Originally Posted by
Bob'sYourUncle
You obviously have never scheduled a visa appointment. If it were only that simple....
Yes, I have, and it is that simple. You do not need to call and ask what paperwork you need. All that info is available online. You do need 1 (one) call in order to schedule an appointment, but 1 call should suffice. You don't NEED to call back over and over again.
Originally Posted by
GUWonder
I am positive that if they make the entry I mentioned -- that is if they write down on your visa/visa page that your visa will not be accepted next time without a transfer or new issuance -- then the normally accepted standard of traveling with the new passport and the expired passport with the valid visa will not work.
That is simply not true! Here are some official sources:
1. From
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/tem...ypes_1262.html :
Unless previously canceled, a visa is valid until its expiration date. Therefore, if the traveler has a valid U.S. visa in an expired passport, do not remove the visa page from the expired passport. You may use it along with a new valid passport for travel and admission to the United States.
2. From the US Embassy Germany site (
http://germany.usembassy.gov/germany...t_expired.html)
If your passport containing a still valid visa has expired, you may travel with two passports - your expired passport containing the valid U.S. visa and your unexpired passport.
Also, my mother has traveled to the US with a 10-year visa on her old passport 9 times and NEVER had an issue. The last time was a month ago.
Originally Posted by
Arada
Uh Oh...is this accurate? I'll be in that situation in 2009...visa expires in 2014and I visit a friend in the US a few times a year. I thought that it was just a matter of travelling with the old passport with the valid visa. Not looking forward to an added hassle
You have nothing to worry about. Check the sources above.