My Thai Gf Has Us Visa In Old Passport

[WatUp]

Hi all,

Does anyone have experience with this?

I am going to USA with my Thai girlfriend. She has a US entry visa for work but here is the problem:

She has a US entry visa good for 10 years

Thai passport is only valid for 5 years

The passport has since expired and she now has a new Thai passport but the US visa in her old passport still has 5 years of validity left

Can she show up in the US with a visa that is still valid in an expired passport and present her new passport?

I will contact the US embassy about this but just checking here if anyone has any previous experience with it.

thanks and I will post the results when it is all sorted out

[metisdead]

Can she show up in the US with a visa that is still valid in an expired passport and present her new passport?

Yes, she travels with both passports, presents both when entering the US, no problems.

[KamnanT]

You say she has a US entry visa "for work" that is valid for 10 years. Visas that permit paid employment in the US are normally not valid for 10 years - I think you must be referring to a B-1/B-2 visa that permits short-term visits for tourism or business. A B-1/B-2 remains valid even if the passport it is affixed in expires. Your GF should be granted entry if she presents the expired passport with visa along with a current passport in the same name.

[WatUp]

You say she has a US entry visa "for work" that is valid for 10 years. Visas that permit paid employment in the US are normally not valid for 10 years - I think you must be referring to a B-1/B-2 visa that permits short-term visits for tourism or business. A B-1/B-2 remains valid even if the passport it is affixed in expires. Your GF should be granted entry if she presents the expired passport with visa along with a current passport in the same name.

What I mean is she has visa issued through her work that lets her go to usa for training, etc... It is a B1/B2. Thanks for the feedback, this is good news!

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[up-country_sinclair]

Yes, she should bring both passports.

[thaigirllondon]

My USA visa is also in my last passport, just attach both. I have done this in Amserican, once entering UK and also in Holland. No problem at all and easier than transfering visas.

[thaigirllondon]

PS my husband has entered thailand in the same way