PASSPORT EXPIRING IN MAY - TRIP IN MARCH

[-mitch- 3]

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my passport is expiring MAY 3, 2011 and i am going back to the Philippines MARCH 21 till APRIL 25. would it be a possible problem since my passport is about to expire? is there any way i can expedite the renewal of my passport here in the US (consular office in LA)? or is it okay to renew my passport when i get to the Philippines?

Thank you VJ family for helping me with all these.... thanks much!

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Now i know that i can always get free, fast, and accurate answers from my VJ family.

MY passport is expiring MAY 3, 2011 and i am going back to the Philippines MARCH 21 till APRIL 25. would it be a possible problem since my passport is about to expire? is there any way i can expedite the renewal of my passport here in the US (consular office in LA)? or is it okay to renew my passport when i get to the Philippines?

Thank you VJ family for helping me with all these.... thanks much!

HEY mitch... This is what I think. If you are travelling to a country thay you are a national/citizen of and you are a passport holder of that country then you won't have a problem meeting the entry requirements the same way a us citizen or green card holder would be allowed entry into the usa. For the us citizen with the expired/expiring passport he/she would have no issues... For the green card holder... If they make it to the border with out a passport, expired, or expiring passport then they would be allowed entry since the GC is all that's required.

Hope u will get more answers... Safe travel.

[-mitch- 3]

HEY mitch... This is what I think. If you are travelling to a country thay you are a national/citizen of and you are a passport holder of that country then you won't have a problem meeting the entry requirements the same way a us citizen or green card holder would be allowed entry into the usa. For the us citizen with the expired/expiring passport he/she would have no issues... For the green card holder... If they make it to the border with out a passport, expired, or expiring passport then they would be allowed entry since the GC is all that's required.

Hope u will get more answers... Safe travel.

i believe you are exactly right. i wont have any problems entering my country but the only thing i am worried about is coming back here in the US... im at work right now, and is been asking around. all of my co-workers are saying that we cant travel if passports are expiring within 6 months....

ill try to go the consular office in los angeles tomorrow to finalized everything before ill pay my booked flight.

[YuAndDan 153]

No problem unless it expires before or during the trip.

My wife traveled home last summer, her passport expires shortly after her trip, while home visiting, she simply applied for and got a new passport at the passport office in her home town, and used the new passport to return to the USA. Her old passport expired 1 month after her trip home.

The expiring in 6 month thing has to do with visas to the US, the US consulate wont issue a visa on a passport with less than 6 months validity left, this does not bar a green-card holder from traveling, the passport can expire the day after they arrive in the USA using green-card.

Moving this to Philippines forum, has nothing to do with bringing family members to the USA.

Edited February 23, 2011 by YuAndDan

[bestofboston 36]

You need to go to US Manila Embassy website. There is a requirement to have so much time left on your passport before they will allow you to enter the Philippines. I just don't remember how much time. You should verify but it sounds like you don't have enough time left so you should expedite your passport renewal.

Good luck

[EmYeu 3]

Holding a US Passport traveling outside of US passport must be at least six months before expiration day.

If you are holding a PH passport they might let you go but will make sure you sign something from airline and you must provide them proof of a return ticket.

I work for EVA for six years I know the policy.

The airline will give you hard time.

Try to express your renewal.

[Amy and Nick 37]

Provided you passport is valid on the day of travel you should be fine. Im not sure why you would think otherwise?

[YuAndDan 153]

Holding a US Passport traveling outside of US passport must be at least six months before expiration day.

If you are holding a PH passport they might let you go but will make sure you sign something from airline and you must provide them proof of a return ticket.

I work for EVA for six years I know the policy.

The airline will give you hard time.

Try to express your renewal.

This has to do with visas, passport needs to have 6 months validity left on it for a visa to be issued, this is NOT the case when holding a green-card for re-entry to the USA.

