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Automatic revalidation - With New Passport

CanVisaUser77

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Jun 30, 2021
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My passport expired recently I had to renew my passport. My stamped but expired H1-B visa is in old passport. Can I carry both old and new passport and be eligible for automatic revalidation ?
 

swan0206

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May 14, 2019
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My passport expired recently I had to renew my passport. My stamped but expired H1-B visa is in old passport. Can I carry both old and new passport and be eligible for automatic revalidation ?
Yes ! You might be sent to secondary inspection and will be given a new i94 for travelling purpose.
 

VOBuckeye

Hero Member
Mar 10, 2017
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Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2141
App. Filed.......
24-09-2016
AOR Received.
12-21-2016
Passport Req..
15-03-2017
VISA ISSUED...
30-03-2017
LANDED..........
16-10-2017
My passport expired recently I had to renew my passport. My stamped but expired H1-B visa is in old passport. Can I carry both old and new passport and be eligible for automatic revalidation ?
Yes, I carry my old passport with the expired visa. When I renewed my H1B I took the I-94 and they stamped the new passport with the valid date for the I-94. I usually just present my nexus card, but if they ask for passport, I present both old and new.
 

swan0206

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May 14, 2019
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This new i94 is just a stamp on the passport right? I used AVR recently, and all I got was a stamp with expiry date of I-797
Nope, its a paper slip that will be stapled to your passport. May be 2nd or 3rd time when you travel they give it to you(like if you are travelling frequently). If you are travelling very random may be they wouldnt.
 
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padmavis1990

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Apr 17, 2020
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Hi, I have an expired F1 visa, approved H1b (not stamped), valid i797A. I also have Canadian PR. Can I travel to Canada and use AVR to enter the US within 30 days?
 

fantazee

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Sep 21, 2017
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My passport expired recently I had to renew my passport. My stamped but expired H1-B visa is in old passport. Can I carry both old and new passport and be eligible for automatic revalidation ?
Hello. I am in a same situation. Could you tell how it went. I am planning to go to canada for soft landing next week