Raz2012

Hi,

I have a British passport with a valid 10 year B2 visa in it. but one of my pages has been slightly ripped. I was thinking would this stop me from travelling to america? as i have a holiday booked for 2nd October.

if i was to apply for a new passport would i have to send the passport back in to get the stamp in my new passport?.

Help would be appreciated.

Thanks

jeffreyhy

"slightly ripped"?

Regards, JEff

Raz2012

yes 2 pages where stuck togther and when i opened them up. one has slight ripped from the corner.

The page with my details and Visa on is fine.

Thanks

DavidLemon

My Passport is a mess, got put through the washing machine about 2 years ago. It looks like it too. I always get worried when having to travel but it has not caused me an issue yet.

Raz2012

im just worrying that i go to the airport and they refuse me. I was thinking to apply for a new passport?. if i do will the visa in my old passport still be valid?

Hotscot

I think you would then carry both passports.

Pulaski

As long as nothing has obviously been removed from the passport (the ripped bit, if missing, is too small to have carried a visa stamp or other official mark), then I doubt it is an issue.

DavidLemon

Yes it will still be valid, you just have to carry two passports with you when traveling into the US.

Raz2012

That's good thanks. Going to apply for a new passport..

Thanks

ian-mstm

Unless the visa page itself is damaged, this is a complete waste of time, money, and effort.

Ian

Raz2012

Nope visa page is perfectly fine..

Pulaski

So, no problem, and no need to replace your passport. Like Ian said replacing it is a complete waste of time and money. Save your money for something else.

Raz2012

yes but what if i was to go and they said it had been tampered with.. I was in 221g admin proc for 2 years so dont want to take a risk really..

ian-mstm

Don't confuse an accidently torn page with tampering... they're not the same! You mentioned the page was "slightly ripped"... that's not really a reason to worry!

Ian

Raz2012

Hey, I went today to the passport office to get my passport changed. She adviced me to change the pssport as the US is picky when it comes to the passport being in a good state.. She told me my visa would not be snipped and would be fine. So do I carry both passport when I go to the airport?. Will that be a problem?