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Is a UK passport expiring one day before the six-month validity acceptable for entry to Thailand?
So on the government website is states that UK Passport must be valid for 6 months on entry to Thailand, this is fine as ours will be. The issue is our passports run out on May 15th and we fly home from Thailand on Nov 16th, which is 1 day less than 6 months. As we have 6 months valid on entry will this be ok?
I have tried contacting the Thai Embassy in London with no luck and don't want to renew our passports before our trip if we don't have to 🤔
I have tried contacting the Thai Embassy in London with no luck and don't want to renew our passports before our trip if we don't have to 🤔
Answer summary
The user inquired whether their UK passports, expiring one day before the six-month validity period required for entering Thailand, would be acceptable. Community responses indicated that as long as the passports are valid upon entry and the stay does not exceed the passport's validity, the user should be fine.
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John **********
Thailand doesn't care about how much time you have left on your passport other than you won't be stamped in for longer than your passport validity
Garrett ***********
You're fine
Lynnette *******
It says 6 months on entering Thailand. Can't see anything else. Doesn't say anything about needing 6 months when you leave.
Lisa ******************
OP@Lynnette ******
this is what I thought to but don't want to have issues in Thailand
Bryan ********
@Lisa *****************
I arrived back in UK from Thailand in July with a German passport expiring in 15 days and nothing was said So with UK passport surely there is no problemLisa ******************
OP@Bryan *******
thank youLynnette *******
@Lisa *****************
don't think it's an issue in Thailand. Await admin to confirm.
John ********
@Lisa *****************
you won't have any problems going back to EnglandLisa ******************
OP@John *******
thank you
Brandon ************
You can even fly to your home country with an expired passport. You only need 6 months validity to fly internationally when it's not flying back to your passport country.
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