Passport Question

[Ashton & Ben 1]

I'm still relatively new to this site but it's already been an amazing help to my boyfriend and I when we first started to look at how we could be together in the U.S and since then it's been really helpful to us in deciding which visa we should apply for. We're looking at applying for the K-1 visa and most likely sending our packet out in the next few weeks. As we are starting to get everything together, we ran into a question that I haven't been able to find an answer to online yet so I'm hoping someone will be able to help us decide what to do.

Our question is about his passport. His passport has the stamps that we were going to use as proof that we've been together in the past two years but this passport expires in six months. I know that before the visa can be approved, he'll have to have a passport that's valid for at least six months after his entry date (at least, I believe that's what it is) but I wasn't sure if this was an issue that would matter until he gets an interview or if it will affect the petition that I submit as well as well. I'm afraid that even though everything else is order we might get either denied or a RFE that will set us back several weeks because even though the passport shows the stamps, it will also show the date that it runs out. I wasn't sure if this mattered this early in the process so long as he gets it renewed before he goes to the interview.

Naturally, we both want this process to go as smoothly as possible so we were wondering if he should go ahead and get his passport renewed before I submit our petition (and send a copy of both the old and new one with it) or if the expiration on his passport won't matter until he goes for his interview so we can wait to get this done. We'd rather wait a few days on the passport than risk having to go back and forth with the service center over something we could take care of now. But any advice you guys could offer would be wonderful. Thanks in advance for the help!

[toogroove 3]

If he visited you and that's the proof that you have seen each other in person during the last 2 years submit a photocopy of the page with his photo and the visa(s), entry, exit stamps. You should also submit boarding passes if you have them.

For the I-129F petition, the expiration on his passport is not an issue. For the interview it is.

Good luck.

[payxibka 10,045]

I'm still relatively new to this site but it's already been an amazing help to my boyfriend and I when we first started to look at how we could be together in the U.S and since then it's been really helpful to us in deciding which visa we should apply for. We're looking at applying for the K-1 visa and most likely sending our packet out in the next few weeks. As we are starting to get everything together, we ran into a question that I haven't been able to find an answer to online yet so I'm hoping someone will be able to help us decide what to do.

Our question is about his passport. His passport has the stamps that we were going to use as proof that we've been together in the past two years but this passport expires in six months. I know that before the visa can be approved, he'll have to have a passport that's valid for at least six months after his entry date (at least, I believe that's what it is) but I wasn't sure if this was an issue that would matter until he gets an interview or if it will affect the petition that I submit as well as well. I'm afraid that even though everything else is order we might get either denied or a RFE that will set us back several weeks because even though the passport shows the stamps, it will also show the date that it runs out. I wasn't sure if this mattered this early in the process so long as he gets it renewed before he goes to the interview.

Naturally, we both want this process to go as smoothly as possible so we were wondering if he should go ahead and get his passport renewed before I submit our petition (and send a copy of both the old and new one with it) or if the expiration on his passport won't matter until he goes for his interview so we can wait to get this done. We'd rather wait a few days on the passport than risk having to go back and forth with the service center over something we could take care of now. But any advice you guys could offer would be wonderful. Thanks in advance for the help!

USCIS does not care that the expire date is close in or beyond as long as it demonstrates the information that is required

Edited May 27, 2010 by payxibka