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My passport will expire in April 2010 and we just mailed the K1 package. By the time I'll have my interview it'll probably be September / October, which leaves me with 7-8 months left on my travel document. Should I change it before the interview so I can get my K1 in a new passport? I don't think I'll have my AP / greencard fast enough and I don't want to travel with an expired passport. What do you guys think?

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yes, you should renew your passport, the passport needs to have a validity of at leas 8 months prior/during the interview........

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Welcome to VJ,

To get in and out of a country, you need a passport. Sometimes they have the requirement that you need 6 months left on your passport after you return from your trip. You can not travel on you K-1, GC, or AP. The AP and GC will allow you to return to the US after you leave. You have to have a passport.

You should check and see how long it takes to renew your passport and how far in advance they will let you renew it. You should be all right getting to the US on a K-1 visa, but if you need to travel after you get here, you will need AP or GC.

It may or may not be easy to renew your passport in the US. If you go back home to renew it, it may take months. Therefore, you may want to go ahead and renew your passport now if they will let you this far in advance.

There are many documents you need to get together for the interview at the Embassy. You should start now. Read the Guides above and start getting things together. You will need originals for the interview of a lot of things. If you don't have them, your fiancee will have to get them together and mail them to you.

Good luck on your journey.

Russian Fiancee - Moscow Embassy

1/27/06 Mailed I-129F to TSC and forwarded to CSC for K-1 & K-2 Visa

2/1/06 CSC received I-129F

2/7/06 Received NOA1 TSC

4/14/06 I-129F Approved

4/25/06 Received NOA2 TSC

5/12/06 Received at NVC

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8/9/06 Physical Exams for K-1 & K-2

8/11/06 Interview Scheduled

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8/17/06 Visa Received

9/12/06 Flight from SVO

12/09/06 MARRIED

2/16/07 Mailed AOS, EAD, and AP

3/15/07 Biometrics scheduled (Had to Re-schedule)

3/22/07 Biometrics completed for K-1 & K-2

4/11/07 Received phone call from USCIS, Interview Scheduled, FBI check completed

4/16/07 AOS Interview, passed pending I-693A

4/16/07 Civil Surgeon completed I-693A, I-693A submitted to USCIS office

4/18/07 Notice mailed welcoming New Permanent Resident

4/19/07 Card production ordered for K-1 & K-2

4/25/07 2 Year Green Card Received dated 4/17/07

1/21/09 Mailed I-751 to VSC for K-1 & K-2

1/24/09 VSC Received I-751

1/31/09 I-797C, Notice of Action Received for Wife

2/20/09 Biometrics Letter Received for Wife, Appt 3/2/09 Completed

2/20/09 I-797C, Notice of Action Received for Step-daughter

2/24/09 Biometrics Letter Received for Step-daughter Appt 3/10/09 Completed

3/2/09 Mailed Wife's Passport to Houston for Renewal - Received 6/5/09

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Renew your passport now in Romania, it is easier, faster and cheaper. You do not want the nightmare of renewing it at the Romanian Embassy in US. Bad experince :whistle:

"Daca voi nu ma vreti, io va vreau"

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01/12/2007 I-130 filed in person at the Consulate in Frankfurt

01/17/2007 Faxed the checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt

03/29/2007 Got letter from USCIS to provide evidence that our marriage is bona fide

04/02/2007 Sent to USCIS lots of evidence

05/03/2007 I have an unofficial "PETITION APPROVED" ...waiting for confirmation from Consulate

05/07/2007 Received email from USCIS ROME confirming that our petition was approved (why Rome? because we complained to the District Office Rome about the Sub-Office Frankfurt..it took too long for our petition to be approved)...now waiting for the interview letter from the Consulate

05/18/2007 E-mail from IV Frankfurt, our interview was scheduled for May 29th

05/19/2007 Packet 4 in the mail: ja ja ja interview letter

05/29/2007 Interview at 7.30 a.m. APPROVED Thank you, God!

06/01/2007 Visa arrived !

06/03/2007 Mayday on the plane POE Cincinnati

Living in Maryland

06/21/2007 Welcome Notice from USCIS

06/29/2007 Applied for SSN at the local Office

07/07/2007 Green Card arrived

07/09/2007 Another 2 Welcome Letters from USCIS...God, they really love me! :D

07/20/2007 Social Security Card arrived

Living@working in Maryland :)

01/18/2009 PCS-ing to Stuttgart Germany

Feb 2009 Received letter from VSC to start removing conditions.

