6 months rule about passport Question

[minnie56]

I am heading to Italy in Sept...Passport expires in Dec..I just renewed. You CAN be denied travel, so why take the chance?? I know of someone just refused travel to Greece because there was only 90 days remaining before expiration. I took my passports to Mississauga last Mon-paid extra for courier to send back and rec'd by Thursday. Peace of mind..worth it.

Now I totally agree that it's a cash grab basically..I also have a British Passport and if I renew early-they add the remaining time to the term of the new one. Fair as far as I am concerned.

 

[fivebyfive]

The 6 month rule does NOT apply for the United States.

 

[Sammyjo]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Carrier Liaison Program - 2008 CLP Bulletin
August 6, 2008 CLP@dhs.gov
IMPORTANT UPDATE IN ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
SIX-MONTH CLUB UPDATES


Below you will find the current list of Six-Month Club members. This update supersedes the list currently found in the Carrier Information Guide on Page 18 as well as the CLP Bulletin date April 16, 2008. You may also find the updated list on CBP.gov. Three countries have been added to the list and are noted below in red.
Visitors traveling to the United States are required to be in possession of passports that are valid for six months beyond the period of their intended stay in the United States. Citizens of the countries listed below are exempt the six-month rule and need only have a passport valid for their intended period of stay.

Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas, The
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cote d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
HONG KONG (Certificates of Identity and Passports)
Hungary
Iceland
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea
Kuwait
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua (for all passports)
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Tuvalu
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vatican (Holy See)
Venezuela
Zimbabwe

Source : http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov...entin_04162008.ctt/clp_bullentin_04162008.pdf

 

[calgarygary]

Personally, as the OP's travel plans are next fall, and given that you are dealing with another country's legislation, spend the money early and renew your passport in the spring/early summer. We are entering into a time when valid passports will be required for all travel, so why resist - renew early so that no matter what the interpretation, you will have a valid passport.