My passport has expired, but my US visa has not expired. Can I still use it?

If you want to have a comfortable trip on a business trip, you must prepare everything you need, including daily necessities, documents, and documents. But sometimes, what if the company is so naughty and wants you to travel in a hurry, and there is even a problem with your documents?

The most common problem is the passport issue. If you happened to apply for a visa in advance and your passport is still valid, you can really set off immediately. But what if I don’t have a visa and my passport just expires? Besides crying, how else should you deal with it?

Today, let’s take a look at 10 issues related to passports. I hope it will be helpful to everyone when traveling.

(The following content, A=question, Q=question and answer)

A1: My passport has just been used for a year, but I travel a lot, and there are only 2 visa pages left. Can it be replaced?

Q1: Yes.

A2: My passport is about to expire. Will my passport number change after a new passport is issued? Can the foreign visa in the original passport still be used?

Q2: The new passport number is different from the original passport. The original passport will be cancelled, but a replacement will be added to the new passport, including the original passport number. As for whether the visa in the original passport is still valid, different countries have different practices. Please consult the embassy, ??consulate or immigration department of the relevant country.

A3: I need to travel urgently for business, but my passport has expired. What should I do?

Q3: According to national regulations, passports can be processed on an expedited basis for those who meet the following conditions.

1. To go abroad for medical treatment or to visit seriously ill patients, you need to submit a certificate issued by an overseas doctor.

2. Go abroad for a funeral and submit a death certificate issued by an overseas hospital or police station.

3. Government-sponsored studies abroad.

4. The entry permit or visa period of the country of destination will expire.

5. If you are going abroad to attend an emergency business event and must arrive within 15 days, you will need to provide an overseas invitation letter with the date of the business event.

6. If you want to study abroad and leave school for less than a month, you must submit an admission notice for the start date.

Note that foreign language documents need to be translated into Chinese by a translation company designated by the public security organ, and a passport will be obtained after 5 working days. However, for expedited processing of passports, some of the following people need to have their employer’s opinion stamped.

1. Leading cadres serving at the county (division) level and above in party and government agencies at all levels, people’s congresses, political consultative conferences, people’s courts, people’s procuratorates, people’s organizations, and public institutions who have retired (retired) from departments (bureaus) Cadres above grade 1.

2. Financial institutions, legal representatives of state-owned enterprises, leading members and corresponding leading cadres above branches and branches of financial institutions, middle-level and above cadres of medium and large state-owned enterprises, and state-controlled representatives in state-controlled enterprises all need to issue units. Opinion.

3. Personnel responsible for designing national security, state-owned asset security, and industry confidentiality in various departments and industries.

4. Other persons registered with the entry and exit management department of the public security organ.

If you meet the above conditions, you can apply for an expedited passport for free by submitting the materials.

A4: I have been away on business for a long time and will return to China next month. When I bought my ticket, I found out that my passport has expired for 3 months. What should I do?

Q4: Do you have a residence permit locally? Is the certificate still valid? If so, you can go through the passport renewal procedures according to normal procedures.

If your residence permit has also expired, please provide proof of nationality and identity (such as original passport or copy, etc.) to the Chinese embassy or consulate abroad, fill in the passport application form and submit it signed by yourself. Written application, including the situation at home, the experience of going abroad, the situation abroad, etc.

A5: I have to rush back to China urgently, and I just found out that my passport has expired. What should I do?

Q5: You can go to the local Chinese embassy or consulate to explain the situation and apply for a travel permit to return home. After returning to the country, if you have a household registration in the country, you can go through the procedures for renewing your passport in the country. You can also go through the renewal procedures after returning to the local area from the country and hand in the travel permit for cancellation at the same time.

A6: I lost my passport while on a business trip abroad, but the embassy said it could only reissue a travel permit to return to my country, but not a passport. Why?

Q6: The People’s Republic of China Travel Permit is an alternative document to the passport. According to Article 23 of the Passport Law, “Citizens who are going abroad for a short period of time and whose passport is lost, stolen or damaged or cannot be used abroad shall report it to the embassy, ??consulate or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China abroad. Other overseas agencies entrusted to apply for the People's Republic of China and China Travel Permit."

A7: My passport expires in six months. Can I apply for an extension?

Q7: According to the "Passport Law of the People's Republic of China", starting from January 1, 2007, all types of passports must go through the procedures for renewing a new passport after expiration, and no extension can be applied. .

What materials are needed to renew a license and where can I apply for it? How long will it take?

·Processing in China

The individual shall apply to the exit and entry administration agency of the public security bureau of the local people’s government at or above the county level where his/her household registration is located. The materials provided include:

1 .A recent bareheaded photo, and the completed "Application Form for Chinese Citizens Going Abroad for Private Purposes"

2. Resident ID card, household registration booklet and copies; obtain and replace the resident ID card at , during the replacement period, you can submit your temporary resident ID card, household registration booklet and copies;

3. National staff should, in accordance with relevant regulations, submit the documents to their work unit or superior supervisory unit for review and approval in accordance with the personnel management authority. Proof of consent to leave the country issued;

4. Other materials required to be submitted by the exit-entry administration agency of the public security organ of the provincial-level local people's government for approval by the exit-entry administration agency of the Ministry of Public Security.

