Exemption from the 6-Month Passport Validity Rule
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently announced an update to its Carrier Liaison Program (CLP), presenting a refreshed list of countries exempt from the six-month validity rule for passports. This update, effective as of January 28, 2024, supersedes any previous lists, including those found in the 2022–2023 Carrier Information Guides.
The six-month validity rule stipulates that visitors traveling to the United States must possess passports that are valid for at least six months beyond their intended period of stay. However, citizens of the countries listed below are exempt from this six-month rule and need only have a passport valid for their intended period of stay:
- Albania
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Antilles
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas, The
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burma
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Estonia
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and The Grenadines
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City Holy See
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
If you have any questions about the six-month rule, contact our office today to set up a consultation with one of our attorneys!
