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Passport Question
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| StereoPrincess |
| Is it true that your passport is not valid if it's within 6 months of it's expiry date? |
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| LightsOut |
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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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | 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...
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yeah, that's exactly what i am worried about.
the states in particular. |
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| Yohan |
| quote: | 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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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | 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. |
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| 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.
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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| LightsOut |
| quote: | 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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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | 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.
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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? |
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| 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... |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | 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 bull if this is a rule.
the passport should be good until it expires. not 6 months before. what the is that. if they want it to expire 6 months before 5 years, then that's when the expiration should be, no? |
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| 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! |
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