Can I travel to US with a new passport and US visa on a old damaged(binding separated) Indian Passport

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In my experience one should avoid applying for a new US visa as much as possible if one has an existing visa (In September 1999 I applied for a new USA visa about a week before my existing visa expired, and I was denied. Consular officers can be very unpredictable and anything can happen in an interview. What if you get denied? At the visa interview they tend to evaluate you all over again, they will not just slap a new visa in your passport because you have a viable one in your damaged passport.

After reviewing your case, I still believe you are fine. What I would do in your case is attach the two parts together using something very subtle like invisible super glue. Don't forget the immigration officers at the airport are human beings.

There are three things which can happen if you follow my suggestion:

  1. They do not even notice the damage in the old passport, and simply let you through -GOOD
  2. They notice the previously damaged passport, but do not bother and let you through - GOOD
  3. They notice the previously damaged passport and make a fuss about it - BAD

Of the three things which could happen, two are good and even the third which is bad is unlikely to lead to you being refused entry. It will take a very mean immigration officer to return you to India for something as minor as a genuine visa in a damaged passport.

Dress professionally, be polite and project an air of respectful confidence and you should be okay.

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