Apply for New B2 before the Old Visa Expire

[lex07 12]

Hello,

I have a question regarding the visa application process for my parents. They are planning to come to visit me in October. I'm a Permanent Resident and my husband is a US Citizen.

They actually already have a 5 year Tourist Visa that won't expired until Jan 12, 2012. They mistakenly thought their visa has expired - their passports have expired and I think they just thought since it's been awhile since they got the US visa that the visa had expired as well. So they started the application process. They submitted the DS-160 form electronically and received the confirmation. This is when my father double check the visa and see that it doesn't expired until Jan 2012. They have not pay the fee and set up the appointment for the interview.

So my question is, should they stop the application process? I'm not sure what to tell them since they have already received the DS-160 confirmation. If they stop the process, will it effect their old visa?

Thank you in advance for any input.

[No-Where-Man 147]

Its my understanding that the embassy is not going even to consider looking at the application unless first you pay , second (schedule fr interview), rather than that, this application is on their data base till it die

To be safe, its not gonna hurt for your parent to call the embassy to inquire or you to call department of state and let them know so may be they can erase it or just confirming its ok to let it

Hope that helps

Hello,

I have a question regarding the visa application process for my parents. They are planning to come to visit me in October. I'm a Permanent Resident and my husband is a US Citizen.

They actually already have a 5 year Tourist Visa that won't expired until Jan 12, 2012. They mistakenly thought their visa has expired - their passports have expired and I think they just thought since it's been awhile since they got the US visa that the visa had expired as well. So they started the application process. They submitted the DS-160 form electronically and received the confirmation. This is when my father double check the visa and see that it doesn't expired until Jan 2012. They have not pay the fee and set up the appointment for the interview.

So my question is, should they stop the application process? I'm not sure what to tell them since they have already received the DS-160 confirmation. If they stop the process, will it effect their old visa?

Thank you in advance for any input.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

. . . in addition, and I'm not sure you know that, the still current visa in the expired passport(s) will enable them to enter in combination with new passports without a visa in it. In such cases carrying the expired and the unexpired passport is necessary.

[Harsh_77 718]

As far as I know if they have a valid visa, embassy will not issue them another visa until older one expires. The only time they do is when you only have 30 days left on existing visa.