Renew expiring passport before or after I submit DS-260?

[fiskefillet 1]

Hi,

I have looked but sorry if this has been posted elsewhere. We are about ready to start paying the CEAC fees and start submitting our DS-260. However my passport expires within one month, I am curious if its smartest to renew this before or after I submit the DS-260. 

What does anybody recommend? I have read people have had to renew passports when waiting for their interview, but should I just get it out the way before submitting the DS-260 so my application doesnt have an expired passport?

Passport renewal could take up to around 2-3 weeks I think

[LilyJ 1,258]

I would renew and get a new passport first since for your visa your passport needs to be valid for at least 6 months or more. I recommend getting a new passport so you don't get hitched up with it expiring so soon

[LilyJ 1,258]

Also to add: it's possible maybe if you tell the Danish authorities where you live that you need your passport asap for your visa processing, that it could shorten your wait time for your passport to a week or so. When my husband came to visit me for the first time while we were still dating, we had planned the trip very quickly and there was only 2 weeks before he had to leave, and when he told them he needed it very soon because of his trip being so soon, they got his passport to him within a week. The Danish authorities are typically quite accommodating