Question regarding form I-129F

[lirwin2000 0]

The instruction section of this form says the US citizen needs to provide photocopies of each page of the US passport and it needs to b valid for 5 years. My Fiancee (the US citizen) is currently living and working in the UK—he went to the US consular here regarding getting a new passport (because his only has 4.5 years left) they told him not to bother and could not understand why the USCIS would need it to be valid for 5 years and didnt want to process the forms for a new passport.

The US consular here do not process the K1 visa so should we take there advice and file the forms with photocopies off his passport with only 4 years validity? Does anyone have any experience of this? or can you give me any more information?

Thanks.

[damulag 26]

That means when it was ISSUED it had to be valid for more than 5 years. If you are 15 oo younger it will only be valid for 5 years, if you had one of these then you will need to get a 10 year passport. Your fiance is fine with the one he has.

[pushbrk 12,879]

That means when it was ISSUED it had to be valid for more than 5 years. If you are 15 oo younger it will only be valid for 5 years, if you had one of these then you will need to get a 10 year passport. Your fiance is fine with the one he has.

Right, and if a certified copy of a birth certificate is available, there's no need to send a passport copy at all. Always read carefully and interpret literally. If your language skills aren't sufficient to do so, get somebody to help you, as there will be many parts of instructions you can otherwise misinterpret.

[Brad and Vika 129]

That means when it was ISSUED it had to be valid for more than 5 years. If you are 15 oo younger it will only be valid for 5 years, if you had one of these then you will need to get a 10 year passport. Your fiance is fine with the one he has.

Right, and if a certified copy of a birth certificate is available, there's no need to send a passport copy at all. Always read carefully and interpret literally. If your language skills aren't sufficient to do so, get somebody to help you, as there will be many parts of instructions you can otherwise misinterpret.

Good point. Many cities will allow you to order the birth certificates online. I don't know about mailing to the UK though.