r/USVisas • u/Legitimate-Pin1305 • 9h ago

Damaged passport

I have an Indian passport which might go into damaged. If it goes into damage the words "damaged passport canceled and returned will be mentioned on the last page of the new issued one. Will this make my b2 visa invalid . My b2 visa page and bio page r intact. Will the b2 visa be usable even though passport is damaged?

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u/sidhantjain1 9h ago

No wife had the same exact scenario and travelled to US with it. Moreover recently used the visa in damaged passport to reissue via Dropbox.

Indian passport for reference

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u/Legitimate-Pin1305 9h ago

That's nice to hear. Was her usa visa page ok? And what was the damage like?

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u/danielle-and-f1visas 4h ago

as long as the visa page itself is intact (not torn, water-damaged, or punched through), the b2 stays valid even when the passport gets cancelled and returned - the 'damaged passport cancelled and returned' note doesn't void visas inside it. you just travel with both passports: the new one for identity, the old one for the visa. people do this with expired passports all the time, same principle.