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I have a US visa. The photo in this visa has hair. If I shave my head before traveling to the USA, will I encounter a problem at US immigration?

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    To those voting to close as off-topic, surely the precise type of the visa is irrelevant to the question. Can we please not have this knee-jerk reaction to close as off-topic for something that makes no difference to the actual question? – David Richerby Jul 09 '17 at 12:32
  • @DavidRicherby one can always remove the "offending" material. – phoog Jul 09 '17 at 16:56
  • Is there a compelling reason to not shave your head until after you arrive in the US? – Peter M Jul 09 '17 at 17:01
  • yes, because i am undertaking a minor surgery, i need to shave, but worried about the consequences if any – Rajesh Jul 09 '17 at 17:13
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    Immigration officers are able to tell whether you are the same person from your photograph, despite hairstyle changes. – DJClayworth Jul 09 '17 at 17:56
  • oh that's great...bit relieved now – Rajesh Jul 09 '17 at 18:15
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    Possible duplicate of Can shaving my head cause problems entering the US? – Kate Gregory Jul 09 '17 at 18:16
  • @phoog I could, but education people that it isn't even "offensive" means we don't have to edit every time. – David Richerby Jul 09 '17 at 18:22
  • @phoog Well, it seems that even editing the type of visa out of the question isn't enough to stop people voting to close. Ridiculous. (Oh, or is this the annoying thing where the quoted close reason is the most common one that people voted for, even if people voted to close for other reasons, too.) – David Richerby Jul 10 '17 at 23:39
  • @DavidRicherby I suspect it's the fact that three or four people voted to close in favor of Expatriates, but then one or two noticed the duplicate and voted for that. Majority rules! It would make much more sense to me to report all the vote reasons rather than just the most common one. – phoog Jul 11 '17 at 00:26
  • @DJClayworth "from your photograph": and, nowadays, from biometric data such as fingerprints that are stored in some passports. – phoog Jul 11 '17 at 00:27

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