Removing Used/Expired Visa Stickers from Passport
I have been thinking about removing used full-page visa stickers from my passport to make room for stamps.
Any one done this? Is this a very stupid idea? Thanks! |
I wouldn't. If you need pages for stamps, send your passport back in.
US: http://travel.state.gov/passport/fri/add/add_850.html Canada: http://www.passportcanada.gc.ca/supp...ang=eng&id=301 |
Originally Posted by jplus
(Post 11226212)
Is this a very stupid idea?
Originally Posted by jplus
(Post 11226212)
Thanks!
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Bottom line: don't tamper with your passport. Ever.
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Which brings up a related but slightly OT subject.
I am sure it is SSI top secret, but. . . Every ten years when you send in your PP for renewal, does/might the US State Department take that opportunity, before they void it and send it back for you to keep, to thumb through your pages of stamps and add them to your personal database so the computer can see if they match the airline tickets you have purchased and your customs recorded border crossings, etc.? Or see if you might have used foreign purchased air tickets or unrecorded cash travel like trains or busses to visit "countries of concern"? [/remove tinfoil conspiracy hat] |
Countries when you apply for a visa stamp "visa applied for" in the space where the visa sticker will go. This lets immigration officers know if you have been rejected for the visa, because no visa will be placed over it.
In short baadd idea. |
Thanks for the replies.
Guess I'll have to suck it up and go line up at the passport office (pages cannot be added to Canadian passports). |
Originally Posted by Flaflyer
(Post 11229253)
Which brings up a related but slightly OT subject.
I am sure it is SSI top secret, but. . . Every ten years when you send in your PP for renewal, does/might the US State Department take that opportunity, before they void it and send it back for you to keep, to thumb through your pages of stamps and add them to your personal database so the computer can see if they match the airline tickets you have purchased and your customs recorded border crossings, etc.? Or see if you might have used foreign purchased air tickets or unrecorded cash travel like trains or busses to visit "countries of concern"? [/remove tinfoil conspiracy hat] |
Originally Posted by jplus
(Post 11226212)
I have been thinking about removing used full-page visa stickers from my passport to make room for stamps.
Any one done this? Is this a very stupid idea? Thanks! Don't. |
Actually this is fine to do in a pinch. There's no way anyone will tell if you don't damage the page below. It's perfect if you absolutely MUST travel and can't get the turnaround you need. Of course some of us are sentimental to our stickers, but if it's down to the wire, go for it.
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Originally Posted by Flaflyer
(Post 11229253)
Which brings up a related but slightly OT subject.
I am sure it is SSI top secret, but. . . Every ten years when you send in your PP for renewal, does/might the US State Department take that opportunity, before they void it and send it back for you to keep, to thumb through your pages of stamps and add them to your personal database so the computer can see if they match the airline tickets you have purchased and your customs recorded border crossings, etc.? Or see if you might have used foreign purchased air tickets or unrecorded cash travel like trains or busses to visit "countries of concern"? [/remove tinfoil conspiracy hat] |
It is unlawful under Title 18 USC Sec 1543 to alter or mutilate a U.S. Passport. Your passport belongs to the U.S. Government, not to you.
It says so right there on page 6 (emphasis mine): "This passport may not be altered or mutilated in any way. Alteration may make it INVALID, and, if willful, may subject you to prosecution . . . Only authorized officials of the United States or of foreign countries, in connection with official matters, may place stamps or make statements, notations, or additions in this passport. You may amend or update personal information for your own convenience on page 7." So, do NOT tamper with your passport. (I would argue that this law also prohibits microwaving or pounding the new e-passports to disable the RFID chip, as some FTers have spoken about doing to reduce the risk of identity theft.) |
Originally Posted by jplus
(Post 11233030)
Thanks for the replies.
Guess I'll have to suck it up and go line up at the passport office (pages cannot be added to Canadian passports). |
Originally Posted by BobbySteel
(Post 11242022)
There's no way anyone will tell if you don't damage the page below.
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Originally Posted by BobbySteel
(Post 11242022)
Actually this is fine to do in a pinch. There's no way anyone will tell if you don't damage the page below. It's perfect if you absolutely MUST travel and can't get the turnaround you need. Of course some of us are sentimental to our stickers, but if it's down to the wire, go for it.
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