Quick question

[SteveandJan]

do you still have to have at least 6 months remaining on your passport when entering the USA? Thanks

[SteveandJan]

Found the link from Blott on another posting. No further help.thanks

[ncmurray]

From our experience, you definitely do not need to have 6 months on your passport. I also checked this with the Irish and US embassies just to make sure.

We travelled to the US last May and we both had only a few days left on our passports after the date of our return, and it was never an issue. It was only pointed out to us once that our passports were about to expire, and that we should make sure to renew.

You can look up the US embassy web site just to make sure.

I hope this helps.

Nuala

[blott]

It's not the US that requires 6 months on passports but sometimes various airlines do so make sure you check up with the airline you're travelling with.

[andrewandcarole]

Airlines can use it as an excuse to get you off the flight if they are overbooked - saves them having to pay someone to be bumped off!

Carole

[Budboy]

This one got me checking as my passport expires 5 months and 28 days from our return date and I found this from the IATA site.

And it looks like it is o.k.


2. Passports of all visitors must be valid for at least 6
months beyond the date of intended departure from the
U.S.A.
HOWEVER, exempt are:
- holders of visas type A1-2 or G1-4 (i.e. foreign
government officials or representatives to international
organizations), whose passports need only be valid at the
time of entry; and
- nationals of the countries listed below require a
passport valid at the time of entry and may be authorized
to stay until the expiry date of the passport:
a. Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Austria ("Reisepass" only), Bahamas,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada,
Chile, China (People's Rep.) ONLY if holding Hong Kong
(SAR China) or Macao (SAR China) passports, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Rep., Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Finland, France, FYROM (Former Yugoslav Rep. of
Macedonia), Georgia, Germany ("Reisepass" and/or
"Kinderausweis" only), Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea
(Rep.), Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland (Rep.
of), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait,
Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Madagascar Dem. Rep., Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Montenegro (Rep. of), Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua (see note 11 below), Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Fed., San Marino,
Senegal, Serbia (Rep. of), Singapore, Slovak Rep.,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.
Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela and Zimbabwe;
b. Chinese Taipei travel documents;
c. (provided being seamen):
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan (not accepted are 1994 versions of passports,
which interior pages are red and with a single image of
the bearer on the bio-data page), Moldova (Rep. of),
Russian Fed., Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan;
d. holders of travel documents issued by the Governments of
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

[mizzy]

i flew in march on the 17th and my passport expired in the june on the 13th, Blott posted a us embassy link that stated as long as your passport didn't expire during your stay in the US then that was acceptable to them

i emailled virgin and asked and they said 6 months so i emailled again and posted the link to the US embassy website and then they said yes ok, needless to say i pinted off the email from virgin and took it with me should there be any query at check in