Valid passport info - minimum 6 months validity after arrival?

I've recently heard that some countries require at least 6 months validity after arrival. My passport expires a few weeks after my next plan trip to Negril. Does anyone know if Jamaica has this requirement? Rob?

I went through the steps on IATA.org and it didn't mention anything about this rule. Just want to get some other opinions.

Thanks. I'd hate to get stuck at JFK watching my flight leave without me.

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Originally Posted by MikeyNYC

I've recently heard that some countries require at least 6 months validity after arrival. My passport expires a few weeks after my next plan trip to Negril. Does anyone know if Jamaica has this requirement? Rob?

I went through the steps on IATA.org and it didn't mention anything about this rule. Just want to get some other opinions.

Thanks. I'd hate to get stuck at JFK watching my flight leave without me.

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Hey Mike,

Do you have enough time to renew the PP before you arrive?

Cap

Hi Cap,
Yeah. Not coming until Dec. Guess I should just renew now anyway. I know that's what the Captain would say. :)

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6 month rule passports ( USA)
Feb 11, 2015, 6:05 PM

I gentleman I work with just returned from a vacation in Jamaica. He first went to Miami, and then was to fly to Montego Bay. His passport was going to expire in 3 months from his travel dates, and he was unable to board his flight. He was informed by airport security that Jamaica has a 6 month rule for passports. Meaning if your passport is to expire in 6 months or sooner, you can not fly to that country.

I just did a search of this on the forum ( because I had never heard of it before), and there has been discussions of this subject in the past . However, several of the posts state that Jamaica does not have the 6 month rule. Here is what I found on the internet:

uspassporthelpguide.com/six-months-validity-…

So just a warning to travelers, check your passport expiration, and if you thought you did not have to because of traveling to Jamaica, I just want you to know you are wrong.

The man I work with was able to go to a Passport office in MIami, obtain a passport and fly out several days later. However, what a extra cost and hassle.


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I was under the impression that it's the airlines that can deny your boarding & not the country you are visiting...

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I was under the impression that it's the airlines that can deny your boarding & not the country you are visiting...

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Either way " you ain't getting on no plane" or "you're ain't getting in"

Cap

When I boarded the plane last reach.....the Delta attendant pointed out my upcoming expiration of my passport...it still had 8 months left on it but she did make a comment about not flying if it expired within 6 months.....I was heading to Jamaica at this time....this was in ATL via Delta...

This is taken off the Government of Canada website today August 28/2017 :

"Passport

A valid Canadian passport is required for Canadians intending to visit Jamaica, which must be valid for the duration of their intended stay in the country. Alternatively, you may present a government-issued identification with photograph, along with an official birth certificate. Before you leave, ask your transportation company about its requirements related to passport validity, which may be more stringent than the country's entry rules.

Temporary passport holders may be subject to different entry requirements. Check with diplomatic representatives for up-to-date information."



It may be different for Americans.

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Originally Posted by ukran1ans

From Tripadvisor...

6 month rule passports ( USA)
Feb 11, 2015, 6:05 PM

I gentleman I work with just returned from a vacation in Jamaica. He first went to Miami, and then was to fly to Montego Bay. His passport was going to expire in 3 months from his travel dates, and he was unable to board his flight. He was informed by airport security that Jamaica has a 6 month rule for passports. Meaning if your passport is to expire in 6 months or sooner, you can not fly to that country.

I just did a search of this on the forum ( because I had never heard of it before), and there has been discussions of this subject in the past . However, several of the posts state that Jamaica does not have the 6 month rule. Here is what I found on the internet:

uspassporthelpguide.com/six-months-validity-…

So just a warning to travelers, check your passport expiration, and if you thought you did not have to because of traveling to Jamaica, I just want you to know you are wrong.

The man I work with was able to go to a Passport office in MIami, obtain a passport and fly out several days later. However, what a extra cost and hassle.


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I've watched TA participants 'debate' and 'advise' on this topic fairly regularly and over many years...in all those years I've only seen one or two people that have given first hand experiences.