[bestofboston 36]

I looked it up. 6 months min on passport

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. Upon arrival, immigration authorities will annotate the traveler’s passport with an entry visa valid for 21 days. If the traveler plans to stay longer than 21 days, he/she must apply for an extension at the Philippine Bureau of Immigration and Deportation's main office at Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, or at any of its provincial offices. If you are coming to the Philippines for other purposes, please check the Embassy of the Philippines website for visa requirements and/or the Philippine Bureau of Immigration. You may be denied entry or be given a fine if your purpose for entry is other than tourism and you do not possess the correct visa.

[YuAndDan 153]

I looked it up. 6 months min on passport

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. Upon arrival, immigration authorities will annotate the traveler's passport with an entry visa valid for 21 days. If the traveler plans to stay longer than 21 days, he/she must apply for an extension at the Philippine Bureau of Immigration and Deportation's main office at Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, or at any of its provincial offices. If you are coming to the Philippines for other purposes, please check the Embassy of the Philippines website for visa requirements and/or the Philippine Bureau of Immigration. You may be denied entry or be given a fine if your purpose for entry is other than tourism and you do not possess the correct visa.

Show me in this statement this applies to a Philippines citizen with a Philippines passport. It says U.S. passport, the kind that a U.S. Citizen would be carrying.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Throw the entry requirement-s pot the window. That does not apply to residents of THAT country. Now what happens should the airline official - agent be told the traveller has no plans to return to the usa... A round trip ticket is still required? naaah.

[-mitch- 3]

No problem unless it expires before or during the trip.

My wife traveled home last summer, her passport expires shortly after her trip, while home visiting, she simply applied for and got a new passport at the passport office in her home town, and used the new passport to return to the USA. Her old passport expired 1 month after her trip home.

The expiring in 6 month thing has to do with visas to the US, the US consulate wont issue a visa on a passport with less than 6 months validity left, this does not bar a green-card holder from traveling, the passport can expire the day after they arrive in the USA using green-card.

Moving this to Philippines forum, has nothing to do with bringing family members to the USA.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH YUandDAN! thats what i was thinking and planning to do. expiration date is MAY 3, 2011 but were travelling MARCH 21 till APRIL 26 (i just have to renew it in the philippines then.

You need to go to US Manila Embassy website. There is a requirement to have so much time left on your passport before they will allow you to enter the Philippines. I just don't remember how much time. You should verify but it sounds like you don't have enough time left so you should expedite your passport renewal.

Good luck

i believe i wont have any problem entering Philippines since im a citizen there... what bothers me is coming back here in the US.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

- mitch -

You have a green card you are not subjected to this because you are not given a "time limit" upon entering the usa. And airport/airline officials should not even bring it up.

[-mitch- 3]

Holding a US Passport traveling outside of US passport must be at least six months before expiration day.

If you are holding a PH passport they might let you go but will make sure you sign something from airline and you must provide them proof of a return ticket.

I work for EVA for six years I know the policy.

The airline will give you hard time.

Try to express your renewal.

thanks KNNILOPE! if ill try to push through with the renewal, i wont make it to my departure date which is march 21. by renewing it tomorrow, i wont have my new passport till April 7. i have to be in the philippines by the 25th of march....unless i can expedite the renewal but to my research, they dont do that anymore.

[-mitch- 3]

I looked it up. 6 months min on passport

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. Upon arrival, immigration authorities will annotate the traveler’s passport with an entry visa valid for 21 days. If the traveler plans to stay longer than 21 days, he/she must apply for an extension at the Philippine Bureau of Immigration and Deportation's main office at Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, or at any of its provincial offices. If you are coming to the Philippines for other purposes, please check the Embassy of the Philippines website for visa requirements and/or the Philippine Bureau of Immigration. You may be denied entry or be given a fine if your purpose for entry is other than tourism and you do not possess the correct visa.

i am not a US citizen though.... im a citizen of the Philippines which carries a philippine passport that is expiring 7days after my arrival back here in the US.