US Passport Expires within 6 Months - Time to Get a New One?
Jul 29, 2017, 9:14 pm
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Actually, I have a contacts lens. Yes, I was taking a passport photos. So he asked me to take it off my glasses. I can see a camera. My eyes can barely see it.
Jul 30, 2017, 4:34 am
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Jul 30, 2017, 8:39 pm
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Jul 31, 2017, 7:41 pm
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Aug 1, 2017, 9:33 pm
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Generally speaking, if you travel internationally for work or have relatives/business outside the US that might require a last-minute flight, then always us a Passport Agency office. Whether you mail your passport out after it expires or a year early, it's still out of your hands and unavailable for a few weeks. It's not stressful to set up an appointment a week or two in advance at an office, go in, drop off your paperwork and current passport, then either wait for it or come back 1-3 days later for pickup.
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Aug 1, 2017, 9:56 pm
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Aug 3, 2017, 10:06 pm
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Then you get a fresh 15 year clock to get a new passport book by mail, a passport card to use for 10 years, and avoid a post office trip and initiation fee if/when you decide to renew your book.
Aug 3, 2017, 10:48 pm
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Hey! I just got my new passport came. I just got it today. My new passport will expired on July 2027. I got another 10 more years with my new passport.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:50 pm
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Which airline are your referring to that does that when passenger is traveling/transiting countries without the 6 month validity requirement?
Aug 11, 2017, 2:37 am
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Passports must be:
Valid for at least 6 months after the date you enter a foreign country.
Kept in good condition, free of any damage beyond normal wear and tear, and material alterations. You may be denied boarding if you travel with a passport that appears damaged or altered.
Valid for at least 6 months after the date you enter a foreign country.
Kept in good condition, free of any damage beyond normal wear and tear, and material alterations. You may be denied boarding if you travel with a passport that appears damaged or altered.
I personally would never attempt ANY international air travel within 6 months of expiry. That's just asking for a hassle at some point. When my passport gets to 9-12 months out from expiry, it's time to renew.
Aug 11, 2017, 4:51 am
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AA makes this requirement explicit:
I have also heard that Delta enforces this 6 month validity requirement rather strictly, even when the destination country is known to not enforce such a requirement.
I personally would never attempt ANY international air travel within 6 months of expiry. That's just asking for a hassle at some point. When my passport gets to 9-12 months out from expiry, it's time to renew.
I have also heard that Delta enforces this 6 month validity requirement rather strictly, even when the destination country is known to not enforce such a requirement.
I personally would never attempt ANY international air travel within 6 months of expiry. That's just asking for a hassle at some point. When my passport gets to 9-12 months out from expiry, it's time to renew.
Interested to see actual practice as I don't think they can really enforce this 6-month requirement across the board when their tariff indicate passenger is responsible their travel documents are in order but then impose their own more restrictive requirement on top of it.
At least Delta inserted the words "In general" when they indicate "In general, your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the period of intended stay in a foreign country."
Last edited by seawolf; Aug 11, 2017 at 4:59 am
Aug 11, 2017, 4:54 am
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Agree. Growing up as a US Air Force brat and then working for the government in positions that required a passport I've pretty much had a current and valid passport my whole life. In fact thanks to the government I've had as many as three valid passports at a time (personal, government issued, and diplomatic). The government was particularly picky about the expiration date of passports they were paying for and it just splashed over to my personal passport. I really only get maybe 9 years use out of passport but that means over a typical life you may end up getting one more passport than if you ran each one out to its max effective length.
Last edited by Randyk47; Aug 11, 2017 at 5:00 am