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Passport expiration question.

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  • 04-12-2019 8:40pm
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    Duff
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    Hey guys,

    Traveling to Las Vegas next month and my o/h has realised her passport expires at the end of June 2020. Will she be okay to travel with it in January or should she renew it now?

    Thank you.


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    naughtysmurf
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    Assuming an Irish passport, she's fine, there is no six month rule


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    irishgeo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    Duff wrote: »
    Hey guys,

    Traveling to Las Vegas next month and my o/h has realised her passport expires at the end of June 2020. Will she be okay to travel with it in January or should she renew it now?

    Thank you.

    If you do renew it and use the online application you'll have it in a week. Your esta only lasts till the end of your passport. So if you're going again soon it might be easier to get it renewed now.


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    Duff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,542 ✭✭✭Duff


    Thanks, guys. It is indeed an Irish passport. Good to know re the esta, too.


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    yenom
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    Don't risk the six month rule. Get a new passport.


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    naughtysmurf
    Registered Users Posts: 3,262 ✭✭✭naughtysmurf


    yenom wrote: »
    Don't risk the six month rule. Get a new passport.

    There is NO 6 month rule, she can travel on existing passport with associated esta or renew her passport & travel on that with associated esta, esta is tied to your current valid passport, There is NO 6 month rule


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    NeonCookies
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    100% no 6 month rule. Just travelled to US in September and my passport expired in November.


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    coylemj
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    NeonCookies wrote: »
    100% no 6 month rule. Just travelled to US in September and my passport expired in November.

    +1 There is a six month rule but Ireland and a long list of other countries (members of the Six Month Club) are exempt.

    I have travelled for Thanksgiving with a passport which had only six weeks left on it (expired early January) and there was no problem. An Irish passport only needs to be valid for the duration of your stay.


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    Salary Negotiator
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    6 month rule doesn’t apply to Irish passports but from experience not all immigration officers know this.

    Travelling to NYC from London on an Irish passport a few years ago and I had problems getting through immigration. The officer wasn’t happy that my passport expired in 6 weeks and wasn’t inclined to let me enter.

    Took a few phone calls to a superior to get sorted, was a little bit stressful.


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    irishgeo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    Salary Negotiator wrote: »
    6 month rule doesn’t apply to Irish passports but from experience not all immigration officers know this.

    Travelling to NYC from London on an Irish passport a few years ago and I had problems getting through immigration. The officer wasn’t happy that my passport expired in 6 weeks and wasn’t inclined to let me enter.

    Took a few phone calls to a superior to get sorted, was a little bit stressful.

    How long were you staying?


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,437 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Salary Negotiator wrote: »
    Travelling to NYC from London on an Irish passport a few years ago and I had problems getting through immigration. The officer wasn’t happy that my passport expired in 6 weeks and wasn’t inclined to let me enter.

    That is totally nuts. Click the link I provided in post #8 and look at the list of countries exempt from the six month rule. Must have been his first day on the job.


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