Getting ready the packet for Removing Conditions I-751

03/12/2009 Mailed the I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

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My passport will expire in April 2010 and we just mailed the K1 package. By the time I'll have my interview it'll probably be September / October, which leaves me with 7-8 months left on my travel document. Should I change it before the interview so I can get my K1 in a new passport? I don't think I'll have my AP / greencard fast enough and I don't want to travel with an expired passport. What do you guys think?

With your likely timeline, it will not be an option.

Do it now if you can. My wife renewed hers, she had two years left on her old one, but now it will extend beyond the time she can become a citizen or at least until the first 10 year green card renewal.

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yes, you should renew your passport, the passport needs to have a validity of at leas 8 months prior/during the interview........

Not true. Consulates will affix a fiance or spouse visa to a passport issued the day before the interview but they do generally want at least six months remaining validity to do so.

Yes, I'd get the passport renewed.

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Welcome to VJ,

To get in and out of a country, you need a passport. Sometimes they have the requirement that you need 6 months left on your passport after you return from your trip. You can not travel on you K-1, GC, or AP. The AP and GC will allow you to return to the US after you leave. You have to have a passport.

You should check and see how long it takes to renew your passport and how far in advance they will let you renew it. You should be all right getting to the US on a K-1 visa, but if you need to travel after you get here, you will need AP or GC.

It may or may not be easy to renew your passport in the US. If you go back home to renew it, it may take months. Therefore, you may want to go ahead and renew your passport now if they will let you this far in advance.

There are many documents you need to get together for the interview at the Embassy. You should start now. Read the Guides above and start getting things together. You will need originals for the interview of a lot of things. If you don't have them, your fiancee will have to get them together and mail them to you.

Good luck on your journey.

I will only add that for travel to Canada and Mexico and Carribean Islands a US permanent resident does not need to use theur passport. The GC is sufficient. We live at the US/Canada border and travel to Canada 1-2 times per week, sometimes more. My wife uses only her green card and never has a question. For other countries, you are exactly correct.

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Welcome to VJ,

To get in and out of a country, you need a passport. Sometimes they have the requirement that you need 6 months left on your passport after you return from your trip. You can not travel on you K-1, GC, or AP. The AP and GC will allow you to return to the US after you leave. You have to have a passport.

You should check and see how long it takes to renew your passport and how far in advance they will let you renew it. You should be all right getting to the US on a K-1 visa, but if you need to travel after you get here, you will need AP or GC.

It may or may not be easy to renew your passport in the US. If you go back home to renew it, it may take months. Therefore, you may want to go ahead and renew your passport now if they will let you this far in advance.

There are many documents you need to get together for the interview at the Embassy. You should start now. Read the Guides above and start getting things together. You will need originals for the interview of a lot of things. If you don't have them, your fiancee will have to get them together and mail them to you.

Good luck on your journey.

I will only add that for travel to Canada and Mexico and Carribean Islands a US permanent resident does not need to use theur passport. The GC is sufficient. We live at the US/Canada border and travel to Canada 1-2 times per week, sometimes more. My wife uses only her green card and never has a question. For other countries, you are exactly correct.

Yeah, I might want to travel back to Romania after my AOS, to see my family and I don't want to deal with an expired passport. I know about Canada and Mexico and I think it's great! But my Romanian passport is still important since it allows me to travel freely, without any visas to any country in the European Union.

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Welcome to VJ,

To get in and out of a country, you need a passport. Sometimes they have the requirement that you need 6 months left on your passport after you return from your trip. You can not travel on you K-1, GC, or AP. The AP and GC will allow you to return to the US after you leave. You have to have a passport.

You should check and see how long it takes to renew your passport and how far in advance they will let you renew it. You should be all right getting to the US on a K-1 visa, but if you need to travel after you get here, you will need AP or GC.

It may or may not be easy to renew your passport in the US. If you go back home to renew it, it may take months. Therefore, you may want to go ahead and renew your passport now if they will let you this far in advance.

There are many documents you need to get together for the interview at the Embassy. You should start now. Read the Guides above and start getting things together. You will need originals for the interview of a lot of things. If you don't have them, your fiancee will have to get them together and mail them to you.

Good luck on your journey.

I will only add that for travel to Canada and Mexico and Carribean Islands a US permanent resident does not need to use theur passport. The GC is sufficient. We live at the US/Canada border and travel to Canada 1-2 times per week, sometimes more. My wife uses only her green card and never has a question. For other countries, you are exactly correct.

When you fly, the passport is required. Your solution only works with ground transportation.

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