Quick question RE passport photo for interview

[sephiroth 0]

Hey,

I have my K1 visa interview at the London embassy next week and I'm double checking the required documents list. Regarding the US passport sized photos, on the travel.state.gov & london embassy website it says:

- Taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance

- Photographs: Three color photographs which meet Department of State specifications. These photographs must be full-face and taken within the last six (6) months. Note: Of the three photographs, two (2) are required for the visa and one (1) for your medical examination.

I took my photo in Oct 2013 and submitted the application in Nov 2013. Can I use the same passport photo for my interview that I used when first submitting the application or do I need to take another one?

This requirement is probably referring to the initial application but I still want to make sure

Thanks,

Sep

Edited June 22, 2014 by sephiroth

[blk 87]

Hey,

I have my K1 visa interview at the London embassy next week and I'm double checking the required documents list. Regarding the US passport sized photos, on the travel.state.gov & london embassy website it says:

- Taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance

- Photographs: Three color photographs which meet Department of State specifications. These photographs must be full-face and taken within the last six (6) months. Note: Of the three photographs, two (2) are required for the visa and one (1) for your medical examination.

I took my photo in Oct 2013 and submitted the application in Nov 2013. Can I use the same passport photo for my interview that I used when first submitting the application or do I need to take another one?

This requirement is probably referring to the initial application but I still want to make sure

Thanks,

Sep

Hi & good luck with your interview, my advice would be to get some up to date photos just in case they do need them, there may be a good chance they will ask for them, so if they do you will have them to hand.

Brian

[nobbie 105]

I would get new ones just in case they happen to notice they are the same as ones you sent in 7 months ago. you will likely be ok with your old ones but why take a chance for a few quid?

[sephiroth 0]

Hi all,

Thanks for the replies.

Just to let you all know I took your advice and took new photos along with my old ones although they didn't bring up the 6 month thing until I did. They were happy to take old ones at that point.

Anyway, most importantly I got approved!

Just some things I noticed when I was there:

- mobile phones are allowed inside even though signs suggest otherwise (I took mine in). Security will ask you to put your phone in the plastic bag before the security checks.

- handbags / backpacks are allowed. Might already be standard procedure.

- As of last week they don't take your document photocopies. They'll look at and take in your originals (birth cert. etc) and return them back after your 'interview'.

Some words of advice... it's not an interview. They ask very generic questions about your relationship...

1) How did you meet?

2) What's your fiances job?

3) When did you first meet?

4) How are you continuing the relationship? (communication)

5) When did you decide to get married?

That was pretty much it. The 'interview' only took 5mins.

I was in and out of the place in 1.5hrs.

Sep

[blk 87]

Hi all,

Thanks for the replies.

Just to let you all know I took your advice and took new photos along with my old ones although they didn't bring up the 6 month thing until I did. They were happy to take old ones at that point.

Anyway, most importantly I got approved!

Just some things I noticed when I was there:

- mobile phones are allowed inside even though signs suggest otherwise (I took mine in). Security will ask you to put your phone in the plastic bag before the security checks.

- handbags / backpacks are allowed. Might already be standard procedure.

- As of last week they don't take your document photocopies. They'll look at and take in your originals (birth cert. etc) and return them back after your 'interview'.

Some words of advice... it's not an interview. They ask very generic questions about your relationship...

1) How did you meet?

2) What's your fiances job?

3) When did you first meet?

4) How are you continuing the relationship? (communication)

5) When did you decide to get married?

That was pretty much it. The 'interview' only took 5mins.

I was in and out of the place in 1.5hrs.

Sep

Congrats to you