My wife's old passport has her old surname and a valid Schengen visa on it. She got her passport renewed with a change in her surname. Will the visa still be valid?
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what kind of visa she has?– N RandhawaApr 23, 2018 at 9:46
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Is this a name change because of marriage?– GiorgioApr 23, 2018 at 14:54
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2Possible duplicate of Valid Schengen visa in unmarried name and old expired passport, can I travel with both again?– GiorgioApr 23, 2018 at 15:17
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@Giorgio: Not quite a duplicate. Travel should be avoided, but the issuing country will expend some leniency as this situation is common.– Michael RenperApr 23, 2018 at 15:48
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The situation is very common (imagine, many people do marry :-) and the administrators in the Visa issuing agency will know what to do. So just go there and ask. (I would be helpful to know which Schengen country you live in).
When a passport expires or is invalidated the Visa in it MAY become invalid. Now we have to differentiate:
Old passport not invalidated (some countries allow two passports): No problem. Just carry the old passport.
Old passport invalidated. Schengen countries will generally accept the Visa if both the new passport and the old one are presented.
If you want to be on the safe side the recommended action is: Go to the issuing agency and transfer the VISA to the new passport. This is a formality as the administrators are well acquainted wiht the situation. Don't delay this too much.
PS: Do not try to travel (in particular not outside Schengen) with this constellation. Some leniency will be expended to your wife by the issuing country, but other countries are likely to reject the Visa.
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"Schengen countries will TEMPORARILY accept the Visa if both the new passport and the old one are presented": actually, all must, by court ruling, and there's nothing temporary about it. See Can I use the valid Schengen visa in old passport? for more information. There's no need to transfer the visa to the new passport. In fact, there's no procedure for this in the Schengen Visa Code so a new application would be necessary, with a new fee.– phoogApr 23, 2018 at 16:24
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@phoog - Partially correct, I was operating under "old rules" with regard to validity. While this holds for Schengen it may create problems outside Schengen. But you are wrong that there is no transfer process. There is! Check again. Apr 23, 2018 at 16:41