Passport in Lieu of Birth Certificate for Petitioner

[James Joyce 0]

Hi There - My fiancee and I are applying for a K-1 visa. As the petitioner I have a question about what I need to submit to prove U.S. Citizenship. Is a photocopy of every page of my passport enough or do they prefer birth certificates? The reason I ask is, my first name is mis-spelled on my U.S. birth certificate (later corrected), and I worry submitting this document will only add confusion. What would you suggest? 

 

Thank you!

Edited February 28, 2018 by James Joyce

[Khallaf 650]

3 minutes ago, James Joyce said:

Hi There - My spouse and I are applying for a K-1 visa. As the petitioner I have a question about what I need to submit to prove U.S. Citizenship. Is a photocopy of every page of my passport enough or do they prefer birth certificates? The reason I ask is, my first name is mis-spelled on my U.S. birth certificate (later corrected), and I worry submitting this document will only add confusion. What would you suggest? 

 

Thank you!

you said SPOUSE K1 is not for spouse

[James Joyce 0]

1 minute ago, Khallaf said:

you said SPOUSE K1 is not for spouse

Just corrected, I meant fiancee

[Khallaf 650]

3 minutes ago, James Joyce said:

Just corrected, I meant fiancee

you can do both, this will help establish the citizenship portion, but I havn't had to do a K1 in long time so I don't know what they require anymore I wish I could be of more help.

 

have you looked at the different options for visa meaning the fiance over the spouse visa?

Edited February 28, 2018 by Khallaf

[HappyBunny 22]

My husband is a citizen and I was told his passport is enough by my attorney. 

[TNJ17 1,329]

We sent both the passport biographic page and the birth certificate. Our lawyer asked for both. Have your name corrected on your BC and get a new one. With the long processing times it’s better to send everything than to get an RFE. Don’t chance it. 

[Enigma11561 336]

Either establishes citizenship. If you wish to submit both ( only photo page of passport), use the correct spelling when filing out the form and In section 8 of the application you can submit a statement regarding the misspelling.

[Andrea&Henry 311]

1 hour ago, James Joyce said:

Hi There - My fiancee and I are applying for a K-1 visa. As the petitioner I have a question about what I need to submit to prove U.S. Citizenship. Is a photocopy of every page of my passport enough or do they prefer birth certificates? The reason I ask is, my first name is mis-spelled on my U.S. birth certificate (later corrected), and I worry submitting this document will only add confusion. What would you suggest? 

 

Thank you!

When my then fiance, now husband appliedo for my k1 visa he did it only with his US passport, and yes he sent color copies of every page. That was it! No issues