Is passport required for K2 visa application

[RoyceandHyden 10]

My fiance's situation is a little bit complicated. She Works in Hong Kong and her child lives with her parents in the Philippines. Her child does not have a passport currently and she is not available to take the child to get one since she lives and works out of the country. The child is 11 years old. Is a passport a requirement of the application process of the K2 Visa? I have read somewhere that if the child is under 14 it is not a requirement. I understand the child would need a passport when getting ready to leave the country.

[payxibka 10,045]

30 minutes ago, RoyceandHyden said:

My fiance's situation is a little bit complicated. She Works in Hong Kong and her child lives with her parents in the Philippines. Her child does not have a passport currently and she is not available to take the child to get one since she lives and works out of the country. The child is 11 years old. Is a passport a requirement of the application process of the K2 Visa? I have read somewhere that if the child is under 14 it is not a requirement. I understand the child would need a passport when getting ready to leave the country.

The Visa is placed inside the passport.   No passport no visa

[payxibka 10,045]

• If neither of the parents is available, any adult companion is allowed as long as he/she submits a Special Power of Attorney executed by the parent/s. If executed abroad, the Special Power of Attorney must be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate.

[Boiler 45,525]

Get a passport.

[icanbenobody 187]

passport is needed for k2..like @payxibka said no passport no visa 😊😊

goodluck

[HP+IC 292]

K2 kid does not need a passport at the petition stage, like, my older son didn't have a foreign passport, while the younger did. It's not an issue until the interview stage. But, what may be an issue, is if you put the kid's name in the petition and they will be approved with a wrong spelling, not like in the passport. If you first file and then have the kid's passport ordered, make sure you know what their name will be spelled like. In my country birth certificates are issued in Ukrainian only and to the best of my memory official spelling rules were amended like 3 times in 15 years. Beware if your fiancee's native language does not use Latin letters. So once you file the petition, you still have 6+ months to provide the passport for the kid. Also, you may have heard that a K2 may follow to join within 12 months after their mom gets her visa.

Edited November 9, 2018 by HP+IC

[payxibka 10,045]

12 minutes ago, HP+IC said:

K2 kid does not need a passport at the petition stage, like, my older son didn't have a foreign passport, while the younger did. It's not an issue until the interview stage. But, what may be an issue, is if you put the kid's name in the petition and they will be approved with a wrong spelling, not like in the passport. If you first file and then have the kid's passport ordered, make sure you know what their name will be spelled like. In my country birth certificates are issued in Ukrainian only and to the best of my memory official spelling rules were amended like 3 times in 15 years. Beware if your fiancee's native language does not use Latin letters. So once you file the petition, you still have 6+ months to provide the passport for the kid. Also, you may have heard that a K2 may follow to join within 12 months after their mom gets her visa.

Terminology is key.  Since the OP said application.  But you are correct, No beneficiary needs a passport at the petition phase.  Every applicant needs a passport at the embassy phase.

[icanbenobody 187]

8 minutes ago, HP+IC said:

K2 kid does not need a passport at the petition stage, like, my older son didn't have a foreign passport, while the younger did. It's not an issue until the interview stage. But, what may be an issue, is if you put the kid's name in the petition and they will be approved with a wrong spelling, not like in the passport. If you first file and then have the kid's passport ordered, make sure you know what their name will be spelled like. In my country birth certificates are issued in Ukrainian only and to the best of my memory official spelling rules were amended like 3 times in 15 years. Beware if your fiancee's native language does not use Latin letters. So once you file the petition, you still have 6+ months to provide the passport for the kid. Also, you may have heard that a K2 may follow to join within 12 months after their mom gets her visa.

yea this seems accurate..but right now to make passport appointment in phillipines seems harder because of the availability date..because i have a cousin who made his passport appointment and he needed to travel from cebu to palawan because thats the only place that has available date..but if money and time doesnt matter they can do it..good luck

[payxibka 10,045]

5 minutes ago, gaski said:

yea this seems accurate..but right now to make passport appointment in phillipines seems harder because of the availability date..because i have a cousin who made his passport appointment and he needed to travel from cebu to palawan because thats the only place that has available date..but if money and time doesnt matter they can do it..good luck

For some reason the cebu office lacks appointments, this for the most part is isolated to this office.  

[carmel34 3,633]

OP's original post answered his own question--passport is not needed for any beneficiary until later in the process, and petitions take many months to be approved before NVC stage--plenty of time to get a passport in 6-7 months of waiting.

[icanbenobody 187]

33 minutes ago, payxibka said:

For some reason the cebu office lacks appointments, this for the most part is isolated to this office.  

yea im sure there are more vacant in other offices..plus they have plenty of time to get that passport.🙂

[HP+IC 292]

22 minutes ago, gaski said:

yea im sure there are more vacant in other offices..plus they have plenty of time to get that passport.🙂

No, it doesn't seem that they have it with a NOA1 of 2018/06/01. Now it may be really an issue taking into account local hardships

Edited November 9, 2018 by HP+IC

[Ryan H 3,812]

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