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Passport renewal #258870
06/21/2021 09:01 AM
06/21/2021 09:01 AM
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Upstate, NY
Mikel Offline OP
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I know this has been addressed many times in the past, but now that the pandemic is subsiding, does anyone have any recent experience with the time it takes to process a passport renewal, without using the expedited service?

And, does St. Maarten enforce the '6-months to expiration' criteria, ie. no entry if the passport has less than 6 months remaining to expiration, or is that up to the airline?

Thanks

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Re: Passport renewal [Re: Mikel] #258873
06/21/2021 09:13 AM
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We sent my wife's in and it was received the third week of October 2020. We got it back the first week of January.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: Mikel] #258876
06/21/2021 09:40 AM
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Re: Passport renewal [Re: Mikel] #258877
06/21/2021 09:43 AM
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SOME other countries, possibly Anguilla or St. Barts, that you might visit from Sint Maarten might have such rules, but Sint Maarten does not. I don't know where these stories keep coming from.


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: Carol_Hill] #258882
06/21/2021 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Carol_Hill
SOME other countries, possibly Anguilla or St. Barts, that you might visit from Sint Maarten might have such rules, but Sint Maarten does not. I don't know where these stories keep coming from.


Possibly because some airlines (looking at you American) post a blanket rule on their website that says passports must be valid for 6 months. I know that was enough for me to renew mine early rather than risk some overworked agent denying me boarding because they don’t understand the country specific rules.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: Mikel] #258886
06/21/2021 11:06 AM
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We applied for a new passport in September right as the offices were opening back up and while there was still a backlog. It took about eight weeks.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: Mikel] #258905
06/21/2021 12:24 PM
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I sent my renewal application and photo in in February. It took 4 weeks before the agency received my information, and a total of 13 weeks before I had my new passport in hand.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: Mikel] #258932
06/21/2021 05:42 PM
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Thanks everyone. Should have researched the 6-month thing myself, but did not, and that was my biggest concern.


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