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Passport Expiration
#249075
03/04/2021 03:10 PM
03/04/2021 03:10 PM
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Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,882 Portland, OR
jazzgal
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My passport expires about 5½ months after my return date from SXM. I would greatly prefer to renew my passport after I return rather than before I leave. The information I've been able to find is: American - passport must be valid for six months after I ENTER a country (it is); travel.state.gov - valid for duration of stay. Does anyone have any knowledge to the contrary that would say I must renew passport before departure? Please don't respond if you are going to suggest I do it now to be on the safe side. I am looking for FACTS that I may not have discovered. Thanks.
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Re: Passport Expiration
[Re: boucharda]
#249084
03/04/2021 03:53 PM
03/04/2021 03:53 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,721 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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boucharda--No, the FACTS are that Sint Maarten only requires the passport to be valid at the time of travel. That is the way that it has always been. And bbeach--that is incorrect. Never has been required that the US required a passport to be valid for 6 months after you return. That is BS. Some other countries require a passport to be valid for 6 months after entry, but not Sint Maarten and definitely NOT the US. Information from US State Department
Carol Hill
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Re: Passport Expiration
[Re: Carol_Hill]
#249088
03/04/2021 04:20 PM
03/04/2021 04:20 PM
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,085 Massachusetts
boucharda
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From the AA website...I just picked that airline because it's a common carrier to SXM Passports must be: Valid for at least 6 months after the date you enter a foreign country. Kept in good condition, free of any damage beyond normal wear and tear, and material alterations. You may be denied boarding if you travel with a passport that appears damaged or altered. ...and the whole point of this discussion is mute since the OP said the expiration date was not a factor.... ...and, yes, you are correct about SXM requirements
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Re: Passport Expiration
[Re: eightzerobits]
#249089
03/04/2021 04:24 PM
03/04/2021 04:24 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,721 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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eightzerobits--NO, AA cannot have a longer rule than Sint Maarten requires, if that's what you are saying.
Carol Hill
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Re: Passport Expiration
[Re: eightzerobits]
#249101
03/04/2021 07:18 PM
03/04/2021 07:18 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,721 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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zerobits-If AA were to give anyone any trouble, they need to point them to the US State Department website. Anyone that is in this situation, just print it out. I have never seen anyone have any problem with this.. AA is WRONG. Do not ever depend on the airlines to get things correct. Someone here said that an airline website--not sure if it was AA or not--said that there was a quarantine going into SXM. Obviously that is WRONG.
Carol Hill
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