DO I NEED TO RENEW MY PASSPORT?

[LOSTINSPACE2 0]

Hi there... i am going for a 2months vacation to Philippines. My passport expires on oct 2010... When i comeback to U.S.A. it will be month of June...Now, do i need to renew my passport?if i don't renew will they let me enter to U.S.A?i'm just worried cuz the expiration date was close to october after the june... thnx

[TheBears 9]

US Passport? Why not just renew it now? My experience is that returning to the US, all they want to see is that you have the right to enter (your US citizenship/passport).

Foreign passport? Others have said that entering as an LPR, they'll look at your green card more than they look at your passport. Being a USC, I'm not 100% on that one, though.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

I'd renew it before the trip. I'm not sure about the Philippines (or when you're going), but many countries require that you have a minimum of six months left on your passport before you're allowed in. I can't answer the question about returning to the U.S., but my guess is that you wouldn't have a problem as long as the passport is still valid and you have your GC. If you were entering as a tourist, it would probably be a different story.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Hogwash.

Your passport is valid until it expires. If it's valid until October 31, 2010, you can enter on October 31, 2010, at a second before midnight without any problems. Same is true for the green card. That's why we have expiration dates on documents, exact expiration dates. I'm telling you this with a 100% certainty.

Even if you were to enter with a just recently expired passport, they would let you in, and even if you were to enter with an expired 10-year green card, they would let you in. In the first case the CBP guy would make you aware of the fact that you need to get a new passport, and in the second case he would ask you to immediately file an I-90.

[w8inglongtime 29]

Hi there... i am going for a 2months vacation to Philippines. My passport expires on oct 2010... When i comeback to U.S.A. it will be month of June...Now, do i need to renew my passport?if i don't renew will they let me enter to U.S.A?i'm just worried cuz the expiration date was close to october after the june... thnx

You said you'll be back in june after being away for 2 months. That means you're leaving in April and your passport expires in October. That is the 6 months needed for the passport to be deemed valid. You shouldn't have any problems. The U.S. wouldn't care about your passport since you're not entering as a visitor. You're coming "Home" and your green card is what they really want to see. They swiped my greencard when I got back from London and no one checked my passport.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

That is the 6 months needed for the passport to be deemed valid.

You really shouldn't post nonsense like that. A passport is valid until its validity date, not until 6 months before.

[Yurika & Jim 77]

You really shouldn't post nonsense like that. A passport is valid until its validity date, not until 6 months before.

I don't know about other nationality, but for Japanese tourist,

Phillipines required 6 months + stay remaining lifetime of the Passport to enter.

[Leafgal 3]

Last time I got my passport it was not recommended to travel with less than 6 months left on it.

[lucyrich 20]

I don't know about other nationality, but for Japanese tourist,

Phillipines required 6 months + stay remaining lifetime of the Passport to enter.

But that's not for a green card holder.

For tourists, they want to make sure your passport will remain valid long enough for you to make your return trip.

[Yurika & Jim 77]

But that's not for a green card holder.

For tourists, they want to make sure your passport will remain valid long enough for you to make your return trip.

I found this in http://travel.state....is/cis_999.html

ENTRY / EXIT REQUIREMENTS: U.S. citizens may enter the Philippines without a visa for tourism purposes upon presentation of their U.S. passport, valid for at least six months after the date of entry into the Philippines, and a return ticket to the United States or an onward ticket to another country.

OP is going to Phillipines for vacation. Isn't he tourist? GC holder is different?

[Empress of Groovy 373]

I found this in http://travel.state....is/cis_999.html

ENTRY / EXIT REQUIREMENTS: U.S. citizens may enter the Philippines without a visa for tourism purposes upon presentation of their U.S. passport, valid for at least six months after the date of entry into the Philippines, and a return ticket to the United States or an onward ticket to another country.

OP is going to Phillipines for vacation. Isn't he tourist? GC holder is different?

His initial question had to do with returning to the U.S., but I noted that the officials in the Philippines might not allow him in if he has less than 6 months left on his passport (this six months thing seems to be common for entry to a lot of countries). How strictly it would be enforced, I don't know. I just figured that if the OP had time to renew it before leaving, it would be preferable because he could avoid any hassle upon arriving in the Philippines--related to this issue, anyway.

Edited March 24, 2010 by Empress of Groovy

[Yurika & Jim 77]

His initial question had to do with returning to the U.S., but I noted that the officials in the Philippines might not allow him in if he has less than 6 months left on his passport (this six months thing seems to be common for entry to a lot of countries). How strictly it would be enforced, I don't know. I just figured that if the OP had time to renew it before leaving, it would be preferable because he could avoid any hassle upon arriving in the Philippines--related to this issue, anyway.

I wanted to say like this. But I couldn't explain well so... Re-entry to US would be no problem with current passport

[prettyunique 1]

Just a reminder.... Passport fees are increasing here in the United States as early as April 1.

[Bernie C 24]

Possibly there is some confusion here.

When requesting a visa to visit a foreign country, many foreign embassy's have a requirement that you have six months of validity remaining on your passort from the anticipated travel dates to their country.

Its not the US driving the requirement but he foreign Embassy.

Visit the PI embassy website and see what they need to issue a visitor visa.

[Bernie C 24]

OK - I did some additional checking. If I am reading the information correctly, a USC can visit the PI for up to 21 days without obtaining a visa, however there is a requirment that the US passport has a validity date of 6 months past the intended length of stay.

Again - this has nothing to do with USCBP but it a requirement of the PI.

Maybe other USC's who have visited the PI and know for sure the facts can chime in.

Hope that helps!