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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 5:26 pm
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Originally Posted by Peregrine415
The US and UK have bilateral agreements to extend the life of passports to 6 months beyond their expiration date, so one can use a US passport in the UK (and UK passport in the US) until the day it expires.
I'm afraid this is absolutely not the case for UK passports in the US, which must have at least 6 months' validity remaining to ensure continued entry to the US, even for those like myself with a permanent resident card.

The UK passport agency now regularly add an additional period to the validity of a passport for this very reason. For example, if you renew 7 months early because of the US's 6-month rule, you will receive a new passport valid for 10 years and 7 months, compensating for what you lose by early renewal.
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