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You should rather ask US embassy. VISa is a property (sort of) of the visiting country (in this case us). A permission for you to visit US under the specified terms.tdpff3 wrote:Forgive my ignorance if this post should not be in this thread.
Under the visa waiver programme as British citizen one is allowed to travel to those countries for three months period. Beyond that period they have to obtain visa. On my non-British passport I have ten years of multiple entry visa to USA. My query is, has anyone tried transferring such visas on their British passport.
I had the same "problem" in february and the US embassy's reply was what I posted above.champion wrote: You should rather ask US embassy.
Is this lawful? I am not sure but you can tell me.Dawie wrote:It's rather simple:
Use the passport that has the 10-year multiple entry visa to enter the United States and use your British passport to return to the UK.
Dawie, thanks for the clarification. It makes sense.Dawie wrote:Obviously I implied that you would use the passport with the visa to enter AND leave the USA and you would use your UK passport to enter and leave the UK.
I would never advise entering the USA with one passport and leaving it with a different one.
The US allows you to use a still valid visa in an expired passport provided that (a) the visa itself has not been damaged (e.g. in the cancellation process by having the corner cut off or holes stamped through it) and (b) the person's new passport is of the same nationality as the passport with the visa in it. If either of these criteria is not met, then the person must apply for a new visa.jes2jes wrote:Please note that the US does not operate a visa transfer system like the HO. You would rather have to reapply for the visa with supporting evidence like presenting a new application.
It may not be as simple as that. The fact that there's a 10-year visa on the non-UK passport may imply that the previous nationality may require a similar visa for entry into the UK also. In which case you may not be able to use that passport to board the plane at the US exit point to travel to the UK, thus requiring the use of your UK passport. Can be tricky...Dawie wrote:Obviously I implied that you would use the passport with the visa to enter AND leave the USA and you would use your UK passport to enter and leave the UK.
Not at all. It's quite simple. In this situation when you are required to produce evidence of your eligibility to enter/leave the USA you would produce the passport with the US visa in it, and likewise when asked to produce evidence of your eligibility to enter the UK you would produce your UK passport.global gypsy wrote:It may not be as simple as that. The fact that there's a 10-year visa on the non-UK passport may imply that the previous nationality may require a similar visa for entry into the UK also. In which case you may not be able to use that passport to board the plane at the US exit point to travel to the UK, thus requiring the use of your UK passport. Can be tricky...Dawie wrote:Obviously I implied that you would use the passport with the visa to enter AND leave the USA and you would use your UK passport to enter and leave the UK.