What should I do if my US visa is lost or stolen?

Did you lose or have your American visa stolen? If you intend to travel to USAhere at Debate we tell you what you have to do in those cases.

The authorities of the USA They warn that when a foreigner loses or has their American visa stolen, there is a step that must be followed.

It must be remembered that the American visa is issued by an Embassy or United States Consulateand allows multiple entry of a foreign person to the North American country for limited periods over 10 years.

To enter USAboth the Mexican passport as the American visa completely valid and physical, since you cannot enter the nation with copies or photographs on your cell phone.

However, there are cases in which a traveler is a victim of theft or loss of visa American, so it is necessary to follow a series of instructions imposed by the United States Embassy in Mexico to obtain the document once again.

Before starting the process, you should know that there is no replacement as such of the American visa, but it is necessary to start processing the document the same as the first time, although a complaint must be filed with the authorities to avoid data theft.

The first step to follow in these situations is to attend a Public ministry to report the theft of the visa, since officials from the United States Consulate indicate that “it is necessary to go to the prosecutor's office to file a loss report. This way the officers will realize that you had a previous visa, and this can also be reviewed in the officers' computer system.”

Likewise, the authorities explain that it is very important to report the theft or loss of the visa to the police so that whoever finds the document does not misuse it.

Then, you will have to fill out the Form DS-160just as you did the first time you processed it, where you must provide personal data and information about what you plan to do during the trip through the American nation.

“On the day you make your appointment, you must bring the report and try to explain what happened and then put it in writing,” ask the consulate officials.

It is important to note that you will have to pay the application fee just as you did the first time you got the legal entry document to USAand the current price of a tourist visa is $185 dollars.

I am a first-generation graduate of the Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) Culiacán, with an emphasis on Organizational Communication, although I have always had a passion for journalism and radio. I did my professional internship at the Culiacán City Council, writing and recording notes for a radio newscast, and currently, I write for the news portal debate.com.mx, focused on the entertainment section, and controversial issues in the states. from the South of Mexico, as well as police, since I have an affinity for writing on sensitive, violent topics and with a human approach. Today, I am a Law Degree student at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa and an inveterate fan of BLACKPINK.

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