passport & visa - help!
Dec 3rd, 2015, 05:25 AM
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passport & visa - help!
Dear all,
I will be travelling to several countries. Got all the tickets booked!
Now, I realized that upper left corner of my page in passport, the one with all details is slightly torn (c. 10mm). The passport is quite new though.
Firstly, to change passport/document details, I apparetnly need to pay each airline huge amount of money because I will be using different document (well, different ref/number in passport but same document). This will cost me at least 200-300 USD for each ticket.
I would have thought that to change name it will cost but to change a document, really?!
Secondly, I need US visa and I believe that they will be so picky and will tell me that my passport is damage.
Could you please give me your opinion on what is the best course of action?
I will be travelling to several countries. Got all the tickets booked!
Now, I realized that upper left corner of my page in passport, the one with all details is slightly torn (c. 10mm). The passport is quite new though.
Firstly, to change passport/document details, I apparetnly need to pay each airline huge amount of money because I will be using different document (well, different ref/number in passport but same document). This will cost me at least 200-300 USD for each ticket.
I would have thought that to change name it will cost but to change a document, really?!
Secondly, I need US visa and I believe that they will be so picky and will tell me that my passport is damage.
Could you please give me your opinion on what is the best course of action?
Dec 3rd, 2015, 07:35 AM
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Nope. It's not true at all that you need new plane tickets if you change your passport. Who told you this? Or perhaps I'm missing something crucial.
I suspect you may need a new passport (there's another thread about this exact same topic, but I can't find it), but you will not need to change your airline tickets. You just register the new passport number with your airlines, and as long as you do that 48 hours in advance of travel you're good to go.
In the US, if you already have a visa you simply bring your old passport as well as your new one. The US will honor the visa as long as it's valid and your name and other details match exactly. My nephew is coming to the US next month and was told there would be no problem since his visa is still valid for another year. If you don't have a visa, wait to apply for one with the new passport.
I suspect you may need a new passport (there's another thread about this exact same topic, but I can't find it), but you will not need to change your airline tickets. You just register the new passport number with your airlines, and as long as you do that 48 hours in advance of travel you're good to go.
In the US, if you already have a visa you simply bring your old passport as well as your new one. The US will honor the visa as long as it's valid and your name and other details match exactly. My nephew is coming to the US next month and was told there would be no problem since his visa is still valid for another year. If you don't have a visa, wait to apply for one with the new passport.
Dec 3rd, 2015, 07:50 AM
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You just have to update your APIS information in your booking with the new passport details once you receive it. If you already have an ESTA, when you get a new passport, you need to apply for a new ESTA but you mention visa so assume you are not eligible for the ESTA program.
Dec 8th, 2015, 12:34 PM
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Doug, is this the thread you mentioned?
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...d-passport.cfm
or maybe this earlier one?
http://www.fodors.com/community/air-...-week-trip.cfm
(I confess to amusement that Mr. Fodors couldn't find a thread for which he was searching~)
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...d-passport.cfm
or maybe this earlier one?
http://www.fodors.com/community/air-...-week-trip.cfm
(I confess to amusement that Mr. Fodors couldn't find a thread for which he was searching~)
Dec 9th, 2015, 05:14 AM
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The second is the thread I was thinking of. But both are relevant and reinforce the idea that the OP should perhaps get a new passport. (Of course we don't know the country where the OP lives, so that may also influence his/her decision.)
Dec 14th, 2015, 05:15 AM
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You can definitely enter the US if you have a valid visa in an expired or older passport as long as you have a new passport to go with it. My nephew is coming to the US in 2 weeks under those circumstances, and that is US State Dept. policy.
Dec 15th, 2015, 05:55 AM
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I agree
You just come and when boarding you give the new passport numbers.
Nobody cares that much.
As for needing a new passport just ask your authorities.
We had about the same : water on the pic which gave a strange effect and we're ready to get a new one and the person in charge told us nope it was valid.
People lose passports all the time before a flight you will not be denied boarding for that.
Some people are so paranoid that they enter wrong passport number when buying the tickets.
But I give the right one on Esta.
You just come and when boarding you give the new passport numbers.
Nobody cares that much.
As for needing a new passport just ask your authorities.
We had about the same : water on the pic which gave a strange effect and we're ready to get a new one and the person in charge told us nope it was valid.
People lose passports all the time before a flight you will not be denied boarding for that.
Some people are so paranoid that they enter wrong passport number when buying the tickets.
But I give the right one on Esta.
Dec 15th, 2015, 09:45 AM
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You need to give the new passport number before boarding. It needs to happen beforehand. Whether that means you have changed it online before checking in, or at the point of checking in, or at the airport check in desk or bag drop, it doesn't matter.
If your passport expires/lost/damaged and you get a new one, you have to apply for a new ESTA even if the ESTA has not expired. An ESTA should be applied for at least 72 hours before departure.
US visas are a different thing. If you have one which has indefinite validity, then it is valid beyond the expiry of the passport that it is stamped in and you take the old and new passport. It has been like that for at least 30 years, maybe longer. In the old days before the visa waiver scheme, everyone had to apply for a US visa and it was usually an indefinite one.
If your passport expires/lost/damaged and you get a new one, you have to apply for a new ESTA even if the ESTA has not expired. An ESTA should be applied for at least 72 hours before departure.
US visas are a different thing. If you have one which has indefinite validity, then it is valid beyond the expiry of the passport that it is stamped in and you take the old and new passport. It has been like that for at least 30 years, maybe longer. In the old days before the visa waiver scheme, everyone had to apply for a US visa and it was usually an indefinite one.
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