GUWonder, let's not get all that fired up and maybe relax a bit. After all, this is just a free discussion.
You are right. We were talking about apples and oranges. You were talking about CBP officers placing a mark/stamp on the visa that in effect invalidates that visa (and the passport holder would therefore be required to get another visa). I was talking about traveling with a 10 year visa on an expired passport. I misunderstood what you said because it was fairly vague and also in response to a different question.
Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Also, what good is a 10-year visa when the passports are not valid for 10-years and DHS writes on the valid visa
in the expired passport that a new visa must be issued and/or affixed to the new passport before next entry? The whole expensive process all over again.
The stamp that you were talking about has nothing to do with whether the passport it is placed on is expired or not, and that's what was being discussed then. That explains this follow-up question:
Originally Posted by
wolfie_cr
are you positive about that entry? I was 100% certain until now that the visa remains valid and you simply travel with two passports (the one where the valid visa is and the passport that is still valid)
So you see, I was not the only one who
spoke oranges to your apples. We were talking about oranges to begin with and then you brought up the apples.
If what you are saying happens as often as you are saying it does then it is really worrisome.
It means that ultimately, if the CBP officer woke up on the wrong side of the bed you're SOL. That's just not right.
