Does visiting Iraq or Iran invalidate an existing B1/B2 visa?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 4 Aug, 2023
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11/25/2017 5:48:39 PM
Visiting one of the VWP invalidating countries does not invalidate a visa. That’s the whole point, since the VWP invalidation compels the VWP national to obtain a visa, and if it also invalidated the visa there would be no way for such a VWP national to visit the US.
You may get a little more questioning if the border guard knows about the visit, and you certainly shouldn’t hide your visit if asked, but the visa is still perfectly valid.
11/25/2017 4:20:30 PM
You’ll be fine. They might ask you questions if you get taken to secondary, but that usually only happens if the computer flags a passenger. Source: personal experience.
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