Question about traveling soon before passport expires
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Anonymous
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Passport expires in December, but I'm planning a short trip to the Caribbean in October.
I've heard that some countries will not let you in, if there's not much time remaining on your passport. Will I be ok with a return ticket, or should I renew? [I know the obvious answer is "renew anyway just to be safe" but looking for practical answers, perhaps based on experience] |
Anonymous
| We were told that we could not enter 6 weeks before our passports expired even if our return trip was scheduled way ahead of the expiration date. |
Anonymous
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Actually, the obvious answer is Look It Up! Why would you rely on drum for information about something this important?
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country.html |
Anonymous
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Not drum, DCUM.
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Anonymous
| It's really country by country, so research where you're going - you may want to confirm the requirements with their local embassy. To be safe you should go ahead and get it renewed. Many nations won't accept a passport that is 6 months are less from expiring. They won't let you on the plane to go to the location, even if you have a return ticket that's for before the expiration date of the passport. I'm familiar with Europe, where some countries are strict about this requirement, and I've had colleagues run into issues. |
Anonymous
| A lot of times it is six months |
Anonymous
| Renew. Many countries will turn you away if your passport expires in less than 6 months. It's literally up to the agent who looks at it. I lived in South Africa and remember vividly when some major big wig tech guy coming in to speak at an international conference was put on a plane home because his passport expired in 5 months. Rules are rules. |
Anonymous
| 6 months in many countries. I just had to renew our kids' passports as they expire in January and we're going to travel internationally in a week or two. |
Anonymous
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A friend of mine had her visa to visit a country denied because her passport expired 5 months and 29 days before her return date.
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