H1B stamping: DS-160 questions on lost passport

[epic4311]

Hi, I am planning to visit my home country (India) for first-time H1B visa stamping. While filling out the DS-160 form and Visa portal questions, I was confused about a few questions on previous passport and visa:

1. “Has your visa ever been stolen?”
2. “Has your visa ever been cancelled or revoked?”
3. “Have

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[sriharshap]

Members, please advise. While on vacation in Greece, our (wife and I) Indian passports with active US visas were stolen. What do we need to do to return back to the US ?

1) Can we quickly get new passports from the Indian embassy in Athens ?
2) Will we be able to get our US visas...

[hameed808]

Edit: Qns has already been answered in another thread.

[hameed808]

Soon after returning from the US (crazy trip. Stayed there for almost 5 months during which I went on road trips etc), I lost my passport with a valid b1/b2 visa. I immediately applied for a new passport and just thought I should reapply for a US visa since the first one was for 10 years and I think...

[ricingtime]

Hi all,

Mine is a very weird situation. I got H1B stamped in September 2015 and travel is not yet planned. Meanwhile I lost my passport which has H1B stamped on it. Please let me know the procedure to be followed.

I can reapply for passport. But, number will be changed...

[spacer15]

Hi,

I am posting on my sisters behalf. She became citizen in 2002 and got her US passport soon after. At that time there was no renunciation process, just the cancelled stamp. In 2007 she got married in India and brought her husband to US. For her visit to India she applied and got...

[Abhishek Vishwakarma]

In Sept 2014, i lost my passport with H1B visa stamp valid till June 2014.

Currently, I have new passport with approved H1B petition till June 2017.

Will there be any issue during Stamping ?

Any precautionary measures needs to be taken ?

[Shefali Shah]

Dear friends,

I am very much confused and feeling helpless .. My handbag stolen from Newark on 25 dec. I had to go to India on 27th with my daughter but as now we both dont have passports. I have my passport copy , i 94 copy , visa copy and for my daughter except of visa copy I am having...

[markborges]

Hello all,

I've just arrived in the US for my J1 Program, and my passport is now lost.

My J1 program will last until May 2016.

I was able to get my SSN, a Bank Account and my lease. The next step was to get my Driver's License/Photo ID.

I will...

[arsenal]

Hello,
I have come to the US on an F1 visa 2 months back i.e. December 2013. I lost my passport here in the United States. I did apply for a new passport, but I have been told that for a visa, I'll have to go back to India and re-apply.
Do I have to fill my DS-160 again, because...

[vab_o1984]

Recently I had lost my Indian passport which had a valid B2 Visa( till Dec 2022). I dont have a copy of this visa.Currently Im on work permit here in Toronto.
I approached Toronto police to file a report and after all the documentation in Indian Consulate, I was able to get the new passport....

[ravipanjwani17]

Hi All,
I am in Chicago with my family on the vacation on the B2 VISA at my relative's place.

We came from India in July-2011 and were about to return to India in 1st week of Aug-2011.
Unfortunately , we lost our passports during our trip at the airport in USA.
...

[sarvo]

I lost my passport last week with I-94, US L1 Visa in US. I am planning to go to india next month . I have lodged police complaint and got report from police department . I had applied for passport at Indian consulate, which they agreed to give in one week as i cited by travel plans. I have my valid...

[baposts]

I got my h1 visa stamped with my first employer from Sep 2006 to Sep 2009.
I got my new i94 with new employer till Sep 2011.
If i lose my passport, do i have to step out of USA to get my visa stamped or am I legal to stay with the i94 till Sep 2011 without stepping out of USA.