Minimum Passport Validity to Enter Philippines

[jsnearline 2]

My wife and my two children are dual citizens of the Philippines and the United States. We will be traveling to Manila for the Christmas holidays in December. We will all be using our US passports. My son’s passport expires in June 2013. Because of this, he would have 6 months validity remaining as of our planned date of entry to the Philippines, but he would only have five months and 11 days remaining as of our departure date. I've read conflicting information on whether he needs 6 months validity on his passport from the date of entry to the Philippines or from the date of departure to return home to the US. I talked to the Philippine consulate and they said we should be ok but they suggested we check with the airline because they might have a stricter interpretation than the consulate. I talked to our airline (ANA) and they said to talk to the consulate.

Given the cost of getting a new passport, my wife and I would prefer not to have to get a new one just yet (especially since minor passports are only good for 5 years anyway). At the same time, I don't want to mess up our Christmas plans because of being denied boarding for a reason like this.

Any suggestions?

[Scott and Mhay 57]

I'm no expert, but wouldn't you need to use the philippine passports to enter the philippines? then you could use the US passports to enter the US again. That was my interpretation of dual citizenship....you needed to use the home country passport when entering the home country.

[kingilbert 2]

1. I remembered before that you need to go for seminar before you go to the USA, but i forgot if its before interview,after,or with visa. ???

2. how can we rush passport, my wife passport lost need one ASAP

[Scott and Mhay 57]

You can have her go to the DFA in manila and pay the expedited fee (7 business days). I don't know if she will have to get a police report saying her other passport is lost though. I can't speak to that. Check out the DFA site here: http://www.dfa.gov.ph/main/

http://www.dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/consular-services/passport/passport

Edited July 20, 2012 by Scott and Mhay

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

ICAO rules dictate that a passport be valid for 6 months when traveling. That means in either direction. Your best bet would be to contact the airline on which you intend to fly, as they are the ones who will hold you up in most cases, even if customs lets you thru. While it can be argued that many countries uphold the 6 month rule, it's actually an ICAO thing IIRC.

[kingilbert 2]

You can have her go to the DFA in manila and pay the expedited fee (7 business days). I don't know if she will have to get a police report saying her other passport is lost though. I can't speak to that. Check out the DFA site here: http://www.dfa.gov.ph/main/

http://www.dfa.gov.p...ssport/passport

thank you very much . . .

[PhiLandShiR 18]

Dual citizen needs to present BOTH passports when you enter and when you leave the Philippines.

At least that was the requirement for my daughter when she went to visit grandparents a year ago. The Customs agent will want to stamp both passports.

-Phil

I'm no expert, but wouldn't you need to use the philippine passports to enter the philippines? then you could use the US passports to enter the US again. That was my interpretation of dual citizenship....you needed to use the home country passport when entering the home country.

[jsnearline 2]

Here is the guidance I got from the Bureau of Immigration:

Department regulations require that passports are valid for a period of

not less than six (6) months beyond the contemplated period of stay

. However, Immigration Officers at ports of entry may exercise their discretion to admit holders of passports valid for at least sixty (60) days beyond the intended period of stay.

As for your case, it would be better if you could present proofs of your dual citizenship like Philippine passport or Identification Certificates.