What should I do if my visa is valid and my passport expires?

The U.S. visa is still valid, and the processing method of the expired passport is as follows:

Cut the corners of the old passport, apply for a new one, and use the old and the new together.

In this case, you can apply for a new passport, and when you go to the United States, you can hold two passports at the same time. You can also apply for a new passport, and the old passport will be returned to the holder with a cut corner after processing, and you can go to the U.S. consulate to re-affix it.

The Municipal Public Security Exit and Entry Administration Bureau and the border police both said that the Ministry of Public Security has not yet issued relevant specific documents in this regard. In response to this new situation, they all suggested that these citizens should use both the old and new passports when leaving the country. As is customary, both China and the United States will be allowed to pass through the border gates.

In addition, the police of the Municipal Public Security Exit and Entry Administration Bureau also said that if these citizens find it inconvenient to bring two passports, they can also apply for a new passport from the exit and entry administration department within the validity period of the passport. Then, the holder takes the new passport to the embassy to apply for a visa, and then there is no need to bring the old passport.

Reminder: The police of the Municipal Public Security Exit and Entry Administration Bureau specially reminded that individual citizens directly tear off the valid visa page in the old passport and use it with the new passport in order to save trouble, which is absolutely wrong. The old passport with the visa page must not be damaged or destroyed, otherwise the holder will not be able to leave the country.

This is especially important for those who want to go through the procedures for studying or traveling to the United States.

What should I do if my passport expires and my visa does not expire.

Legal analysis: If the passport expires, the visa is still valid does not affect the use of the visa. Because absorption in many countries have extended their visa time, some will even have a ten-year validity period, if every time the passport expires to reissue, it will be too troublesome, so if there is a passport expired and the visa has not expired, only need to re-apply for a new passport, when the passport is renewed, the staff in order to prove that the old copy is invalid, will cut off a corner of the passport, but remind the staff not to cut out the page with the visa when handling, Under normal circumstances, the valid visas on the new passport and the old passport can be used, but in some places there will be trouble when registering, and you may not be able to leave the country because there is no visa on the new passport.

Legal basis: Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Passports and Visas

Article 4 The authority that issues passports and visas shall have the right to refuse to issue passports and visas; The right to revoke passports and visas that have already been issued.

Article 5 Chinese passports are issued to Chinese citizens who have reached the age of 16, and Chinese citizens under the age of 16 may use the same passport with their parents; If necessary, a passport may also be issued separately.

Article 13 The validity period of a visa shall be determined by the authority issuing the visa according to the circumstances.

Article 14 If the visa holder needs to extend the validity period, increase or remove the number of accompanying passengers, change the destination and number of visas, and the foreigners who are restricted from the ports of entry and exit need to change the ports of entry and exit, they must go through the procedures for visa endorsement.

If the passport and visa have expired, apply for a new passport at the Exit and Entry Administration Bureau of the county-level public security bureau where the household registration is located. When the passport expires, the citizen may apply for the renewal of the ordinary passport, and in addition to submitting the required materials, the original ordinary passport and a copy shall be submitted. Citizens residing abroad who return to China for a short period of time to apply for the renewal of ordinary passports shall submit such applications to the exit-entry administration of the local people's ** public security organs at or above the county level in their temporary place of residence, and submit the original ordinary passports.

What is the process of applying for a passport:

1. Submit two copies and two copies of the completed and affixed approval form for Chinese citizens to go abroad with their recent positive barehead**;

2. Submit supporting materials corresponding to the reason for exit;

3. Submit the applicant's resident ID card or household registration booklet for inspection and submit a copy of it.

[Legal basis].Article 10 of the Administrative Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Issuance of Ordinary Passports and Entry-Exit Permits.

Under any of the following circumstances, the holder of an ordinary passport may apply to the exit-entry administration authority of the local people's ** public security organ at or above the county level where his household registration is located for the renewal of an ordinary passport:

1) The visa page is about to be used up;

2) The validity period is less than six months, or the validity period is more than six months, but there are materials to prove that the validity period does not meet the requirements of the country to which it is traveling;

3) Other circumstances recognized by the exit-entry administration of the Ministry of Public Security.

If the visa is still valid, the passport has expired, and you need to get a new passport, and you do not need to apply for a new visa. The specific regulations are:

Article 10 Under any of the following circumstances, the holder of an ordinary passport may apply to the exit-entry administration authority of the local people's ** public security organ at or above the county level where his household registration is located for the renewal of an ordinary passport

1) The visa page is about to be used up;

2) The validity period is less than 6 months, or the validity period is more than 6 months, but there are materials to prove that the validity period does not meet the requirements of the country to which it is traveling;

3) Other circumstances recognized by the exit-entry administration of the Ministry of Public Security.

Article 11 Citizens applying for the renewal of ordinary passports shall, in addition to the materials specified in Article 4 of these Measures, submit their original ordinary passports and their copies.

Article 13 When the exit-entry administration of a public security organ renews or reissues an ordinary passport to a citizen, it shall declare the original ordinary passport invalid. When renewing an ordinary passport, the upper right corner of the citizen's original ordinary passport shall be removed;

If the original ordinary passport has a valid entry permit for the country to be visited, the back cover and the upper right corner of the cover can be cut off and returned to the person.