Did you know this about passports?
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Anonymous
| We were set to leave for Italy on Friday and were turned away at the airport because my 10 year old's passport expired 2 months AFTER we returned, and the passport needs to be valid for at least 3 months (to EU) and at least 6 months for many other countries. We have to scramble for an emergency passport but lost 3-4 days of our trip, not to mention hotel, etc. Please check that your passport (and especially kids, as they expire every 5 years) is valid for the required time after returning. Our airline ticketing person said he saw about 4 people a day who had the same problem, and I hope that this will at least enable others to avoid the same situation. |
Anonymous
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I'm sorry you had this happen to you, OP!
Thank you for posting. I had forgotten this (plus our family holds different passports with different rules). Checking on our passports right now! |
Anonymous
| Wow, had no idea. Thanks for posting OP! |
Anonymous
| Yes, I knew this. |
Anonymous
| Oh man, OP, that sucks. It is nice of you to post this so others don't run into this problem. I hope you enjoy your trip. |
Anonymous
| It has to be valid 6 months after the return date for France. Found this out just a few days before the trip but luckily was able to get dd's passport the next day. It's also easy to forget kids passports only last 5 years. |
Anonymous
| Op, so sorry that this happened to you! A fb friend recently posted about a similar situation with a trip to Mexico although it sounds like the airline notified him about it pre-trip and he was able to get a full refund and rebook to a different destination. Perhaps you have some recourse if you weren't similarly notified? |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
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Actually just checked on this, as we have a summer trip to Canada planned, and my kid's passport expires 2 months after the trip.
Canada is fine, btw. Your passport must be valid for the duration of the trip -- no extra overlap needed. And if you use an online calendar, go put the expiration dates of your passports on it. Even if it's five years away. |
Anonymous
+1 Not to be snooty, but I thought this was common knowledge. |
Anonymous
Not to me! Never heard anything of the sort before. |
Anonymous
| Yes, I knew. |
Anonymous
| I knew, but it's one of those things I never think to check and could totally see forgetting about before a trip. Sorry, OP. |
Anonymous
| I travel internationally all the time, and I didn't know about this! Thanks OP! |
Anonymous
| yes, i know this. Sorry you had to find out this way. |