Venezuelan expired passport question

[mikelowe 0]

My fiance and I are about to submit our initial documentation for the K1 visa he is Venezuelan, but his passport expires in June of this year.

 

I have heard conflicting things about what we can do because of the political unrest going on in Venezuela, does anyone know what we can do?

 

I read this https://2017-2021.state.gov/the-united-states-supports-extension-of-validity-for-venezuelan-passports/index.html

 

Is the information in that link abotu the US recognizing expired Venezuelan passports still valid? Also do we need to formally request a passport extension from Venezuela?

 

I would appreciate any information/help.

[JeanneAdil 6,555]

you have plenty of time to get the passport renewed as K1 visas are taking at least a year

and no,  US never accepts an expired passport / neither does the embassy when they want to stamp it for the visa (it must be good for at least 6 months )

[JacobP 185]

22 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

you have plenty of time to get the passport renewed as K1 visas are taking at least a year

and no,  US never accepts an expired passport / neither does the embassy when they want to stamp it for the visa (it must be good for at least 6 months )

Going by the link in the OP, it sounds like the US sometimes accepts an expired passport and so does the embassy and CBP.

 

The benefiaciary's passport is not mandatory to file the I-129F, just the US citizen petitioner, so there's not much reason to delay filing it right now. If it were me, I'd try to get a new passport sooner than later, and try to email the embassy in Bogota (since I believe they're handling visas for Venezuelans right now) and ask if that extension is still recognized.

[JeanneAdil 6,555]

The Department will accept all Venezuelan passports, valid or expired, so long as it is still considered valid after adding five years to the printed expiration date. 2.