U.S. passport expiration

[lwsx 0]

My U.S. passport will expire in April '11, and I've got a multiple entry L visa for China in Dec. '09 - so I'm good to go for visiting my fiance in 2 months. I'm also planning on going to the Guangzhou office with her for her interview, which I'm guessimating would be around Nov/Dec '10.

If I travel to China with less than 6 months left on the passport, even with a 2 year multi-entry visa, will there be any problems at immigration?

I'd like to stay on the side of caution & renew the passport after April, but on one hand, it seems like a good idea having all the visit entries to China on 1 passport - it can't hurt to have it during the interview.

Any opinions?

[Darnell 8,478]

the china visa expiration date - as i understand it - that's the last date you can enter china .

then there's the duration - so you can stay in china that 'last time' for 'that many days', even if it's expired.

[lwsx 0]

the china visa expiration date - as i understand it - that's the last date you can enter china .

then there's the duration - so you can stay in china that 'last time' for 'that many days', even if it's expired.

just checked the passport, and it's a 1 year visa, not 2 like i thought. so either i pray the interview is Nov '10 or earlier, or play it safe & get the passport renewed and a new visa.

i also thought about renewing the passport as proof of citizenship for the I-129, but having found my naturalization paper in one of my parent's old boxes saves me from an expedited passport renewal.

thanks Darnell

[Darnell 8,478]

whoops - sorry - i checked my visa again

enter on or before date - thats the last date you can ENTER

then you can stay as many days as are listed as DURATION in the visa.

so if it expires on 11/16/2010, for example, with a duration of 60 days

you can enter on 11/16/2010, and then leave on 1/14/2011 (i hope i got the math right)

fwiw, you can get another visa for China - they are happy to take yer money, give you a new one

IMO, it's the best 130 bucks you can spend

Good Luck !

[baron555 934]

My U.S. passport will expire in April '11, and I've got a multiple entry L visa for China in Dec. '09 - so I'm good to go for visiting my fiance in 2 months. I'm also planning on going to the Guangzhou office with her for her interview, which I'm guessimating would be around Nov/Dec '10.

If I travel to China with less than 6 months left on the passport, even with a 2 year multi-entry visa, will there be any problems at immigration?

I'd like to stay on the side of caution & renew the passport after April, but on one hand, it seems like a good idea having all the visit entries to China on 1 passport - it can't hurt to have it during the interview.

Any opinions?

Then why not renew the passport; takes about three weeks. Hurry.