Many people face the problem of replacing new passports when their old passports are about to expire.
For most people, it is not easy to get a US visa for 10 years, so the US visa cannot be invalidated due to your negligence.
Then the question is:
After changing the new passport, is the 10-year on the old passport still valid? What is the difference between reissue passports and reissue?
Today I will explain to you the relationship and precautions between updating your passport and US visa.
Reissue of passport
cannot provide the original old passport.
According to regulations, if the passport is lost, stolen or severely damaged, it will affect its normal use. The passport holder can apply for a passport to be reissue.
Reissue passport requires the reporting of loss first. Therefore, all visa pages on the reported old passport cannot be used even if they are still valid.
The replacement of passport
requires the original old passport.
According to regulations, citizens with Chinese nationality and holding an ordinary passport of the People's Republic of China and those who have one of the following circumstances may apply for a new passport:
① The passport validity period is less than one year;
② The passport visa page is about to be used up;
③ The appearance has changed greatly;
④ The name, gender, ID number, place of birth, date of birth, etc. on the household registration book are changed;
⑤ Other situations where there is a legitimate reason to change the issue.
What should I do if the visa is issued after reissue the passport?
United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, France and other Schengen countries do not provide visa transfer services. Therefore, visas that are still valid on the old passport can be used with the new passport that is renewed.
Some countries, such as New Zealand , Australia, Singapore, etc., can apply to transfer the valid visa on the old passport to the new passport.
New Zealand, Australia and Singapore currently use electronic visas, so just apply for a change of the passport number corresponding to electronic visa . What should I do if I have a visa after reissue my passport?
In this case, after the new passport is replaced, all visa pages on the old passport before "reissing" will be invalidated at the same time. Even visas that are still within the valid period, such as the US ten-year visa and Canada ten-year visa, can no longer be used, and can only apply for a new visa again.
Special reminder
When a new passport is issued, the entry and exit staff generally have to "cut the corners" of the entire old passport.
So, if there is still a valid visa page on the old passport, be sure to inform the staff before cutting the corners and do not cut off the valid visa page! How to calculate the blank page of
passport?
When everyone applies for a visa, embassies of all countries will make strict requirements on the continuous blank pages of passports. Generally, there are at least two consecutive blank visa pages.
"A blank visa page" means: there cannot be any traces of entry and exit stamps, stickers, and staples on a single visa page.
And "two consecutive blank visa pages" means two blank visa pages on the passport that meet the above requirements, and the page numbers must be continuous (folded pages).
In addition, when applying for a new passport, if it is not lost, you must choose to renew the passport!
