The passport is proof of American citizenship. Every American abroad should have valid proof of his/her citizenship at all times. Life is unpredictable. You never know when you may need to travel suddenly to the United States. The last thing you need to do in an emergency is worry about getting to the Embassy to get your or your child's passport renewed. It is much better to do it when it is convenient for you.

No, if your passport was issued with full validity (i.e. 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors), you must apply for a new passport. However, if your passport was issued with limited validity due to certain reasons (e.g. as a replacement for a lost or stolen passport), you may apply for extension without charges (unless otherwise stated on the endorsement printed in your passport). Contact the Consulate General serving your consular district for further information.

If you can keep your old passport with you, you do not need a new visa. Take the old passport with the valid visa and new passport together as your international ID.

If the biographic information on your valid visa, such as your name and date of birth, are EXACTLY the same as how they appear on your current passport, you can travel on the visa by carrying the old or expired passport with your current passport. If, for example, your name has changed or is spelled differently in your current passport, you must reapply for a new visa.

You must renew your passport before reentering the United States. In most cases, to enter the United States, you must have a passport that is valid for at least six months after the date you enter or reenter. However, some countries have an agreement with the United States that allows you to enter on a current passport up to the actual date of expiration. Try to keep your passport current at all times.

No. Any traveler with a valid visa in an expired passport and a new valid passport is welcome to enter the United States carrying both passports. Such travelers will be admitted, barring any other ineligibility, at any time prior to the date of the visa???s expiration. It is not necessary to obtain another visa in the new passport.

Citizens wishing to renew their U.S. Passports which are less than 15 years old from the date of issue may pick up the renewal form at the library and they may submit them through the mail. CHCBL will also accept your application for renewal but you must pay the postal cost for mailing which is $4.05. Restrictions may apply so check the Passport Information Line before mailing your renewal. You can also download a Passport Renewal Form here.

If the passport in which your visa has been endorsed has expired, the visa in the old passport still can be used, provided that you also carry a valid passport of the same nationality. Note: If, when canceling your old passport, the passport authority has clipped the corners of the passport, and, in so doing, has damaged the visa in any way, that visa is no longer valid and cannot be used for travel to the United States.

If your visa has not expired, been cancelled or damaged, simply carry your old and new passports together when you to to the United States. If you prefer to have a visa placed in your new passport, you will need to apply for a new U.S. visa. Remember, there are no guarantees that a visa will be issued.

Many airline carriers do not accept expired passports from travelers as proof of identity/citizenship. You should check your travel documents well before your planned trip to make sure there is sufficient validity left.

No. Both bride and groom must have valid and current passports in order to get civilly married at the Resort.

A biometric or biometric identifier is a measurable physical or behavioral characteristic of an individual, which can be used to verify the identity of that individual or to compare against other entries when stored in a database. Biometrics include face recognition, fingerprints, and iris scans. The U.S. Electronic Passport uses the digital image of the passport photograph as the biometric identifier that is used with face recognition technology to verify the identity of the passport bearer.

No. The new electronic passports cannot be amended. If you change your name, need to extend a limited passport, or need a correction in the descriptive information, you will have to get a new passport. Within the first year after issuance, the new passport will be issued without additional payment of the passport fee. After one year, fees will be assessed for the new passport.

We feel that it would be good to point out what we have done to diminish the known nefarious acts of “skimming” data from the chip, “eavesdropping” on communications between the chip and reader, “tracking” passport holders, and “cloning” the passport chip in order to facilitate identity theft crimes. Skimming is the act of obtaining data from an unknowing end user who is not willingly submitting the sample at that time.

Whenever you share the good news about Passport Premiere, invite that person to indicate on their registration form that they were recommended by you. We will update your records accordingly with the number of people you refer.

For information contact the passport office on 0870 521 0410, or visit the passport agency website at www.ukpa.gov.uk

Most vouchers are valid for 9 months, which is plenty of time to book. If you contact us before it expires we will extend it (see above). However, if you have let your voucher expire then we are unable to extend it.

Not yet. You can keep updated on the status of the "e-Passport" on the Department of State's website.

To enroll as a Saphire member, your passport should be valid at least 12 months for Indonesia citizen and 18 months for foreigner and the same condition applies for renewing. A record of your passport expiration date will be made upon enrollment. You will receive a letter from us, informing that your passport is about to expire and remind you that you need to register the new passport number at the Saphire Service Center.

You may continue to use that visa (provided it is not cut, cancelled or has expired) by carrying that old passport with your new one. For more details, see http://www.immi.gov.au/faq/resident/index.htm#i. Although this link is for RRVs, it's also applicable for the initial migrant/permanent residence visa. Bring your old passport with the un-cancelled, un-damaged visa label and your new passport which is valid for immigration clearance.

Yes, if your FSM passport is expired less than 10 years, you may return to the FSM. You may not travel through Japan, but may only travel directly from the US to the FSM (travel via Hawaii or Guam).

If the visa is still valid in the old passport, then there is no need for the applicant to apply for a fresh visa. Carry both the passports (the old as well as the new passport), and the applicant can travel to the U.S. using this valid visa.

If you have a valid, undamaged visa in a passport which has expired or been canceled, and the old passport is from the same country as your current passport, you do not need to obtain a new visa. You may simply carry the old passport together with your currently valid passport to enter the United States. The two passports do not need to be attached together or sealed.

You have to contact the Embassy of the country which has issued the visa to enable them to transfer the visa on your new passport.

Generally yes. If you have a valid U.S. visa in an expired passport, you may still travel to the U.S. on the valid visa, provided you travel with a valid passport of the same nationality as the expired passport and the two passports contain identical biographic data. For this purpose, both British National (Overseas) and Hong Kong SAR passports are considered the same nationality.

A U.S. visa is stamped in a passport to show that a person has been reviewed by a consular official and is eligible for entry to the United States during the dates of validity of the visa. Reciprocity agreements between the U.S. and one's country of citizenship determine the length of visa validity and the cost of the visa. The expiration of one's visa has no bearing on that person's legal permission to remain in the United States. His/her permission to remain in the U.S.