USA Embassy in Armenia commented issues related to giving visa to  citizens with prolonged passports

ArmInfo.USA Embassy in Armenia commented issues related to giving visa to citizens with prolonged passports.

According to USA Embassy press service in Armenia, diplomatic 

representations provide visas to citizens on extended passports, if 

at the time of obtaining visa the passport is valid. In old-style 

passports, where the exit stamp is placed, it must be valid at least 

until returning from the United States. In the same passport of a new 

sample, such a seal is not placed, so the visa is placed in the 

presence of a valid passport.

Besides, according to the Embassy's press service, in case of having 

valid US visa, any holder of a passport with expired validity may go 

to United States on this visa with a new valid passport if the 

biometric data of the old and new passports coincide.

Yesterday, The validity of old-style passports in Armenia will not be 

extended. The decision on this was adopted at a meeting of the 

Government on July 20.  Vardan  Yeghiazaryan, Deputy Chief of Police 

of Armenia, stated that until  the present day the passports of the 

old model in Armenia were issued  for a period of 10 years, after 

which they were extended for another  5 years. "By adopting this 

procedure, the government  equates the application of the law with 

respect to biometric  passports and old passports," he said.  As the 

deputy police chief  explained, in many countries, in particular, the 

US and the EU, individuals with passports with an extended term of 

validity either  do not issue visas or completely prohibit them from 

entering the  country, which creates certain inconveniences for these 

citizens of  Armenia.