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Originally Posted by cdn1 (Post 24517756)

But it did get us thinking...that passports are essentially useless when they're at 6 months validity remaining.....due to many countries requiring x number of months validity. Makes sense to get 10-yr passport for convenience then eh.

Some countries acknowledge that fact and give extra months to passports so they are effectively valid for 5 years. Malaysia has a 6 months extra, while Singapore has "rollover months" if you renew within the final 9 months of your passport year.

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Originally Posted by Often1 (Post 24502078)

As an aside, no carrier in its right mind accepts passengers for carriage who could not be admitted to scheduled connection points if the transit for some reason fails. The problems associated with lengthy delays occasioned by weather, illness and the like, all befall the carrier.

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Originally Posted by lighthand (Post 24502358)

Almost all airlines have this clause in case there's an issue during transit, and you need to stay in transit country.

Others have already pointed out that this is not universally true.

As a specific data point somewhat relevant to the OP, I've flown SYD-SIN-Europe with a 4 hour transit in SIN with a passport with >3 months (sufficient for Europe) but <6 months (required to enter Singapore) validity. I was not able to check in online (SQ) because of this. I called the Singaporean embassy and they confirmed that if I didn't leave the airport I would be fine. I was also formally advised by SQ staff at check-in that I would have to stay in the airport.

But I was on a single ticket through to Europe; with two flights on separate tickets, I'm not surprised they would prevent boarding.

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Originally Posted by D582 (Post 24517690)

The '6-month rule' is not universal by any means.

No, not universal but I can testify to Mrs Farci's recent denied boarding to Iceland from EDI.

As a US citizen with 'leave to remain in UK' for just shy of ten years she tried to board to KEF - a Schengen destination -for a two-day trip with 2 months and 19 days left on her US passport. Calls by easyJet (allegedly) to Iceland immigration confirmed she would be refused entry on arrival.

After much digging I found the US State Dept's FAQ on Schengen. Don't know if it applies to all non-EU/EEA nationals.

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Originally Posted by farci (Post 24519511)

The passport validity period requirements are not equal for and amongst all non-EU/non-EEA nationals entering Iceland; and they are not equal amongst all passport types; they are not even equal amongst all Schengen countries.

D582 posts covers that with which I'm familiar and the X there varies as it is often three months or six months.

I'm travelling to France later this year, leaving from the US, transiting through Canada, and on to CDG. My passport expires at the end of July of 2016 so by the time I leave France, I will still have almost 8 months validity left. Is there any reason or advantage to renew my passport this year? I figure the renewal fee will go up. I probably have one of the last passports issued before they started putting chips in them.