Passport Valid for 6 or 12 months?

[ljs 1]

For some reason I have it in my head that passports must be valid for 12 months+ when you go for your interview in Montreal. I have searched through my packets 3 and 4 for something to that effect and had a look on here too, and have come up empty. Does anyone have a link or information as to how long passports must be valid when getting your K visa?

Thanks,

Linda

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Six

[YuAndDan 153]

A passport valid for travel to the United States and with a validity date at least six months beyond the applicant's intended period of stay in the United States.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...4.html#Applying So it may need to be longer than 6 months if you are just starting the visa process, the passport needs to be valid for 6 months past the date that you enter the country on the k-1 visa. Edited October 30, 2006 by YuAndDan

[ljs 1]

Ok..I found it in my checklist from Montreal....I was beginning to think I had lost my mind!

"1. Passport: Obtain valid passport or if you already have a passport,

make certain that it is still valid for at least one year. "

This add a new level of stress to my life now! My daughter's pasport expires Aug 07 and since she has not lived in Canada for the past 10 years of her 16 yrs, we have no guarantor for her. The passort office told me that they cannot guarantee a passport with no guantor and cannot expidite it either. Our appointment in Montreal is in two weeks! Ugh...

[YuAndDan 153]

Ok..I found it in my checklist from Montreal....I was beginning to think I had lost my mind!

"1. Passport: Obtain valid passport or if you already have a passport,

make certain that it is still valid for at least one year. "

This add a new level of stress to my life now! My daughter's pasport expires Aug 07 and since she has not lived in Canada for the past 10 years of her 16 yrs, we have no guarantor for her. The passort office told me that they cannot guarantee a passport with no guantor and cannot expidite it either. Our appointment in Montreal is in two weeks! Ugh...

You should be fine, print out the page from the state department that I posted and point out the 6 months claimed there, your daughters passport should fit with in the parameters set out by the State-Department which oversees the consulate.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...4.html#Applying

I think the consulate puts a year on the form to make sure that beneficiaries look and have more than what is required so that they can anticipate the ones that are close at the point of interview.

Make sense?

Edited October 30, 2006 by YuAndDan

[Our Mao 0]

You can ask a notary to notarize her documents! You just have to pay a fee.. and it's around $20 the last time I paid.

[ljs 1]

Ok..I found it in my checklist from Montreal....I was beginning to think I had lost my mind!

"1. Passport: Obtain valid passport or if you already have a passport,

make certain that it is still valid for at least one year. "

This add a new level of stress to my life now! My daughter's pasport expires Aug 07 and since she has not lived in Canada for the past 10 years of her 16 yrs, we have no guarantor for her. The passort office told me that they cannot guarantee a passport with no guantor and cannot expidite it either. Our appointment in Montreal is in two weeks! Ugh...

You should be fine, print out the page from the state department that I posted and point out the 6 months claimed there, your daughters passport should fit with in the parameters set out by the State-Department which oversees the consulate.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...4.html#Applying

I think the consulate puts a year on the form to make sure that beneficiaries look and have more than what is required so that they can anticipate the ones that are close at the point of interview.

Make sense?

Yeah makes sense, still worried though.....

[DeadPoolX 9]

Okay, from what I've read before here on VJ -- and just looked up on Passport Canada's website, in order to be sure -- is that your guarantor can be a citizen of Canada OR the United States, so long as you're a Canadian citizen living within the United States.

The same rules apply to American guarantors as they do to Canadian ones (medical doctors, dentists, attorneys, police officer, etc.), and they must sign the necessary documentation and photos. Your guarantor CANNOT be retired; however he or she CAN be a relative.

I have a feeling, however, if you had a relative who could act as a guarantor, none of this would be an issue. Anyway, that's the scoop on guarantors within the U.S. for Canadians. Here's the link on guarantors at Passport Canada as well.

I hope some of this has helped.

[zyggy 9]

The passport must be valid for the entire time that the visa is valid. So since the visa is good for 6 months, the passport must be good for 6 months...

[ljs 1]

Okay, from what I've read before here on VJ -- and just looked up on Passport Canada's website, in order to be sure -- is that your guarantor can be a citizen of Canada OR the United States, so long as you're a Canadian citizen living within the United States.

The same rules apply to American guarantors as they do to Canadian ones (medical doctors, dentists, attorneys, police officer, etc.), and they must sign the necessary documentation and photos. Your guarantor CANNOT be retired; however he or she CAN be a relative.

I have a feeling, however, if you had a relative who could act as a guarantor, none of this would be an issue. Anyway, that's the scoop on guarantors within the U.S. for Canadians. Here's the link on guarantors at Passport Canada as well.

I hope some of this has helped.

Thanks DeadpoolX...but we have been in the UK for most of the 10 years

The passport must be valid for the entire time that the visa is valid. So since the visa is good for 6 months, the passport must be good for 6 months...

Zyggy, that makes perfect sense, and the logical part of me thinks it will be fine, but is not what it says on the checklist....so will you come with me on the 14th and explain it nicely to the consular officer?

Edited October 30, 2006 by ljs

[Reba 2]

AFAIK, a guarantor just has to have known you for at least 2 years, not just the past 2 years. So if a listed guarantor has known your daughter since before you moved to the UK, that should be fine.

[DeadPoolX 9]

Thanks DeadpoolX...but we have been in the UK for most of the 10 years

Oh...well, in that case, I don't know what to say...now I feel foolish.

I don't know WHY I just assumed you were living in the United States. If you were, then you wouldn't be going through any of this right now in the first place!

Anyway, I suppose that information will be useful for you, sometime down the road a bit. Too bad it's none too helpful right now though.

I'm taking it that a "In Lieu of Guarantor" form wouldn't work out, right? I don't think those forms slow down the passport processing time at all; they might slow down the application process some though, since you actually have to obtain the form, and get it notorized by a notory public. From what I've heard, it's a real pain, but sometimes it's the only option as well. I don't know if your passport would get to you in time though...

[girl 37 7]

Your guarantor CANNOT be retired; however he or she CAN be a relative.

Sure they can, as long as they're still active in the professional association.

[DeadPoolX 9]

Okay, you're right. I didn't read the entire passage on Passport Canada.

It says the following: "Retired guarantors are not eligible unless the guarantor's name still appears on the listing provided to Passport Canada by the relevant association."

[ljs 1]

Thanks DeadpoolX...but we have been in the UK for most of the 10 years

Oh...well, in that case, I don't know what to say...now I feel foolish.

I don't know WHY I just assumed you were living in the United States. If you were, then you wouldn't be going through any of this right now in the first place!

Anyway, I suppose that information will be useful for you, sometime down the road a bit. Too bad it's none too helpful right now though.

I'm taking it that a "In Lieu of Guarantor" form wouldn't work out, right? I don't think those forms slow down the passport processing time at all; they might slow down the application process some though, since you actually have to obtain the form, and get it notorized by a notory public. From what I've heard, it's a real pain, but sometimes it's the only option as well. I don't know if your passport would get to you in time though...

Don't worry about it

I was at the passport office last week and spoke to the supervisor about the "In Lieu of Guarantor" and the timeline for such applications and was told that if you have no guarantor, they cannot guarantee that you will even get a passport, which I think will not be the case here, but she explained that they have to check every reference (4) and do extended security checks. Because of this all bets are off regarding timeframe for getting your passport back and you cannot have it expedited.

So as far as I can see, our best option will be going with the 10 months remaining passport and hoping for the best-as if the interview isn't nerve wracking enough!!