Six-Month Passport Validity Rule
Many countries enforce the six-month passport validity rule. Others that don’t have a minimum of one-month validity law for a passport. So, before you plan a vacation in another country, become aware of this rule in enforcing. If it is, get a passport before traveling to avoid being stopped from boarding your flight or entering your destination country.
Countries that have the Six-Month Passport Validity Rule
North America
Canada, Mexico
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama*, Honduras*
*These countries have a one-month passport-validity rule
South America
Argentina*, Bolivia, Brazil*, Chile*, Columbia*, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay*, Peru*, Suriname, Uruguay*, Venezuela
*These countries have a one-month passport-validity rule
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados*, Dominican Republic*, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti*, Martinique, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago
*These countries have a one-month passport-validity rule
Europe
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Middle East
Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank/Gaza Strip, Yemen
Asia and India
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkmenistan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen
South Pacific
French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
