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|December 04, 2025
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Q I have been lucky enough to visit Iran, and so I need a full US visa rather than the usual Esta to go to America. I use the visa more often than not for transit flights. It expires in March 2027.
Annoyingly, my UK passport is now filled with an excessive number of stamps, as it seems you get two every time you sneeze in the European Union. I will probably need to get a new passport early next year to ensure I have enough blank pages for visas for countries like India, which need two blank pages. Any advice on how I can keep using the US visa into 2027? Getting a new one takes four or five months.
Gary R
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