If you’re planning on traveling outside the US with an expired passport, you’re out of luck. A valid US passport is required for international travel. The only exception to this rule is if you’re traveling by land or sea to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean. In that case, you’ll be able to get by with your photo ID and a birth certificate until June 1st. After that, the rules change, and you’ll need a valid passport. For more information, see “Do I Need a Passport to Go to Mexico, Canada or the Caribbean?”
If you’re traveling outside the country and you are going anywhere other than Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean, you need to have a passport and it needs to be valid. In fact, many countries require you to have at least 6 months left before the expiration date on your passport.
If you try to travel with an expired passport, you probably won’t be allowed on the plane. Even if the airline doesn’t catch that your passport is expired, you’ll certainly run into problems when you try to get your passport stamped after you land.
So, don’t risk turning your vacation into a bureaucratic nightmare. Check the expiration date on your passport before you book your trip! Ordinarily, it takes at least a couple of months to get your passport renewed in the mail. However, if you have a trip coming up in the near future and you notice that your passport is expired, don’t panic. You can get an emergency passport!
The easiest way to get an emergency passport is to use a private passport expediting company. You don’t have to make an appointment or wait in line. All you have to do is fill out the paperwork for your passport renewal, send it to the expediting company along with all the necessary supporting documents, and the expediting company will hand-deliver it to the US Department of State for faster processing. Your new passport can be on its way back to you in as little as 24 hours!
Don’t risk trying to travel on an expired passport. Renew your passport with us today!
Tags: international travel, Passport Processing, passport renewal
Share:
Can i travel to Florida with an expired passport?
June 24th, 2009 at 2:47 pmCan i travel from Florida to New York with an expired passport?
June 24th, 2009 at 2:48 pmHi Nancy,
If you’re traveling in the United States, your driver’s license or other state-issued ID will be fine, and you don’t need a valid passport.
June 29th, 2009 at 11:38 amCan i travel to Hawaii from LAX with a expired passport and
July 1st, 2009 at 6:31 ambirth certificate i dont have any form of id i called the airline
they said its fine but but just double checking
Hi Chris,
Hawaii is part of the US-since you’re not traveling internationally, you don’t need a passport. However, you still need to show the airline some form of ID to claim your ticket. It doesn’t have to be a passport-it can be your driver’s license or a state ID card. If your airline has verified that they will accept what you have, you should be fine.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:47 pmMy husband lost his drivers license and is flying tomorrow morning to another state. Could he use jis expired passport to fly?
July 13th, 2009 at 1:08 pmYes
August 19th, 2009 at 1:22 pmYour blog is so informative ?keep up the good work!!!!
October 10th, 2009 at 7:14 amWhat is going to happen at LAX when my mother arrives from Mexico City with a passport that has been expired since June 09? This was an oversight – no legal issues, just a mistake. She has been in Mexico for 6 days only. She is a naturalized citizen. California resident for 55 years.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:52 amPlease advise.
So… What is the answer Pete? What happened? Does anyone know? If my wife crosses over by auto into Mexico for a medical proceedure and she has an expired passport, what will be her issues, if any, coming back? Anyone know? It’s a little vague. No flight involved. drives across from California. She has Arizona drivers license.
December 29th, 2009 at 1:57 amcan you still travel within the US with only an expired passport and no driver’s license or things have changed due to the current situation
January 5th, 2010 at 3:22 pm