Passport Expiration and Visa

[PGA 223]

My wife's interview is at the end of the month, her medical is next week. Her current, valid passport expires December 18, 2022. Here in Peru, since we had a new idiot president takeover, the department of migrations who handles passports has been nothing but incompetent. We have been trying to renew both our Peru passports since the end of last year but there were no appointments anywhere in the country. Just prior to receiving notification of her appointment for the visa interview we finally were able to make an appointment, but the earliest date was the first week of July, long after the interview. My question is, if my wife attends her interview with the current passport which expires this December, could that be a problem? 

[Lil bear 3,831]

18 minutes ago, PGA said:

My wife's interview is at the end of the month, her medical is next week. Her current, valid passport expires December 18, 2022. Here in Peru, since we had a new idiot president takeover, the department of migrations who handles passports has been nothing but incompetent. We have been trying to renew both our Peru passports since the end of last year but there were no appointments anywhere in the country. Just prior to receiving notification of her appointment for the visa interview we finally were able to make an appointment, but the earliest date was the first week of July, long after the interview. My question is, if my wife attends her interview with the current passport which expires this December, could that be a problem? 

I believe that the passport into which they place the visa must have a minimum of  6 months validity remaining .. so that side will be fine. If she replaces her passport prior to entering on her spouse visa, then she carries the old cancelled passport with the visa in it  AND the new passport, AND her marriage certificate ( if the new passport is in a different last name to her old one). 

Edited March 6, 2022 by Lil bear

[Ryan H 3,791]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[pushbrk 12,122]

On 3/6/2022 at 10:42 AM, Lil bear said:

I believe that the passport into which they place the visa must have a minimum of  6 months validity remaining .. so that side will be fine. If she replaces her passport prior to entering on her spouse visa, then she carries the old cancelled passport with the visa in it  AND the new passport, AND her marriage certificate ( if the new passport is in a different last name to her old one). 

Well, yes but it would be highly irregular for the visa to be a name other than the passport name.  The expiration of the passport isn't a problem but expect the visa to be in the passport name.

[Lil bear 3,831]

24 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Well, yes but it would be highly irregular for the visa to be a name other than the passport name.  The expiration of the passport isn't a problem but expect the visa to be in the passport name.

I was more thinking if the new passport was in the married name and the old one in the maiden name 

[pushbrk 12,122]

3 hours ago, Lil bear said:

I was more thinking if the new passport was in the married name and the old one in the maiden name 

It might be, in which case the visa will be in a different name than the new passport.  Marriage certificate in hand should solve the problem of entry, but then they'll need to get the married name on the green card.  Any travel between entry and green card receipt will have the same issue, needing the marriage certificate.

 

[Lil bear 3,831]

Just now, pushbrk said:

It might be, in which case the visa will be in a different name than the new passport.  Marriage certificate in hand should solve the problem of entry, but then they'll need to get the married name on the green card.  Any travel between entry and green card receipt will have the same issue, needing the marriage certificate.

 

Yep. As i said 😁

[Allison in Peru 0]

Hi! Can you let me know how your wife's interview went? Did they have any issue with the upcoming expiration? We are in the same passport situation and stressed since we just got the email about our upcoming interview. 

 

Thank you!

[Ontarkie 13,918]

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[Kel22 1]

On 4/13/2022 at 10:56 PM, Allison in Peru said:

Hi! Can you let me know how your wife's interview went? Did they have any issue with the upcoming expiration? We are in the same passport situation and stressed since we just got the email about our upcoming interview. 

 

Thank you!

Hi,

Can you let us know when your case was DQ? We are waiting for an interview in Lima.

Thanks!

Kel

[Allison in Peru 0]

8 hours ago, Kel22 said:

Hi,

Can you let us know when your case was DQ? We are waiting for an interview in Lima.

Thanks!

Kel

Hi! June 2021. How about you? 

[Kel22 1]

1 hour ago, Allison in Peru said:

Hi! June 2021. How about you? 

Awesome! Thank you for the information. I was DQ'd September 21.

[Allison in Peru 0]

1 hour ago, Kel22 said:

Awesome! Thank you for the information. I was DQ'd September 21.

Hope it happens quickly for you!