Valid US tourist visa, but expired passport
So I'm a dual citizen. One is an EU country so it’s under the VWP, and the other is not. I have a valid us tourist visa on the non-EU passport but it's about to expire and at the time. Because of the country's situation is very hard to renew the passport.
So my question is if I have a valid visa on an expired passport without being able to renew it, should I just simply apply and use the ESTA on the EU passport and disregard the visa on the other.
P.S. - I’ve heard that if you have a valid visa you shouldn’t even apply for the ESTA and I know people that have been troubled during immigration because of this.
Best Answer
You can travel under the VWP with your VWP-eligible passport even though you have a valid visa in your non-VWP passport. This is true whether the non-VWP passport is valid or expired.
I am unfortunately unable to find an authoritative reference to support this, however. There are some similar questions here that lead to this conclusion, however:
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What happens if the passport expired but visa still valid?
Expired and Renewed passports do not affect the validity of the Visas. However, you must bring your old passport with valid visas along with your new passport when travelling.Can I enter the US with expired passport?
If you are overseas and your U.S. passport expired on or after January 1, 2020, you may be able to use your expired passport to return directly to the United States until June 30, 2022.TRAVEL WITH VALID USA VISA IN EXPIRED PASSPORT
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