Question about B1/B2 visa validity

[ajaymaiti]

Hello,

I have 10 years(2007 - 2017) valid US visa (Visa type = B1/B2) . I applied this visa through my previous company(for business discussion purpose) in India.I got the visa issued from Chennai,India . After that I never visited US. This visa was stamped on my old passport.

1. Now I have a new passport. is this visa still valid?
2. Now I want to visit US(short stay- 1/2 weeks) for personal reason(tourism) from Japan.
Currently I stay in Japan. Can I still use this Visa?

Regards,
Ajay

[peace999]

1. Yes , the visa is valid even if the passport it is on is expired and cancelled.
You will have to carry both passports when traveling to US.

2.Yes, you can use the same visa without any problems even from Japan,
as long as your purpose is either B1 ( business) or B2 ( pleasure).

[ajaymaiti]

To: peace999

Thank you very much.

I have another question:

3.Will immigration authority ask me question as
a. I am visiting after long time after getting visa
b. The previous purpose (business discussion) and current purpose(visiting family) does not match?

What should I say in such case. Please help.

[peace999]

Do not worry. You will be perfectly fine.

1. No one is going to ask you why
you are using it after such a long time. They are only concerned
if you use it too frequently.

2. No one expects the purpose of visits over 10 years to match exactly the situation at the first interview.

1.Just keep the address and phone no. of the place of your stay / hotel booking if any
handy. Sometimes they ask about that.
2. Confirmed return ticket handy.