Passport and visa question

[sadhu]

Hello,

I have made new passport as my old passport is going to expire in June,2011. However, the psw visa stamp (uk), which is valid until July,2011, is still in my old passport.My old passport has been cancelled and there is a note on my new passport that my old passport has been returned because it has got valid UK visa.I have stapled both passport.

Please tell me, is it mandatory to transfer the visa from old passport to the new passport in order to travel to India?

Many thanks.

Sadhu.

[janedoe]

I had my three year student visa in my old/expired passport. All I did whenever I left the country was to make sure I have both my passports with me and I never faced any trouble.
Regards

[sadhu]

I had my three year student visa in my old/expired passport. All I did whenever I left the country was to make sure I have both my passports with me and I never faced any trouble.
Regards

Thanks for the reply.But did you find any problem when you were returning to the UK from India or your home country?

[janedoe]

Well that's really what I meant. They don't check your visa when you are leaving the country now do they! Whenever I came back, I showed my current passport as my valid passport for travel and then they checked the expired one for my visa.

[vinny]

You do not need to transfer your residence permit to your new passport. If you choose not to transfer your permit, you should carry both your old and new passports when you travel to the UK - this will prove to our immigration officers that you have the right to be in the UK. If you cannot produce your residence permit when you arrive at our border, you may not be allowed to enter the country.

This is not normally necessary and will attract a fee. Instead you should travel with both passports which should be shown to an Immigration Officer on arrival in the UK.

[sadhu]

Thanks to Vinny and Janedeo.