Back Application for Visa Revalidation The Visa Revalidation Division of the United States Department of State Visa Office accepts applications for revalidation of petition-based employment category (H, E, L, O, and P) visas from applicants who hold a visa of the same category and meet certain other criteria. Revalidation is also called renewal or reissuance. Who is eligible? Who is not eligible? When can this be filed? Do I need this application if I changed employers? What Is The Application Fee: Full ServiceFast Forms Who is eligible? If you are in E, H, L, O or P categories and you were previously issued a visa in the same category prior to admission to the U.S. you may have your visa reissued through the State Department Visa Office. Who is not eligible? The Visa Office does not revalidate visas for nationals of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria, the seven countries currently designated as state sponsors of terrorism. These applicants must apply for new visas at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. For more information, please see the Notice: Special Visa Processing Procedures Pursuant to Section 306 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act of 2002. When can this be filed? The Visa Office considers existing visas for revalidation when they are within sixty days of expiration. Visas received for revalidation before that sixty-day period are returned without revalidation. If your visa has expired, the Visa Office accepts applications for visa revalidation only if the visa is within one year of its expiration date. Your nationality must be the same as when your previous visa was issued for the Visa Office to accept your visa revalidation application. Do I need this application if I changed employers, but not my visa type? No. If you changed employers and received a new I-797, Notice of Action, you may reenter the U.S. with a valid visa in the appropriate category and the valid I-797 from your new employer, even though the visa is annotated to reflect your former employer. The Visa Office will not revalidate a visa to reflect a change of employer unless the visa will expire in sixty days or less.

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