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JL818   18

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My wife's Philippines passport was expiring and we recently sent it back to her home country in order to get it renewed. Then we got the AOS interview notice that our interview would be next month. However, we are not expecting to get the passport back for another 3-4 months.

 

Is it okay if she doesn't have her passport for the interview? We do have a photocopy of the main pages from the passport.

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Why not renew it in the US? Unless I'm mistaken, Consulates are precisely for that purpose. 

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JL818   18

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20 minutes ago, KierenHby said:

Why not renew it in the US? Unless I'm mistaken, Consulates are precisely for that purpose. 

I don't know about other consulates, but the Philippines consulate doesn't do this. They mail it back to the Philippines as part of the renewal process. In any case, they have already mailed it, so it's irrelevant at this point. Just trying to determine whether this is a deal breaker for the interview, as I would then need to reschedule.

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Did you make copies of the biometric/visa pages before you sent it in?  I know we had copies in our previous K1 as well as the AOS packages we kept for our records.  Like you said, nothing can be done about it now, but I would show up with at least a copy if you have it.

 

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5 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

Did you make copies of the biometric/visa pages before you sent it in?  I know we had copies in our previous K1 as well as the AOS packages we kept for our records.  Like you said, nothing can be done about it now, but I would show up with at least a copy if you have it.

 

Good Luck!

Yes, I do have a copy and am planning to bring it with me. We have not traveled out of country since her arrival. 

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One other suggestion would be to bring proof that the passport is back in the Philippines for renewal.  A copy of your renewal submission, or whatever you used to do that process.

 

Good Luck!

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JL818   18

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On 2/17/2017 at 5:43 PM, aiting said:

Hey I have the same issue. Was your interview smooth ?

I believe the interview went fairly smoothly. They let us interview without the passport, but wanted an explanation as to why we didn't have it. Though we didn't have this, I would recommend bringing a state issued ID if you have one or any other identification that you can. We only had the approved advance parole form and were allowed to interview.

 

After the interview, they gave us a continuance letter stating that our case was being held for review, but as I understand it, this is not uncommon, and doesn't necessarily indicate that the interview went poorly. 

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On February 19, 2017 at 7:38 AM, JL818 said:

I believe the interview went fairly smoothly. They let us interview without the passport, but wanted an explanation as to why we didn't have it. Though we didn't have this, I would recommend bringing a state issued ID if you have one or any other identification that you can. We only had the approved advance parole form and were allowed to interview.

 

After the interview, they gave us a continuance letter stating that our case was being held for review, but as I understand it, this is not uncommon, and doesn't necessarily indicate that the interview went poorly. 

thanks for letting me know! That def make me feel much more comfortable! Did your case get approved yet?

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