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Is it true that your passport is not valid if it's within 6 months of it's expiry date?

I don't think so....

I know some countries won't let you enter if your passport is going to expire within a certain period, but in terms of validity (identifying you as a Canadian citizen) it should still be okay...

I've also heard a passport is valid for up to 5 years after it "expires" for personal identification purposes in Canada...

Maybe someone can clarify?

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Originally posted by LightsOut I know some countries won't let you enter if your passport is going to expire within a certain period, but in terms of validity it should still be okay...

yeah, that's exactly what i am worried about.

the states in particular.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess yeah, that's exactly what i am worried about. the states in particular.

why dont you just renew it?

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Originally posted by Yohan why dont you just renew it?

i would, but since they take your current passport during the renewal, the timing just doesn't work.

When traveling to the US, you're passport must be valid for at least 6 months after your date of travel. If it isn't, you will not be permitted to enter.

If it's not valid for 6 months, you'll need to renew it. You can pay and extra fee and get a rush on it though. I've had mine in as fast as 24 hours before.

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Originally posted by activate You can pay and extra fee and get a rush on it though. I've had mine in as fast as 24 hours before.

+1

I've done this, super convenient and the additional fee isn't too bad, I think it was around $30 at the time..

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Originally posted by activate When traveling to the US, you're passport must be valid for at least 6 months after your date of travel. If it isn't, you will not be permitted to enter.

has this happened to you?

edit: i was just in the US in January, my passport expires in March, and they did let me in. but now we are in february so i don't know if the same will happen.

i have spend 2 hours reading the homeland security website and couldn't find this rule anywhere.

does anyone know who I can call about this?

how come you can't go get a rush done?

my gf realized she had lost her passport (prior to a holiday) and went in and got her passport the day of...

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Originally posted by jon jon how come you can't go get a rush done? my gf realized she had lost her passport (prior to a holiday) and went in and got her passport the day of...

cuz i have a life?

no but honestly it's bullshit if this is a rule.

the passport should be good until it expires. not 6 months before. what the shit is that. if they want it to expire 6 months before 5 years, then that's when the expiration should be, no?

Correction.. i was most recently on a cruise and we were told that our passports had to be valid for at least 6 months. However, that might have been due to rules in some of the other countries we went to.

I just found this
http://www.consular.canada.usembass...d_questions.asp

It says for canadians, your passport only needs to be valid for the duration of your trip!

hope that helps!

I believe the reasoning behind the 6 months thing is that if you happen to get stuck in a country for whatever reason, having that little wiggle room before your passport expires.

Though you can just go to any consulate/embassy and get a new passport anyways.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess cuz i have a life? no but honestly it's bullshit if this is a rule. the passport should be good until it expires. not 6 months before. what the shit is that. if they want it to expire 6 months before 5 years, then that's when the expiration should be, no?

The US writes their own rules. Well, as does every country - it's up to them who they let in and why/why not.

Instead of spending 2 days calling around to get a firm answer (because chances are that answer may not be the case when you land! the US gives border officials a HUGE amount of discretion) - just get the rush renewal done.

Why not just get the rush done? It's not like it's a hundred bucks. Better safe than sorry. Customs may let you in one time if they're nice, but reject you the next time. Why risk it? The rules may be stupid, but we don't write them.

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* Why not just get the rush done? It's not like it's a hundred bucks. Better safe than sorry. Customs may let you in one time if they're nice, but reject you the next time. Why risk it? The rules may be stupid, but we don't write them.

i am not worried about the money. it's the fucking time investment.

have to go get pictures, which means i need a haircut. which means trying to find a hairdresser quickly.

not counting the day you spend going downtown and to the office. it's at least two days of investment.

i don't have all day every day. lol.

Re: Passport Question

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess Is it true that your passport is not valid if it's within 6 months of it's expiry date?

it's valid most places, but some countries like Thailand will not accept them within 3/6/whatever months of expiry. Most places that don't will have issued warnings to travellers about those kinds of condition.s.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess i am not worried about the money. it's the fucking time investment. have to go get pictures, which means i need a haircut. which means trying to find a hairdresser quickly. not counting the day you spend going downtown and to the office. it's at least two days of investment. i don't have all day every day. lol.

lol. you are a woman

man just gets pics taken. woman gets a haircrosser

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess i am not worried about the money. it's the fucking time investment. have to go get pictures, which means i need a haircut. which means trying to find a hairdresser quickly. not counting the day you spend going downtown and to the office. it's at least two days of investment. i don't have all day every day. lol.

lol oh Margie, it's a passport picture. I look like a serial killer in mine. I got it really early in the morning after a very late night! Who cares?

Plus, be at the passport office right when it opens, then it will take less time.

1/2 a day instead of 2

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Originally posted by activate Correction.. i was most recently on a cruise and we were told that our passports had to be valid for at least 6 months. However, that might have been due to rules in some of the other countries we went to. I just found this http://www.consular.canada.usembass...d_questions.asp It says for canadians, your passport only needs to be valid for the duration of your trip! hope that helps!

yeah, that's what i found too.

i will just renew it when i return. my passport is good until middle of march. i am only going for a weekend in feb.

I wouldn't get a passport pic done with your haircut either Margs.

Just kidding darling.

The passport is valid, but the country you are visiting will have their own policy. Many countries state that it must be valid for 6 months on the date of entry. This is to stop people from prolonging their trip and then having the Passport expire, whether intentional or not (refugees ect).

I would just renew it, or at least check with the destination (and remember any stop over�s count too).

P.S. The rush one is actually around $90-$100 now...not $30. Although you have several options on how quick you need it, like 24 hours or like 5 days.

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Originally posted by Skipper I wouldn't get a passport pic done with your haircut either Margs. Just kidding darling.

lol. bitch!

yeah, i wouldn't tho. i need a serious trim. i am not even wearing my hair down this week. gross.

Lisa, how dare you suggest it's just a picture. it's the picture for the next 5 years!!

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Originally posted by activate It says for canadians, your passport only needs to be valid for the duration of your trip!

Bingo.

For the US it's either valid, or it's not. People need to get their facts straight before scaring people.

Here is a list of some countries that have special passport expiration rules.

�Brazil, Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Paraguay, Romania, Singapore: six months.

�Cambodia, Denmark (including Greenland), Fiji, Switzerland: three months (Denmark applies its three-month rule to your stay in any of 15 European countries).

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