By anonymous - 18/03/2011 07:35

Today, I went to the airport to start the amazing 3 week vacation in Costa Rica that I've been saving for and planning for more than a year. They wouldn't let me on the plane because my passport expires in less than 6 months. FML
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Same thing different taste

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Yeap. it's true. It's ridiculous but true your passport can't be within 6 months of expiring. Real ****** up!!

FYLDeep 25

Why the hell does that matter? I could see if it expired 6 months ago, but what the hell?

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I've never been overseas and even I know that you normally need at LEAST 6 months left on your passport, some places require more. A lot of places require that you have enough time on your passport so that it's still valid for 6 months after you LEAVE their country. It sucks that you couldn't go on your holiday but you should check these things.

lifeisbutadream3 0

You can get your passport renewed within 2 days! I did here in LA when this happened to me last year. It cost me somewhere around $200-$250 to have it expedited, but it was super fast and did not have to wait for it in the mail... did it for me right then and there.

kinga08 0

I know if you live near a national passport facility you can even get it done the same day, you just have to look forward to sitting and waiting in lines all day.

kinga08 0

YDI, if you were planning a trip for over a year you should've come across this commonly known and strict rule. I don't understand how in this entire year of planning an international trip that you didn't think to check passport and visa laws??

tina_gomez90 0

that's whack! I traveled outside the country with a passport that was gonna expire 2 weeks after my return date!

shouldn't you have realized that you had 6 months left? That's a rule almost everywhere, that you can't go if you have 6 months left. I'm not surprised that they wouldn't let you go. If you're from Canada... then I am most definitely not surprised.

Why would you be especially surprised if they're from Canada?

because I'm from Canada. In general, it's a rule that some countries have. Although Canada doesn't have that rule, it happened to my dad, they wouldn't let him fly with 6 months left. The USA has that rule. It shouldn't have been a surprise to her, she should have known about that rule.

m1ssophiebee 0

poor you~ sneak on the plane :P if a mentally ill person can, so can you

Remember to check your passport next time.

awww that sucks! I'm half Costa Rican :) it's a beautiful place so hopefully you will be able to go at some point!!

That's stupid I woulda told them it aint expired now and I'm gonna sue u for not letting me noard with a valid passport