Validity of passports, please help

[Molly33]

I know this has been asked recently but i am desperate to clarify things in my own mind!We are going to disney in feb and my two childrens passports expire in April. Tomorrow i am planning on running around like a bat outa hell to sort photos, forms, signatures ecetera to renew their passports. Just this minute reading here that i dont have to, is this true?? over the moon, if so!!

[Southsider]

As far as I know there must be six months left on a passport when travelling to USA.

[blott]

The definitive answer from the US Embassy website. http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new...iv.html#niv079

[pepsi]

If you are travelling to the USA as far as I am aware there has to be at least 6 months left on your passport. Unfortunately, this means you will have to renew your children's passports.

[blott]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by pepsi
If you are travelling to the USA as far as I am aware there has to be at least 6 months left on your passport. Unfortunately, this means you will have to renew your children's passports.[/quote]That's not so - check out the US Embassy link I posted above.

[rosie]

Thanks for the link Blott. I always knew this was the case but could never get anyone to believe I had read it, as I couldn't find it again. We have used our own passports when there was only 2 months left on them, with no problems.

[dodgey memory]

Hi Molly even if that is the case you must check with your carrier. I know Virgin will not let you board if your passport isn't valid for 6 months. Crazy but true.

[emm]

I agree with that, Dodgey Memory, as I have heard that it is the airlines who insist on the 6 month thing.

[mizzy]

its fuuny that this should come up again

i asked this question on the forum and also with virgin
first virgin sent me an e.mail saying 6 months after you leave

then i contacted them again and sent them the above link from Blott asking if the 6 months was definately correct when the Us embassy says 90 days and then i got another e.mail saying it will be ok to travel

i have printed out the e.mail and the info of the US embassy so if there is any dispute i will have some evidence at check in

it may be helpful if you send some e.mails off to your airlines customer service asking them to confirm that you are ok with your current childrens passports before dashing about trying to renew them

Mizzy

[shockey]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:then i contacted them again and sent them the above link from Blott asking if the 6 months was definately correct when the Us embassy says 90 days and then i got another e.mail saying it will be ok to travel
[/quote]

Actually, you don't even have to have 90 days left. If you don't, you just get admitted until the date of expiry on your passport.

Anyone who does not have a British passport needs to check the US Embassy website carefully, because the 6 month rule does apply to some nationalities.