K1 Visa approved - Passport expiring

[Hgonzalezlv 0]

Hi,

 

My Fiancee has been approved for her k1 visa but we just realized her Mexican passport will expire soon.  She will enter the US in April and her Visa expires in November.  Our concern is that if she renews her passport prior to entering the US, Will it void her Visa?

 

Any advise is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks!

[rocklobstermass 41]

No, your fiancee should carry both documents (the expired passport containing the visa and the new passport)

[LionessDeon 2,060]

I would think she needs to use the passport that contains the visa.

Edited February 3, 2017 by LionessDeon

[DrEllaNJ 288]

when she applies for a new passport, she needs to make absolutely sure that they 1) give her her old passport back 2) that they don't invalidate her visa.

I traveled a number of times on an unexpired student visa that was in my expired passport. They punched holes through my passport card but were careful not to punch them through the visa. At POE, I presented both the new passport and the old one with the visa, and it was never a problem.