Jump to content
E.Amr

can i renew my passport while being stuck in Administrative processing ??

 Share

9 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
Timeline

hello everyone 

 

i'm the beneficiary of K1 visa , we filed our case in April 2016 , and had our visa interview in December 2016, and unfortunately the decision was Administrative processing, and since that time we are stuck there, unfortunately my passport will expire by the end of the year (2017 ), and i need to renew my passport now so i can travel to meet my fiancee in Malaysia next month.

i read that when someone renews his passport , the new one comes with new passport number , and in my case that new number won't be matching with the old passport number i gave to the embassy in the DS 160 form - BTW the embassy is holding my passport since 3 months - so my question is " will renewing my passport affect our case , and will the embassy accept my new passport ?? "

 

thanks     

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hey, you should call the embassy and ask them what to do since they are holding your passport anyways, even if you got your visa tomorrow I don't think they can put it on an expired passport. Also you said you had your interview in December so I assume you had to have a medical exam for that, the medical exam that I had before my interview is only valid for six months so yours might have already expired and you need that to be able to enter the U.S. for a k-1 so you should ask the embassy about that as well because unfortunately you might have to get a new medical exam :/

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Best bet is to contact the embassy. However as long as you hold on to the old passport, you should be fine. When you are contacted to hand in your passport, they can update the passport number. Traveling on a expired passport is not an option.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
Timeline

thanks for your answers 

i already contacted the embassy and asked about my passport situation , the embassy said they will send me my passport to renew it and i should keep it til they ask me to send it 

regarding the expiry of my medical check , the embassy already asked me to send them my passport , new police certificate and new medical check on 29 march 2017 , i submitted everything they asked for on 11 april 2017 , and on 12 april our case was updated from immigrant to non immigrant , and case creation date changed to be 12 april , as case last update 

i did some research about these changes , and everyone said it was a good sign , since it is supposed to be the last step before issuing our visa , but since that time we are stuck , i tried everything , inquires from us , our lawyer and congress man , but the embassy always gave us the same automatic response " your case is under mandatory administrative processing "

 

any way i received my passport today and i will renew it

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 7 months later...
On 7/26/2017 at 8:39 PM, E.Amr said:

thanks for your answers 

i already contacted the embassy and asked about my passport situation , the embassy said they will send me my passport to renew it and i should keep it til they ask me to send it 

regarding the expiry of my medical check , the embassy already asked me to send them my passport , new police certificate and new medical check on 29 march 2017 , i submitted everything they asked for on 11 april 2017 , and on 12 april our case was updated from immigrant to non immigrant , and case creation date changed to be 12 april , as case last update 

i did some research about these changes , and everyone said it was a good sign , since it is supposed to be the last step before issuing our visa , but since that time we are stuck , i tried everything , inquires from us , our lawyer and congress man , but the embassy always gave us the same automatic response " your case is under mandatory administrative processing "

 

any way i received my passport today and i will renew it

Hey bro. I'm in a similar situation, and I was wondering if your visa was issued. And also, were you given the Ds5535 at any point? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
Timeline

and regarding my passport , when i told the embassy that i need my passport to renew it and use it to travel , they sent it back and asked me to keep the new one with me til they contact me, and they didn't say anything since that day

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 years later...
 
Didn't find the answer you were looking for? Ask our VJ Immigration Lawyers.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
- Back to Top -

Important Disclaimer: Please read carefully the Visajourney.com Terms of Service. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service you should not access or view any page (including this page) on VisaJourney.com. Answers and comments provided on Visajourney.com Forums are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Visajourney.com does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. VisaJourney.com does not condone immigration fraud in any way, shape or manner. VisaJourney.com recommends that if any member or user knows directly of someone involved in fraudulent or illegal activity, that they report such activity directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You can contact ICE via email at Immigration.Reply@dhs.gov or you can telephone ICE at 1-866-347-2423. All reported threads/posts containing reference to immigration fraud or illegal activities will be removed from this board. If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by contacting us here with a url link to that content. Thank you.
×
×
  • Create New...