Is This Accurate?
Mar 29th, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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Is This Accurate?
I guess I could've just put this in the europe forum but any way.
http://prague.usembassy.gov/faq.html
http://prague.usembassy.gov/faq.html
My passport will expire soon; do I need to get a new passport or visa?
While visa regulations state that a passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date of the holder's departure from the United States, the United States has an agreement with many countries (including the Czech Republic) automatically extending the validity of a passport for six months past the passport's expiration date. The result is that an Czech passport need remain valid only for the duration of the holder's stay in the United States.
While visa regulations state that a passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date of the holder's departure from the United States, the United States has an agreement with many countries (including the Czech Republic) automatically extending the validity of a passport for six months past the passport's expiration date. The result is that an Czech passport need remain valid only for the duration of the holder's stay in the United States.
Mar 29th, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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"<i>I guess I could've just put this in the europe forum but any way.</i>"
Uh - you DID post it on the Europe forum (there is only one forum -- "Europe"
The quoted section is re a Czech passport holder's travel to the USA. Is that what you are interested in??
Uh - you DID post it on the Europe forum (there is only one forum -- "Europe"
The quoted section is re a Czech passport holder's travel to the USA. Is that what you are interested in??
Mar 30th, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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I was thinking I had posted it in the Czech sub forum,that obviously doesn't exist.
Yeah, I was wondering if that quote is accurate. If you don't have 6 months on your passport that they'll allow you anyway or if in actuality aka once you get to the airport (USA or Czech) you aren't allowed to board/enter. I get what the woute states but sometimes things don't occur as you planned.
If I'm making any sense.
Yeah, I was wondering if that quote is accurate. If you don't have 6 months on your passport that they'll allow you anyway or if in actuality aka once you get to the airport (USA or Czech) you aren't allowed to board/enter. I get what the woute states but sometimes things don't occur as you planned.
If I'm making any sense.
Mar 30th, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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Are you Czech?
I don't think anyone on here works in the State Dept or for TSA, but I sure wouldn't want to count on that being true from a website. Even if it were at one time, it could have changed.
Well, I'm just giving an opinion that I wouldn't plan a trip to the US based on that and a passport that is due to expire. Is there some reason you can't get it renewed? You are going to have to get a new one sooner or later unless you never plan to travel again, aren't you?
I don't think anyone on here works in the State Dept or for TSA, but I sure wouldn't want to count on that being true from a website. Even if it were at one time, it could have changed.
Well, I'm just giving an opinion that I wouldn't plan a trip to the US based on that and a passport that is due to expire. Is there some reason you can't get it renewed? You are going to have to get a new one sooner or later unless you never plan to travel again, aren't you?
Mar 30th, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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The normal practice for people who qualify for access to the US under the Visa Waiver Programme (as Americans would call it if they could spell) is that you are granted leave to remain in the US for no longer than the passport's validity.
So, for most citizens of most EU countries, if you arrive in the US with a passport that expires in a week, you get approval to stay in the US for one week. If on a Visa Waiver, most Europeans aren't subject to minimum passport validity rules.
This concession normally does NOT apply to people who need a visa. So if you're travelling to the US for a purpose that requires a visa (like earning money, working as a journalist or studying full time), or if you don't qualify under the Visa Waiver Programme, your passport must be valid for six months beyond the intended stay.
So, for most citizens of most EU countries, if you arrive in the US with a passport that expires in a week, you get approval to stay in the US for one week. If on a Visa Waiver, most Europeans aren't subject to minimum passport validity rules.
This concession normally does NOT apply to people who need a visa. So if you're travelling to the US for a purpose that requires a visa (like earning money, working as a journalist or studying full time), or if you don't qualify under the Visa Waiver Programme, your passport must be valid for six months beyond the intended stay.
