Simple holiday question

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IanIan

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Hi,

I'm going to USA in a couple of weeks until the end of February. Its just a holiday so I will hopefully be let into the country on the visa waiver program.

Only thing is that my pasport expires on the 8th of July 2007 which is less than 6 months away. So the question is... does one's passport need to be valid for more than 6 months in order to be let into the country?

I only ask this because I recently went to Japan and they demanded exactly that.

Cheers, Ian.
 
Yes

I suggest you get your passport renewed ASAP. as i believe you need your passport up to date so its not going to run out 6 months prior to your travel.

USA immigration is terrible and they look for any excuse to nail into someone and this is one of the things that they will use.

Ive read up on this before, people getting denied even though their passport is valid during their stay... dont risk not being allowed in. just get it done as it will save any hassle
 
Hi,

Thanks for your reply. I've done a bit of reading on the internet and apparently the UK is exempt from the six month rule.

Now I could go into London and spend a day and some money just to be safe but then I could save myself the hassle and just turn up.

My attitude is - what's the point of the US having agreements with certain coutries if they're not going to honour them?

Ian.
 
I also rang the visa help line here and they said that if you're going on holiday from the UK then your passport only needs to be valid for the duration of your stay.

So I will let you know on Friday whether I made it!
 
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