Passport validity

Passport validity is the length of time a passport can be used to travel to another country, or be used as a valid form of identification within or outside the issuing country before its date of expiration.

Adult passport validity map



Adult passport validity across the world

Adult passports
US adult passport with ten year validity
Indonesian adult passport with five-year validity
Old New Zealand passport showing the old validity period of five years

There is an increasing trend for adult passports to be valid for ten years, such as a United Kingdom passport, United States Passport, New Zealand Passport (after 30 November 2015)[1] or Australian passport. A five year period of validity is also common (as used to be the situation for a Papua New Guinean passport or currently for an Indonesian passport). Some countries issue adult passports for periods between five and ten years, such as the Cuban passport, which is valid for six years.

Optional validity period

Some countries allow adult applicants to choose a passport validity, usually 5 or 10 years, at a varying price scale, e.g. costing more for 10 years than 5 years. These countries include Canada, Hungary, Japan, Mexico (1, 3, 6, or 10), Pakistan, Russia, and South Korea.

Child and young adult passports

Most countries issue passports for children and young adults for five years, under passport issuing protocols a child or young adult passport is defined as being under 16 years for a United States Passport, under 19 years for a Japanese Passport, under 21 years for a Croatian passport, under 24 years for a German passport or under 30 years as is the case with a Spanish passport.

Infant passports

Because children change rapidly in appearance from infancy to age five, some countries issue infant passports for two years, such as the Austrian passport, or for one year in the case of the Republic of Korea passport.

Senior passports

Some countries issue passports with longer validity period to their senior citizens, for example Spanish passports issued to citizens over 70 never expire.

Validity on arrival

Many countries require passports to have a remaining validity of six months or more on the date of arrival.

Countries requiring passport validity of at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra - 3 months and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah - on arrival), Israel, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam

Countries requiring passport validity of at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia, Zambia

Countries requiring passport validity of at least 3 months on arrival include Schengen Area countries, Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Moldova, Nauru, Panama, United Arab Emirates

And countries requiring passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Philippines, Eritrea, Hong Kong, Macao, New Zealand, South Africa.[2]

Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or passport valid throughout the period of intended stay.

Adult passport validity by country
List
Country[1] Validity[1]
5 years
or less		 5–10 years 10 years
Albania N N Y
Algeria N N Y
Andorra N N Y
Angola Y N N
Antigua and Barbuda Y N Y
Argentina N N Y
Armenia N N Y
Australia N N Y
Austria N N Y
Azerbaijan N N Y
Bahamas N N Y
Bangladesh N Y N
Barbados N N Y
Belarus N N Y
Belgium N Y N
Belize N N Y
Bosnia and Herzegovina N N Y
Botswana N N Y
Cambodia N N Y
Canada Y N Y
China N N Y
Colombia N N Y
Croatia Y1 N Y
Cyprus N N Y
Czech Republic N N Y
Denmark N N Y
Egypt N Y N
El Salvador Y N N
Fiji N N Y
France N N Y
Gabon N N Y
Georgia N N Y
Germany N Y Y
Hungary Y N Y
India N N Y
Iran Y N N
Ireland N N Y
Israel N N Y
Italy N N Y
Jamaica Y N Y
Japan Y N Y
Kazakhstan Y N N
Kyrgyzstan N N Y
Kenya N N Y
Kiribati N N Y
Kosovo N N Y
Laos N N Y
Liechtenstein N N Y
Lesotho N N Y
Lithuania N N Y
Madagascar N N Y
Malawi N N Y
Malta N N Y
Mauritius N N Y
Mexico Y Y Y
Montenegro N N Y
Nauru N N Y
Nepal N N Y
Netherlands N N Y
Norway N N Y
Oman N N Y
Pakistan Y N Y
Poland N N Y
South Korea Y N Y
Moldova N N Y
Russian Federation Y N Y
Saint Kitts and Nevis N N Y
Saint Lucia Y N N
Samoa N N Y
San Marino N N Y
Serbia N N Y
Slovakia N N Y
Slovenia N N Y
Solomon Islands N N Y
South Africa N N Y
Spain Y1 N Y
Sri Lanka N N Y
Sudan N N Y
Suriname N N Y
Swaziland N N Y
Switzerland N N Y
Tajikistan N N Y
Tanzania N N Y
Macedonia N N Y
Timor-Leste N N Y
Tonga N N Y
Turkey N N Y
Turkmenistan N N Y
Uganda N N Y
Ukraine N N Y
United Kingdom N N Y
United States N N Y
Uzbekistan N N Y
Vatican N N Y
Venezuela Y N N
Vietnam N N Y
Zambia N N Y
Zimbabwe N N Y
Bolivia N Y N
Costa Rica N Y N
Cuba N Y N
Dominica N N Y
Dominican Republic N Y N
Ecuador N Y N
Iraq N Y N
Kuwait N Y N
Rwanda N Y N
São Tomé and Príncipe N Y N
Syria Y Y N
Afghanistan Y N N
Bahrain Y N N
Benin Y N N
Brazil N N Y
Brunei Darussalam Y N N
Bulgaria Y N N
Burkina Faso Y N N
Burundi Y N N
Cabo Verde Y N N
Central African Republic Y N N
Chad Y N N
Chile Y N N
Congo Y N N
Côte d'Ivoire Y N N
Democratic Republic of the Congo Y N N
Eritrea N N Y
Estonia Y N N
Ethiopia Y N N
Finland Y N N
Gabon Y N N
Ghana Y N N
Greece Y N N
Grenada Y N N
Guatemala Y N N
Guinea Y N N
Guinea-Bissau Y N N
Guyana Y N N
Haiti N N Y
Honduras Y N N
Iceland N N Y
Indonesia Y N N
Jordan Y N N
Latvia[3] Y N Y
Lebanon Y N N
Liberia Y N N
Luxembourg Y N N
Malaysia Y N N
Maldives Y N N
Mali Y N N
Marshall Islands Y N N
Mauritania Y N N
Monaco Y N N
Mongolia Y N N
Mozambique Y N N
Myanmar Y N N
New Zealand[4] Y[5] N Y
Namibia Y N N
Nicaragua Y N Y
Nigeria Y N N
North Korea Y N N
Palestine Y N N
Panama Y N N
Papua New Guinea Y N N
Paraguay Y N N
Peru Y N N
Philippines N Y Y
Portugal Y N N
Qatar Y N N
Romania N[6] N Y
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines N N Y
Saudi Arabia Y N N
Senegal Y N N
Seychelles Y N N
Sierra Leone Y N N
Singapore Y N N
Somalia Y N N
South Sudan Y N N
Suriname Y N N
Sweden Y N N
Thailand Y N N
Trinidad and Tobago Y N Y
Tunisia Y N N
United Arab Emirates Y N N
Comoros Y N N
Djibouti Y N N
Equatorial Guinea Y N N
Vanuatu Y N N
Yemen N Y N

1 – Involuntary limitation of passport validity for young adults.
2 – Extended validity for senior citizens only.

References
  1. New Zealand Herald, Exhibit A
  2. Timatic
  3. PMLP (In Latvian)
  4. New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs passport website accessed 11 December 2015
  5. New Zealand Herald, Exhibit B
  6. "Au intrat în vigoare noile reglementări pentru valabilitatea pașapoartelor". Stirileprotv.ro. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
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