6 months and 2 days/passport expiration
Jan 15, 2018, 8:58 am
#16
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: IAD
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The visa applications really depend on the embassy/consulate, they all have different requirements. For tourist though I think all require 6 months validity. Which really makes sense as well.
But as I said for the OP: there is no 6 month passport validity requirement for a visa exempt entry for most passport holders.
But as I said for the OP: there is no 6 month passport validity requirement for a visa exempt entry for most passport holders.
Jan 15, 2018, 3:56 pm
#17
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: BDU
Programs: DL:MM, Marriott:LTT
Posts: 8,779
Wait until you return.
When I renewed my passport within the past year, my horrible postman lost it. He scanned it at the wrong house. Those people did not receive it nor did any other neighbors. While the post office admits they lost it, the passport office would not do anything for thirty days. Then thirty more days. It turned into a thing. Finally my Senator's office got involved. Sixty something days after it should have arrived I got my new passport and a refund from the post office for the entire cost of the passport. I knew the passport was lost because I got the old one back, but it was not unusable because it had a hole punched in it.
You don't have time for things to go wrong, so wait until you come back. If you do decide to take care of it before you go, work through your Congressman's or Senator's office out of an abundance of caution. It will take two days if you do that. They have staff devoted to such things.
When I renewed my passport within the past year, my horrible postman lost it. He scanned it at the wrong house. Those people did not receive it nor did any other neighbors. While the post office admits they lost it, the passport office would not do anything for thirty days. Then thirty more days. It turned into a thing. Finally my Senator's office got involved. Sixty something days after it should have arrived I got my new passport and a refund from the post office for the entire cost of the passport. I knew the passport was lost because I got the old one back, but it was not unusable because it had a hole punched in it.
You don't have time for things to go wrong, so wait until you come back. If you do decide to take care of it before you go, work through your Congressman's or Senator's office out of an abundance of caution. It will take two days if you do that. They have staff devoted to such things.
Jan 15, 2018, 5:01 pm
#18
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Posts: 12,375
Entry and exit will not be an issue - the current requirement is that your passport is valid for your stay, I'm assuming you have a U.S. passport, but successful application/issuance of an Urgent Work Permit may be impacted. I think the "rules" changed on this type of WP last year, but not sure if passport validity is an issue? I'd check with your hosts, or some Thai officials, but it would be safest to get a new passport first, obviously. There may some obscure "law" or "rule" which any "official" could interpret to deny your uWP.
Last edited by transpac; Jan 15, 2018 at 5:07 pm