For active military personnel to apply for an ordinary passport, after completing the approval procedures in accordance with the administrative authority, they shall submit the application in person to the exit and entry management agency of the public security bureau of the local people's government at or above the county level where the army is stationed.

·Processing abroad

It can be done at the Chinese embassy or consulate abroad in the jurisdiction where you are located. Basic materials include:

1. Fill in the "Passport/Travel Certificate Application Form of the People's Republic of China"

2. Three recent, full-face, 2-inch color photos with white background, without hats< /p>

3. The original and copy of your passport (please copy the information page and the remarks page if there is any content)

4. The original and copy of the residence document of your country

5. To renew an electronic passport, you must submit 2 recent paper photos within 6 months and a digital photo in JPEG format of the same version. The file size is between 30k and 80k bytes. For specific requirements, please refer to the relevant embassy and consulate website< /p>

Generally, it can be completed within 15 working days.

A8: My company has sent me to stay abroad with a official passport. My passport will expire in a few months. I want to get a new passport. What should I do?

Q8: You need to contact your sending unit first, and submit a renewal application to your original passport issuing authority through the unit. After the domestic issuing authority notifies the relevant embassy or consulate abroad in writing that it agrees to the renewal, you can submit the materials to the embassy or consulate abroad and go through the renewal procedures.

A9: I am on a temporary business trip. Although I have applied for a visa earlier, my passport has expired. Can the visa still be used?

Q9: If the passport has expired, you must first ensure the integrity of the original visa in the old passport. When applying for a new passport, make it clear to the staff at the Exit-Entry Administration not to cut off these valid visas, and ask them to keep one or more pages of visas that are still valid intact.

For visa issues, you generally need to apply for it again, but the requirements vary from country to country. Specifically, there are two situations. One is that the new and old passports are allowed to be used to leave the country at the same time, and the other is that you need to go to the consulate to go through the visa transfer procedures.

·Use old and new passports at the same time

On the basis of retaining the valid visas in the old passport, some countries can successfully exit the country with the new passport and these valid long-term visas in the old passport. Like the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, old and new passports are allowed to be used for exit at the same time, but the U.S. visa on the old passport must be intact.

It is understood that the United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia stipulate that if the old passport still has a complete visa page within the validity period, the old and new passports can be used together, that is, when traveling abroad, Put in your old passport, new passport and air ticket, and you can leave the country smoothly.

But even so, do not process the visa in the old passport by yourself, nor do you think it is inconvenient to carry two passports, just tear off the valid visa page from the old passport and put it in the new passport for use. , this is absolutely wrong. The old passport with the visa page attached must not be damaged or damaged, otherwise the holder will not be able to leave the country.

·Applying for a visa transfer

Even if the long-term visa of some countries is still valid, it needs to be kept intact when applying for a new passport. However, if it is like the United States, it is If you leave the country with your old and new passports, you may still run into trouble and not be allowed to leave the country.

For example, Canada recommends that passport holders transfer the valid visa in the old passport to the new passport, because some airlines may not allow boarding because the new passport does not have a visa, and customs may also No entry is given. The same situation applies to New Zealand and Singapore. In this case, you have to go to the embassy or consulate of that country to go through the "visa transfer" procedure.

Take Canada as an example. You need to submit relevant applications to the embassy or consulate in person, provide the originals of the old passport and the new passport, and a signed English explanation letter explaining why you want to move, such as the old passport. If the passport has expired or the visa pages are full, additional fees will be charged for visa transfer procedures. The current handling fee plus the express fee for returning the passport is 427.5 yuan, and the processing time takes about 7 working days.

Another special situation is to "insert", that is, if the old passport is lost, but a copy of a valid Canadian visa is left, then you can reapply for a visa according to Canada's simplified material process, and if you do not have a visa left If you provide a copy of the visa page, you must reapply for a visa according to the process.

In addition to the original old and new passports, copies of the front and back of the ID card, and a copy of the entire household registration book, in order to transfer a valid visa to New Zealand, you also need to fill in a special "1023 application form", which costs 560 yuan. , it can be processed in about 3 to 5 working days after submission to the embassy or consulate.

The situation in Singapore is a bit special, because Singapore uses electronic visas, but if the old passport expires, you must also go through visa transfer procedures. According to the visa guidelines of the Singapore Embassy in China, if you encounter this situation, you can transfer the valid visa to a valid passport through the unit or travel agency designated by the Singapore Embassy in China. You need to bring the new and old passports, and the valid visa , two color photos and the completed Form 14A form. According to the current price found on OTA, the cost of Singapore visa transfer is between 30 and 50 yuan per copy.

A special reminder is that if the above situation occurs, you still need to handle the visa transfer in advance to avoid delaying your trip. And whether it is a new and old passport that can be used together, or a visa transfer, or whether you can transit through the border, the local customs will have a lot of decision-making power, so no matter what, try to prepare in advance all the supporting documents that may be needed.

A10: What should I do if I need to travel urgently, my passport has expired, and I don’t have a visa yet?

Q10: This can only be done again, and the application is expedited. Generally, it can be processed within a week, but the specific time depends on the speed of entry and exit processing.