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Q19: My passport has expired and I have received my new valid passport. My visa to travel to the United States is still valid, but in my expired passport. Do I need to apply for a new visa with my new passport?
- A19: If your visa is still valid, you can travel to the United States with your two passports, as long as the visa is valid, not damaged, and is the appropriate type of visa. Both passports (the valid and the expired one with the visa) should be from the same country.
  Do not try to remove the visa from your old passport and place it into the new valid passport. If you do so, your visa will no longer be valid.
  You should also provide the DIS with a copy of your new passport.

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