If you lose your passport with a valid US visa stamp, you cannot enter the US until you get a new visa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The process to get a new visa stamp is the same as getting a visa normally but involves some additional steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The moment you realize that your passport has been lost, you should file a police complaint immediately in the country\/city that you are currently in.
If you have copies of your passport and US Visa, do carry them with you to the Police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In India, this complaint is usually known as FIR (First Information Report).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should also report the loss to the US embassy that issued it to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, if you got your H1B visa stamped in the US embassy, Delhi, India, you would report it to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Report on US embassy email<\/strong>: Get specific US Embassy or consulate<\/a> email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mention this information clearly in the email that you send to the US embassy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Passport [STOLEN or LOST or BURNT<\/strong>] with USA VISA – [H1B or H4 or B1 or F1 or ANY OTHER<\/strong>]<\/p>\n <\/p>\nEmail Body content<\/span> <\/p>\nEmail Attachment<\/span> Attach these documents to your email:<\/p>\n Once you have lost your valid passport, you should apply for a new one immediately with your country’s embassy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, if you are an Indian citizen, you can apply for a new passport with Indian Embassy in the USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lost or stolen U.S. visas cannot be replaced inside the United States. You will not be eligible for dropbox if your passport has been lost or stolen and it had your stamped visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your US visa is canceled immediately by the US embassy on your report of a stolen passport. If you are currently inside the USA and you still have validity left on your i94, you can keep staying in the USA even though your visa has been canceled. You can normally apply for your visa extensions or amendments<\/strong> like in the case of an H1B visa while staying in the USA after visa cancelation. You cannot use a visa in your old passport that was previously reported as stolen. It is not possible to replace a lost US visa with a new passport in the USA.\u00a0 You have to travel to the US embassy\/consulate outside the USA to get a new one. If your passport was lost outside the <\/strong>USA and it had a Visa stamp, you cannot enter the USA<\/strong> until you get a new passport and a new US visa stamp. I strongly recommended always keeping a scanned copy of your passport and visa. This would come in handy if you lose the original copies and will help your country’s embassy and US embassy to fetch your records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can use free mobile software like CamScanner, or Adobe Scan to scan your document using your iPhone<\/a>, Google Pixel<\/a>, or Samsung Smartphone<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can upload the scanned PDF file on cloud services like Google Drive<\/a> or Dropbox <\/a>from your mobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: travel.state.gov<\/a> website<\/p>\n<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>
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#4 Apply Replacement U.S. Visa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
For replacement of a visa, you must apply in person at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDocuments Required<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The US visa is canceled automatically to avoid its misuse. Your US visa becomes invalid for travel<\/strong>.<\/p> <\/div>
You need a Visa stamp only for entering the USA. Your stay within the USA is governed by your i94 validity.<\/p> <\/div>
If your application is approved, you will get your new i94.
Unless you travel outside the USA, your situation will remain normal.
If you travel outside the USA, you will need a NEW visa stamp from the US embassy to re-enter.<\/p> <\/div>
If you reported your missing passport to the US embassy, they would have already invalidated your Visa Stamp. Hence, it is no longer valid.
You will have to apply for a replacement US visa at the US embassy.<\/p> <\/div>
But, your i-94 stays valid and you can stay in the USA till it’s valid.<\/p> <\/div>
I recommend buying a Travel Neck Wallet with RFID Blocking<\/a> to keep your passport safe and always hanging around your neck.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\nScan Passport, US Visa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n