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Passports: one nation's valid is not another's

Some nations can and do functionally move up the expiration of your passport.

Some countries require that your U.S. passport be valid not only for the duration of your visit, but also for three to six months after your entry or return from their country. […]

Brazil, Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Paraguay, Romania, Singapore chop six months off a passport’s validity; Cambodia, Denmark (including Greenland), Fiji, Switzerland chop off three months.

(And there’s worse.)

Many Middle Eastern and African countries will deny entry and refuse to issue a visa if your current passport contains an entry or exit stamp from Israel. If you are in this situation, you should apply for a new passport.

Comments

Huh. And here i am in Ecuador, albeit with a brand new passport which i got just before my workplace sent me to India about a month ago. I must point out that "Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands)" is silly, akin to saying "the United States (including Hawaii)".

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