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Passport - Get a new one before going in for Embassy Interview?

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SimonBelgium   49

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All,

My current passport will expire in about 1 year.

We expect to get an Embassy interview somewhere in June / July, our case just got forwarded to NVC ! (Does happy dance)

Even though having a Visa in an expired passport is acceptable for travel, once you have your new passport, it's not exactly convenient to carry both.

I was thinking of applying for a new passport now, as it's convenient because everything is close by, and bringing that in to the Embassy interview, so they can put the VISA in that one. By the time it has expired, I'll be eligible for citizenship anyway...

I seem to remember providing copies of my current passport for the I-130 petition, will that be an issue? Or should I ask the official here to give me the invalidated passport once I get my new one, so I can bring both to the interview?

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Yes, go ahead and apply for a new passport, in the married name, if applicable. You remember incorrectly. You'll provide a copy of the passport data page to NVC. Anything from a passport, sent with the I-130 would be to show time spent together and only necessary the time was not in YOUR country.

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