Filling N-400 soon. Passport from my original country expired

[Pticakiwi 0]

Hello!

I'm planning to apply for naturalization soon, came on K1 but will be applying under 5 years rule (been here longer than that).

Lifted conditions in 2020.

My question is:

There's a requirement to bring a passport to the interview to show that all previous travel to the US was legal.

I have my passport, but it expired, and the wait in the embassy to renew is ridiculous (I'm 900-ish on the waitlist right now).

Will it cause any problems during the interview if I don't receive a new passport by then and only will show my expired one?

Or should I wait to file until I have a new passport on hand?

[OldUser 8,583]

Your passport can be expired. There's no requirement to have a valid passport for N-400

[Scandi 4,251]

You should bring all your passports, doesn't matter if they're valid or expired. I brought three passports, the IO only wanted to see the one with my K-1 visa in it, and the newest passport. 

[Pticakiwi 0]

18 minutes ago, Scandi said:

You should bring all your passports, doesn't matter if they're valid or expired. I brought three passports, the IO only wanted to see the one with my K-1 visa in it, and the newest passport. 

The problem is that I don't have a current passport, only expired one. I'm waiting for the embassy to have an appointment slot, and then it's up to 3 months to get a passport.

And I'm wondering if it's going to be an issue during N-400 interview that I don't have a current unexpired passport from my country of origin (which I was advised above shouldn't be an issue).

Edited Wednesday at 05:21 PM by Pticakiwi

[OldUser 8,583]

Just now, Pticakiwi said:

The problem is that I don't have a current passport, only expired one. I'm waiting for the embassy to have an appointment slot, and then it's up to 3 months to get a passport.

And I'm wondering if it's going to be an issue during N-400 interview that I don't have a current unexpired passport from my country of origin. 

No, it shouldn't be an issue. Bring paperwork for passport renewal to prove your passport is at embassy.

[Pticakiwi 0]

Thank you!

[Rocio0010 5,703]

51 minutes ago, Pticakiwi said:

The problem is that I don't have a current passport, only expired one. I'm waiting for the embassy to have an appointment slot, and then it's up to 3 months to get a passport.

And I'm wondering if it's going to be an issue during N-400 interview that I don't have a current unexpired passport from my country of origin (which I was advised above shouldn't be an issue).

The person said "it doesn't matter if they are valid or expired". So you do not need a current, unexpired passport.

[Scandi 4,251]

1 hour ago, Pticakiwi said:

The problem is that I don't have a current passport, only expired one. I'm waiting for the embassy to have an appointment slot, and then it's up to 3 months to get a passport.

And I'm wondering if it's going to be an issue during N-400 interview that I don't have a current unexpired passport from my country of origin (which I was advised above shouldn't be an issue).

Like I wrote, "doesn't matter if they're valid or expired". 

[Pticakiwi 0]

2 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Like I wrote, "doesn't matter if they're valid or expired". 

You also mentioned that they wanted your newest passport. I don't have that. What did they want the newest passport for?

Edited Wednesday at 06:24 PM by Pticakiwi

[Scandi 4,251]

26 minutes ago, Pticakiwi said:

You also mentioned that they wanted your newest passport. I don't have that. What did they want the newest passport for?

She looked at it because I had it. You don't have one, so there's nothing to look at other than the expired you one you'll bring. She looked at my newest passport likely because that was the only passport I had actually used for travelling after moving to the US. 

[Pticakiwi 0]

2 minutes ago, Scandi said:

She looked at it because I had it. You don't have one, so there's nothing to look at other than the expired you one you'll bring. She looked at my newest passport likely because that was the only passport I had actually used for travelling after moving to the US. 

Thank you! Now it makes sense.

[Rocio0010 5,703]

3 hours ago, Pticakiwi said:

You also mentioned that they wanted your newest passport. I don't have that. What did they want the newest passport for?

Your newest passport might very well be the same expired passport you are talking about. You're overthinking it.