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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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My wife's interview has been set up for December 14th.   On the Notice is a list of items to bring. One of the items is her passport. Her Passport is a Colombian passport and we've just recognized that it is expired. Does that matter?  Do we need to jump through hoops to try to get her Colombian passport renewed within the next 34 days or can we just take the expired one?  My thought process is that if we can take the expired one, I assume after getting her Citizenship she can get a US passport and we can use that to travel the next time we go to Colombia (nothing planned) and then renew her Colombian passport the next time we're in Colombia.  Thoughts? Not sure why they want us to bring passport? Perhaps to confirm all trips outside the US?

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bogota, Colombia

I-129F Sent : 2011-04-27

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Non-Issue......just take expired one

Once she takes the oath as an American citizen, she will be required to exit and enter the US using a US passport. 

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On 11/10/2021 at 12:36 PM, Crazy Cat said:

Non-Issue......just take expired one

Once she takes the oath as an American citizen, she will be required to exit and enter the US using a US passport. 

What if you don’t have one at all? I lost my passport and I don’t really have the money to get another right now and the process is hectic. Will this be an issue at the interview? I have a police report for lost passport tho 

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By all means get the new passport if possible.  Even if she becomes an American citizen and gets a US passport then she will need to use her Colombian passport when entering Colombia.  It's pretty easy to get a Colombian passport if you have a consulate nearby, but you will need an appointment. Frankly, they want to see the passport to see the legal entrance to the US as well as the date listed, and the visa that is part of the pages.   

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