Passport for K-1 filing

[HorseGuy 0]

I'm filing a K-1 visa application. My passport has a four year validity. Will they reject me based on that?

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

20 minutes ago, HorseGuy said:

I'm filing a K-1 visa application. My passport has a four year validity. Will they reject me based on that?

 

 

You're filing the I-129f petition I'm assuming you mean... Also, the USC's passport does not matter as to remaining validity.

 

The beneficiary is recommended to have at least 6-12 months validity left at time of interview for the K-1; most I think renew theirs during the I-129f processing.

[HorseGuy 0]

The checklist says include a birth certificate or a passport with at least five years validity. 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

1 minute ago, HorseGuy said:

The checklist says include a birth certificate or a passport with at least five years validity. 

 

Perhaps they changed it. For me, the USC, I had 6 years left on my passport but also supplied my birth certificate. I would supply both.

 

My partner renewed his passport during the processing of the petition for a new 10 year Philippines passport. 

[A'n'L 735]

2 minutes ago, HorseGuy said:

The checklist says include a birth certificate or a passport with at least five years validity. 

Five years total, not necessarily five years remaining.

[JFH 12,191]

It means it has to be a standard passport, not a temporary or emergency passport. 

Edited June 6, 2017 by JFH

[HorseGuy 0]

Ok. Thank, that makes sense

[KozmicBlues 592]

Are you the US citizen/petitioner or the foreign fiance? If you're the US citizen then you can also provide your birth certificate to show citizenship. My fiance doesn't even have his passport yet and we filed our K1 application 2 months ago. He's had trouble obtaining the required birth documents for a passport and he works insane hours so it's hard to get to the passport office. We decided to apply anyway because I couldn't find anything about the beneficiary passport requirements as part of the K1 application. He's getting it this month so he should have it before we even get our NOA2. But I swear if we get denied/RFE for some reason because he doesn't have his passport then my fiance knows he will never hear the end of it.  

Edited June 6, 2017 by KozmicBlues

[A'n'L 735]

9 hours ago, KozmicBlues said:

Are you the US citizen/petitioner or the foreign fiance? If you're the US citizen then you can also provide your birth certificate to show citizenship. My fiance doesn't even have his passport yet and we filed our K1 application 2 months ago. He's had trouble obtaining the required birth documents for a passport and he works insane hours so it's hard to get to the passport office. We decided to apply anyway because I couldn't find anything about the beneficiary passport requirements as part of the K1 application. He's getting it this month so he should have it before we even get our NOA2. But I swear if we get denied/RFE for some reason because he doesn't have his passport then my fiance knows he will never hear the end of it.  

Don't worry. The beneficiary's passport information is only needed once he or she applies for the K1 visa at the foreign embassy (fills out form ds160).

[KozmicBlues 592]

11 hours ago, A'n'L said:

Don't worry. The beneficiary's passport information is only needed once he or she applies for the K1 visa at the foreign embassy (fills out form ds160).

That makes me feel so much better. thank you!!!