Can I use the visa in my expired passport when my new passport is in a different name?
I live in the UK. I have two passports: an expired one which has a visa that is valid for 3 more years. On my new passport, there is no visa, but the name is different as I recently changed my name by deed poll.
Is it still okay to travel using both passports and carrying the deed poll certificate. as well?
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You most likely have to update the details on your visa. I am from Mexico and live in the UK. I have a biometric visa (it is a card, no longer on the passport). I moved house in December and I had 90 days to update my address or I could face a fine. If I would have changed my name as well then I would have had to apply and pay for an updated visa (not a new one, but an updated one).
This will help: https://www.gov.uk/change-circumstances-visa-brp/youre-in-the-uk-and-dont-have-a-brp
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Is a visa still valid on an expired 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.What happens to my US visa if I change my name?
If name on the visa and passport is same then old visa is valid. But if name is completely changed then new passport and visa is required. If only surname is changed in case of marriage then while travelling both passports along with marriage certificate needs to be carried. Old visa on old passport ia still valid.Can I travel with new passport and visa on old passport to UAE?
There won't be any issue . Carry your both passport and if am not wrong your old passport number will be mentioned at the last page of your new passport . yes u are right.Do I need to transfer my US visa to new passport?
Do I need to apply for a new visa with my new passport? No. If your visa is still valid you can travel to the United States with your two passports, as long as the visa is valid, not damaged, and is the appropriate type of visa required for your principal purpose of travel.More answers regarding can I use the visa in my expired passport when my new passport is in a different name?
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If you are talking about UK visa, then the answer is that you should be fine, although it could make travel easier if you update/change details on your visa. I am speaking from experience.
When my wife and I got married, we both lived in the UK; I had a USA passport with an HSMP visa (then-equivalent of Tier 1 General) and my wife had a Russian passport with a Work Permit visa (then-equivalent of Tier 2). After we got married, she changed her name and got a new Russian passport showing her new name. After that, whenever she had to travel internationally, she would carry her old (cancelled) Russian passport with the visa, her new Russian passport and a copy of the marriage certificate (we got married in the USA). Not once has she had any problems entering the UK. This continued for about a year until she got her spouse visa in her new name in her new passport.
Depending on visa type, you may have had to register with a local police department. If this is the case, you must notify the local police department of the change of name (and this was the case with my wife, too) - but you still are not required to get a new visa.
It is important to carry with you both, old and new, passports and some sort of an official document confirming the change of your name (marriage certificate, court ruling, deed poll, etc.)
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