H1 Visa Stamping and Passport Expiring in less than six months

[qbak]

Hello all,

My visa interview date is on June 26th 2012 and my passport expires on December 9th 2012. It is not exactly 6 months but pretty close. Do you think I will have problems in visa stamping?

Please let me know soon

Thanks much

[tux78]

I think it is safer to extend the passport. There is a risk. It might work but they also might refuse you the visa. Or they might only give you visa unitl Dec 9th. Please consult a lawyer but if I were you, I would try to extend the passport first.

[LonelyMe]

you should have gotten it renewed earlier, as passport re-issue takes on average 1-2 months.

Non-immigrants traveling to the US are required to have passport un-expired valid for travel for 6 months and beyond. You can check with the US embassy and send in your details.

[LonelyMe]

are you talking about US visa & re-entering United states with a newly stamped visa? My response was based on that...

you can check with US Customs & border protection, officers at the Airport .All international airports have the CBP office, counter where you can ask for information on this. Be sure to show your current legal status document and passport, they usually ask for that.

[pontevecchio]

In any case use tatkal and get a new passport before coming back. It does not matter if the visa is stamped in the old passport. Otherwise you will get an I94 valid only till the passport expiry.

[qbak]

Thanks for the replies guys. I will be flying to Pakistan aftewards where i plan to renew my passport however I wanted to be sure if my passport needs to be valid for at least 6 months at the time of stamping.

I am right now leaning towards postponing the trip

[qbak]

Thank you for the information guys. I spoke to a consular over the phone and they notified that Pakistan, like India is exempted from the 6 months passport expiration rule. So I should be good.

Thanks for the advice though.

[mushroomlover]

Hi Qbak,

 

i am alos in same kind of situation .i have my visa appointment in canada  on nov 26 and my passport expire on march10 2014  .so i kind of have 3 months on my passport. did you go to  your home country for stamping. and how did it went, did you had any issues with your expiring passport for stamping.