Passport Self Check Before Interview

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This is from Mumbai US Consulate Site:

Please obtain a new passport before you pay any visa fees or book an appointment.

Please obtain a new passport before your interview if:

Your passport is going to expire in less than 6 months after the time you enter the United States.

The film on the biographic data pages of your passport (i.e., page with your photo and back page with your parents' information) is peeling or

Your passport is otherwise torn, damaged, mutilated or has been washed or laundered.

U.S. visas cannot be placed in damaged passports!

Edited November 28, 2012 by pgupta