a lot of questions but I think I've narrowed down what I need to know:

1) How long is the K1 case valid for; can it be extended if necessary?

2) Is the 6-month passport validity absolute for issuance of the K1 visa; can it be waived?

3) Can she go ahead and complete the DS-160 with her current passport and provide the new one at the interview?

I'm really not sure the best way to proceed here. I'd appreciate suggestions from anyone.

Thank you,

Jesse

At some point she is going to need to get a new passport in order to travel outside the US. Why not just bit the bullet and get the new passport now? You are assuming that the interview will happen quickly for the visa. That may not be the case and her passport expires before her interview. Now what is she going to do? If time is an issue and not money, just have her go back to the PI and get a new passport.

The K-1 is a non-immigrant visa where they give you 90 days to get married. She will need 90 days of validity from her date of entry so she can leave the US should she not get married to you in the 90 days. If it was me, I would get the new passport either via the Embassy in Vancouver or by going back to the PI. That way you do not have to worry about the passport for a few years.

Dave

[Jo Së 200]

She will need to have at least 6 months left on her passport when she goes to her interview. Yes, she can fill out the I-160 with the current passport and take the new one with her to the interview.

[mugen 0]

At some point she is going to need to get a new passport in order to travel outside the US. Why not just bit the bullet and get the new passport now? You are assuming that the interview will happen quickly for the visa. That may not be the case and her passport expires before her interview. Now what is she going to do? If time is an issue and not money, just have her go back to the PI and get a new passport.

The K-1 is a non-immigrant visa where they give you 90 days to get married. She will need 90 days of validity from her date of entry so she can leave the US should she not get married to you in the 90 days. If it was me, I would get the new passport either via the Embassy in Vancouver or by going back to the PI. That way you do not have to worry about the passport for a few years.

Dave

Thanks for the insight, Dave. It seems like she can receive a renewed passport much quicker by actually going back to the Philippines as opposed to using the embassy. I think we're going to go this route.

She will need to have at least 6 months left on her passport when she goes to her interview. Yes, she can fill out the I-160 with the current passport and take the new one with her to the interview.

This is also good information to know. Thanks for the input!