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    The thing I'm struggling with is many of the answers are recommending what amounts to an illegal (in the U.S. at least) action to cover up another illegal action: "Alteration or mutilation of a passport issued pursuant to this application is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 154" (see: eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds11.pdf) Commented Sep 10, 2019 at 20:43
  • @bob Where do you see that? Every answer I see recommends getting rid of the altered passport ASAP and starting from scratch. Commented Sep 11, 2019 at 0:24
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    The issue is in at least some countries getting a new passport normally involves sending in the old one. So does one send in the old passport (and in the process send their government evidence of the visa fakery) or do they claim the old passport was lost/destroyed so they can get a new passport without sending it in. Commented Sep 11, 2019 at 0:33
  • @PeterGreen, I can't speak for the original poster but in those circumstances I would be claiming it was destroyed accidentally. It might be a lie, but then again it might be a white lie if it fell into the fire. A lot would depend on whether there were visas or other information still current. In that case I would at least attempt to remove evidence of the remaining glue with a solvent. I have no idea which countries would consider that action as illegal. Commented Sep 11, 2019 at 0:53
  • @PeterGreen YMMV, but it's highly unlikely the contents of the old passport would be inspected, all they care about is that the passport itself is legit (which it is) and that the info on the photo page matches you (which it will). Commented Sep 11, 2019 at 4:36