I've had a passport that was to expire within days of returning to my birth/passport issuing country. The airline was concerned at first and told me they could deny my flight...they quickly made a phone call to the appropriate people and the airline was told that I was okay to fly to Jamaica. There is no six month passport rule within Jamaica.

Now, having shared my experience...as you can see...it can be decided by the airlines whether you get on that particular flight you've booked...if you don't want to be dealing with an airline that may or may not know whether the six month rule applies...you should choose to avoid the scenario by getting a more up-to-date passport.

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What's the point of having an expiry date if it's not a hard number? Like booking a dinner table from 6 to 8 and having the table cleared at 7:30 because you're within a half hour of the end of your reservation. What am I missing? If it hasn't expired then it's good is how I feel.

We travelled to Jamaica a few years ago and discovered that my 18 year old son's passport had expired (2 years prior) as we were about to board the plane. He had already shown it to at least 3 people and no one picked up on it. When we got to immigration, we were told that the passport would have been good for up to 6 months after the expiration date. We were then detained while the authorities contacted the airline to have them write a letter saying that they would take responsibility. After about 2 hours, we were on our way to Negril but we stopped a few extra times for Red Stripes.

When we got married in Negril in 2012 my husbands passport expired the week after we got home. No issues. But I don't think I'd cut it close like that again with all the 'what if's'

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What's the point of having an expiry date if it's not a hard number? Like booking a dinner table from 6 to 8 and having the table cleared at 7:30 because you're within a half hour of the end of your reservation. What am I missing? If it hasn't expired then it's good is how I feel.

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Well what I think their logic is that since you can reorder a new passport within 6 months of an existing passport's expiration, that means you can potentially have 2 passports available, allowing the 'old' passport to be sold, maybe modified and used by the wrong people with still a valid expiration date.

SO I agree with most people here in that it's just not worth the hassles to not renew your passport. I did it last fall, it was easy to download the docs from online, fill them out and mail them in with my old passport with a USP money order. I got the new passport 3 weeks later....


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Originally Posted by Bnewb

I've watched TA participants 'debate' and 'advise' on this topic fairly regularly and over many years...in all those years I've only seen one or two people that have given first hand experiences.

I've had a passport that was to expire within days of returning to my birth/passport issuing country. The airline was concerned at first and told me they could deny my flight...they quickly made a phone call to the appropriate people and the airline was told that I was okay to fly to Jamaica. There is no six month passport rule within Jamaica.

Now, having shared my experience...as you can see...it can be decided by the airlines whether you get on that particular flight you've booked...if you don't want to be dealing with an airline that may or may not know whether the six month rule applies...you should choose to avoid the scenario by getting a more up-to-date passport.

:cool:

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Yeah, but you're from Canada... you people are much nicer... lol


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Originally Posted by Irine

What's the point of having an expiry date if it's not a hard number? Like booking a dinner table from 6 to 8 and having the table cleared at 7:30 because you're within a half hour of the end of your reservation. What am I missing? If it hasn't expired then it's good is how I feel.

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Irine...the US, Canada, Jamaica, UK etc do not have this rule...but...many, many countries have a three to six month expiry rule.
You're legally not allowed to travel without a valid passport and some countries do not want to deal with the possibility of a tourist/traveller overstaying without a legal passport...cautionary.

I've noticed there are A LOT of websites out there that give the wrong information!
If travelling to another country...please check your own governments legal website to confirm passport validity/expiration information...or...just make it easy and make sure your passport is valid the six months after your return date.

Ukran1ans - Unless it has changed, you have to send your old passport along with the application for renewal. You get it back but it's no good for travel.

I read about this a few months ago and realized our passport would expire a couple months after our January 18 trip. We did the app, got the pics, and sent it in. We had our new passports in about 2 weeks. Just get a new one so you don't have to worry about it. We got our old passports back in the mail a few days later. My wife had to send her birth certificate with the old passport because we realized a few years ago that it said she was a man on her passport which no one ever brought up to or from Jamaica 3 times or Bermuda.

There was a group of people from Ohio at Catcha last Nov. a girl in their group was stopped infamous and couldn't fly into MoBay with the rest of the group. She had 2 months on her passport.