Fixing visa appointment with old passport ?

[bhikubhai]

Can an applicant take the appointment using the old passport number, then apply for a passport renewal and still use the appointment date ?

Also how does one go about changing all the information submitted in the DS-156 and DS-157 forms ?

Basically I'm confused on how to handle a situation where the earliest dates available are mid september '06 (mumbai) and the passport expires in April '07 (7 months after the interview date).

Has someone done this kind of switch before ?

Immihelp, any ideas recommendations ???

[sonujan]

If your passport is valid for more than 6 months from the date of issue then I think you can apply with that passport itself.

YOu cannot take appointment with one passport and then change to the other passport.

[bhikubhai]

But info on immihelp states differently !

The exact words on immihelp are "passport validity date should be at least six months beyond the applicant's intended period of stay".

So if the appointment date is 20th of Sept and the passport expires on 20th April i.e. 7 months from the issue date then per the rule the visitor has to come back by the 20th of October !!!

I am just concerned that the visa officer will deny the visa based on the fact that the passport is valid for only 7 more months.

Now is this a real concern or is the situation safe ???

[dahlia]

Can an applicant take the appointment using the old passport number, then apply for a passport renewal and still use the appointment date ?

Also how does one go about changing all the information submitted in the DS-156 and DS-157 forms ?

Basically I'm confused on how to handle a situation where the earliest dates available are mid september '06 (mumbai) and the passport expires in April '07 (7 months after the interview date).

Has someone done this kind of switch before ?

Immihelp, any ideas recommendations ???

This is what I think: If you renew ur passport before the interview date, just take the new passport along with ur old one. U will be fine.