FP and Passport Expiry

[Barbet]

My details:

EB2 (India)- PD 24 July 2006

FP Done- Once in 2007

Changed job in 2008, filed AC 21.

My PD will become current next month.

Can anybody guess the likelyhood of getting one more FP notice? The reason I am curious is my passport will expire on 24th July. I did not apply for renewal because each month I was hoping that my date will become current next month.

If I remember correctly, the USCIS requires unexpired passport for identification.

Can the experts on the forum let me know what my options are?

Appreciate your help.

[Belle]

Hm... how's your passport renewal is tied to approval? If anything, you need passport for travel, and green card makes it easier to travel, so I would expect someone to actually get a new passport in time for approval to take advantage of the travel opportunities...

"If I remember correctly, the USCIS requires unexpired passport for identification."

Nope. If you have any other type of ID, you can use it at the time of fingerprinting.

[Barbet]

Thanks.

The passport renewal is not tied to 485 approval.

The USCIS asked for passport for my last FP.

[Shurap1]

If you are around Newyork area then just go there for passport renewal. It takes only 4 days. I think same policy is there for all other Indian consulates in USA. I just did my renewal and everything was very smooth there.

[Barbet]

Originally posted by Shurap1:

If you are around Newyork area then just go there for passport renewal. It takes only 4 days. I think same policy is there for all other Indian consulates in USA. I just did my renewal and everything was very smooth there.

Thanks. I am in CT