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Passport
Validity
Your passport, is the small book like document issued
by your own government, which permits you to leave and
re-enter your own country, and enter other countries.
Most individuals must show a valid passport to apply
for a U.S. visa or to seek admission at a U.S. port of
entry.
A major exception to this rule applies to Canadian
citizens and some Canadian landed immigrants entering
from within the Western Hemisphere, citizens of
Micronesia and the Marshall Islands who have proceeded
in direct and continuous transit to the U.S., and
British citizens who reside in Bermuda or Canada
entering from within the Western Hemisphere.
Your passport must be valid for a minimum of at
least six months from the date of expiration of the
initial period of your admission into the United
States or your planned initial period of stay unless
your country has an agreement with the U.S. that
allows your passport to remain valid for six months
beyond the expiration date. If you need to renew your
passport during your stay in the U.S., consult your
own country’s consulate or embassy.
The following is a list of country's which have a
passport agreement with the United States. Please note
that this list may not be up to date and you should an
attorney, like Thomas Bassett and Associates, or your
embassy or consulate to ascertain whether your
country's government has a current passport validity
agreement with the U.S. Government (U.S. Department of
State).
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria (Reis pass only)
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Columbia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Korea
Kuwait
Laos |
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugual
Qatar
St. Christopher and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Serbia-Montenegro
Senegal
Singapore
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Venezuela |
In this section see
also:
Visiting
America
Temporary
Working Visas
K-1
Fiancée Visas
Studying
in the USA
Educational
and Cultural Exchanges
Reentry
into the USA by Non-immigrant Aliens Holding
Expired Visas
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