If the biographic information on your valid visa, such as your name and date of birth, are EXACTLY the same as how they appear on your current passport, you can travel on the visa by carrying the old or expired passport with your current passport. If, for example, your name has changed or is spelled differently in your current passport, you must reapply for a new visa.

If you can keep your old passport with you, you do not need a new visa. Take the old passport with the valid visa and new passport together as your international ID.

If you have a valid, undamaged visa in a passport which has expired or been canceled, and the old passport is from the same country as your current passport, you do not need to obtain a new visa. You may simply carry the old passport together with your currently valid passport to enter the United States. The two passports do not need to be attached together or sealed.

If your visa has not expired, been cancelled or damaged, simply carry your old and new passports together when you to to the United States. If you prefer to have a visa placed in your new passport, you will need to apply for a new U.S. visa. Remember, there are no guarantees that a visa will be issued.

You may travel to the United States on a valid visa in an expired passport as long as all the biographic information on your visa (name, date of birth, nationality, etc.) matches the same information on your new passport. Ensure that the visa has not been hole-punched or damaged in any other way.

You may continue to use that visa (provided it is not cut, cancelled or has expired) by carrying that old passport with your new one. For more details, see http://www.immi.gov.au/faq/resident/index.htm#i. Although this link is for RRVs, it's also applicable for the initial migrant/permanent residence visa. Bring your old passport with the un-cancelled, un-damaged visa label and your new passport which is valid for immigration clearance.

If the visa is still valid in the old passport, then there is no need for the applicant to apply for a fresh visa. Carry both the passports (the old as well as the new passport), and the applicant can travel to the U.S. using this valid visa.

You have to contact the Embassy of the country which has issued the visa to enable them to transfer the visa on your new passport.

Generally yes. If you have a valid U.S. visa in an expired passport, you may still travel to the U.S. on the valid visa, provided you travel with a valid passport of the same nationality as the expired passport and the two passports contain identical biographic data. For this purpose, both British National (Overseas) and Hong Kong SAR passports are considered the same nationality.

If your visa is in a passport that has expired, you will need to get a new passport before you can travel to the United States. You may travel with your old passport (with valid visa) and your new passport assuming that the visa is not damaged. If your personal data has been changed (for example you have changed your surname to reflect your married status) you have a choice to apply for a new visa in a new passport or travel with both passports and explain it to the immigartion officer at the U.

Visas in expired passports are still valid. Applicants may travel with a visa in an expired passport as long as their currently valid passport reflects the same biographical information and the visa in the expired passport has not been damaged. Applicants whose names have changed (for example, by marriage) or whose visas were damaged must apply for a new visa.

If you do not wish to do so, then you may obtain a new visa on the new passport. To do so, you will need to pay the requisite fee, schedule an appointment by enrolling at the following web site: Link. No one may accompany a visa applicant to an interview unless the applicant is a minor incapable of communicating in any language spoken by the Embassy staff without the assistance of a certified interpreter, or in need of physical assistance for an obvious medical infirmity.

A visa is valid for the time stamped on the visa even when the passport is no longer valid. As long as the visa is not damaged in any way and you have not changed your nationality, you may carry the "old" passport containing the valid visa and the new passport when you travel, presenting both at the point of entry. The Consulate will not transfer a visa to the new passport.

No. Any traveler with a valid visa in an expired passport and a new valid passport is welcome to enter the United States carrying both passports. Such travelers will be admitted, barring any other ineligibility, at any time prior to the date of the visa???s expiration. It is not necessary to obtain another visa in the new passport.

Yes, if you will be entering the United States for a reason consistent with the type of valid visa you have. You should carry the old passport that contains the valid visa and your current (new) passport. You will use both for entry into the United States.

You are still able to use the visa by presenting your old and new passport, as long as it hasn’t expired and has not been damaged or cancelled.

You may continue to use that visa (provided it is not cut, damaged, cancelled or expired) by carrying that old passport with your new one.

Visa requirements listed on this site pertain to U.S. passport holders only. Please contact us for current, specific requirements for non-US passport holders. Most visas are stamped, or affixed, in your passport on the pages specifically marked for them, and foreign consular officials require that visa stamps be placed on those pages that do not contain any other stamps or marks.

If the passport in which your visa has been endorsed has expired, the visa in the old passport still can be used, provided that you also carry a valid passport of the same nationality. Note: If, when canceling your old passport, the passport authority has clipped the corners of the passport, and, in so doing, has damaged the visa in any way, that visa is no longer valid and cannot be used for travel to the United States.

A U.S. visa is stamped in a passport to show that a person has been reviewed by a consular official and is eligible for entry to the United States during the dates of validity of the visa. Reciprocity agreements between the U.S. and one's country of citizenship determine the length of visa validity and the cost of the visa. The expiration of one's visa has no bearing on that person's legal permission to remain in the United States. His/her permission to remain in the U.S.

Yes, you can use your valid visa in your old passport. When you travel, you will have to carry both your new passport, and the old one with the visa in it. If you have to return your old passport when you get a new one, you will lose your visa, and have to apply for a new one before you return to the U.S.

Yes, you can. Before applying check the expiration of the document. It should be valid at least 3 months upon conclusion of your trip. Yes, you can. Before applying check the expiration of the document. It should be valid at least 3 months upon conclusion of your trip. You can provide your business registration, your latest tax return and a recent company bank statement to complete your application.

You may travel with a valid passport and a valid, unexpired visa in an expired passport. You can staple or clip the two passports together. If you want, you may also apply for a new visa with your new, but you must go through the regular visa application procedure.