Passport renewal & ESTA

[mick]

Originally Posted by Acid Nation

I was just thinking about this tonight. My passport expires at the end of July and we travel at the end of April. I was planning on not renewing my passport and just get a new ESTA but now I'm slightly panicked lol!

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Are you back before the end of July? If so and you have a UK or RoI P/P (or about another 130 odd nations) it only has to be valid for the period of travel.


Mick

[Nickynoonoo]

Originally Posted by tspill

So 8 months from a 10 year passport is less than 7%. 7% of £72 is a fiver. Over 10 years this is 50p per year.
Not that bad really. Its a cup of coffee in Starbucks almost.

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I know you are right, but it’s just a bit annoying really when they used to roll over up to 9 months.

They need to start selling “9 year 6 month” passports as that all you will ever get if you want to travel on it lol

[Nickynoonoo]

Originally Posted by mick

Are you back before the end of July? If so and you have a UK or RoI P/P (or about another 130 odd nations) it only has to be valid for the period of travel.


Mick

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Mick I though you had to have 6 months left for travel?

[mick]

Originally Posted by Nickynoonoo

Mick I though you had to have 6 months left for travel?

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Not to the USA. To be honest this is asked monthly on here. Here is the official notice from the US C&BP. The USA Embassy in the UK site and the UK Gov site say exactly the same thing.

cbp.gov/sites/default/fi...date122017.pdf

ESTAs only need to be valid for the day of travel to the USA.

Mick

[PPM]

Originally Posted by Nickynoonoo

Yes something like 12th June, but that is only 5 days after our return.

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Then he is good to go as is assuming a British Subject Passport. It just needs to be valid for the duration of travel.

[Pussycat Doll]

You haven’t needed 6 months on your passport for nearly 10 years.

[WB72]

I would do your ESTA now and travel using the current passport

[Nickynoonoo]

Originally Posted by mick

Not to the USA. To be honest this is asked monthly on here. Here is the official notice from the US C&BP. The USA Embassy in the UK site and the UK Gov site say exactly the same thing.

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/fi...date122017.pdf

ESTAs only need to be valid for the day of travel to the USA.

Mick

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Thanks Mick I had no idea, I thought it said something during booking but must have misread 👍

[mick]

Originally Posted by Nickynoonoo

Thanks Mick I had no idea, I thought it said something during booking but must have misread 👍

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We haven't used a TA since our first visit in 1990 but from what I've read on here over the years from Dibbers who have it seems that some can be a little "lazy" or "economical with the truth" whichever you consider to be less offensive.

A few countries not in the 6 month club do need 6 month's grace to visit the USA. Similarly some holders of UK passports need 6 months grace to visit Malaysia for instance. Some (not all ) TAs take the line of least resistance and just say "you will need 6 month's grace" without asking further.

Mick

[ChrisS]

Originally Posted by SquishTheWhale

Sucks I guess but you can thank all the Brexit voters!

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Not sure if this is a joke, either way it made me laugh!