Passport expiry date

[Hadeer 1]

Hello,
 

Finally after being refused in the initial interview we were instructed to send passports for visa issuance.
 

As we have been going through this journey for almost 2.5 years my spouse passport has about 18 months remaining so i wonder is it a must to submit the exact same passport for visa issuance or we can renew the passport and submit the new one?
 

I know that 18 months is enough but i guess we will need to renew it sooner or later so it will be easier to renew it prior to the visa issuance if possible.
 

Thanks 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,467]

Up to you. 

 

The CR1 visa acts as a temporary I-551 for 1 year upon endorsement.  Let's say you enter the 2 months from now - June. Your passport is your temporary greencard valid until June 2024.  That passport expires Oct 2024.  You are good 

 

When the beneficiary receives the plastic greencard in the mail, the temporary I-551 in the passport becomes redundant.  Let's say it takes 2 months to get the GC - Aug 2023.   That gives you 14 months to renew your passport.

[TBoneTX 45,524]

In general, it's always best for the beneficiary to renew a passport as close as possible to the time of emigration to the U.S.

[powerpuff 6,731]

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[OldUser 6,882]

Unless it's difficult to renew foreign passport from the US, I'd just send current one. The sooner the immigrant enters, the better in my opinion. 18 months is plenty of time. If it had less than 8 months, then I'd renew it instantly. It also depends on how long it takes to renew it. If 7-10 days, maybe it's worth doing now. If weeks or months, maybe not.

 

 

Edited April 9, 2023 by OldUser

[pushbrk 12,975]

Either is fine.  Go with your own priorities.

 

[Hadeer 1]

Thanks all for valuable advices 😊
 

We sent the current one and we got the visa on it but i thought the expiration will be six months from the visa issuing date rather it is only 3 months so i wonder did they change it from 6 to 3?

[Chancy 6,241]

3 minutes ago, Hadeer said:

i thought the expiration will be six months from the visa issuing date rather it is only 3 months so i wonder did they change it from 6 to 3?

 

It's 6 months (maximum) from the medical date, not the visa issuance date.