Can I use a US visa in a official but cancelled passport? [duplicate]

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I would like to know the following:

Assumption: suppose a person has surrendered/cancelled his Indian official passport and gotten back his regular passport, but he has a US visa valid until 2020 in his official passport.

Can he travel to the US with the new official passport and enter with the visa in the surrendered/cancelled passport?



Best Answer

A valid visa in an expired or cancelled passport may be used in conjunction with a valid passport of the same type issued by the same country. Of course, the visa must be valid for the purpose of travel as well.

You write that you have "surrendered" your passport. If you did not get it back after it was cancelled, you are no longer in possession of your valid visa, and you will need to apply for a new visa.

Also, in one paragraph you write "and got back his regular passport" but in another you wrote "with new official passport," so I would like to underscore the requirement that the valid passport must be of the same type. You cannot use a visa in a cancelled official passport along with a valid regular passport.




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Is US visa valid on Cancelled passport?

Your visa has to be valid on the old passport that expired. It has to meet the purpose of the travel. The visa on old passport should not be damaged and in good condition. You need to carry both of your passports \u2013 the current valid passport and the old passport with valid US Visa.

Can I transfer my US visa from old passport to new passport?

U.S. visas cannot be transferred from one passport to another. You can travel to the United States with both passports, or you can apply for a new visa. As long as the four names match from the old passport to the new passport, and are in the same order, you may travel with both passports.

Can I use the same visa twice?

If you apply for two types of visas and are eligible for both visas, consular officers are permitted to issue two concurrently valid visas. For example, you may have a B1/B2 visa for tourist purposes that was granted for 10 years and also be issued an E-2 visa to run a business in the United States.

What happens if you lose passport with US visa?

Lost or stolen U.S. visas cannot be replaced in the United States. For replacement of a visa, you must apply in person at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. When applying for the replacement of a visa, you will need to provide a written account documenting the loss of your passport and visa.



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Yes you can use your old passport's visa with your new passport!

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