Passport Validity Checker

No. This tool is a starting point based on a curated table of commonly searched destinations, not an authoritative or exhaustive legal source. Entry requirements change without notice, vary by nationality and visa type, and are ultimately decided by each destination's government and enforced by airlines and border officials. Always confirm current requirements with the destination's official government travel-advisory page, your airline, or the nearest consulate before booking or travelling.

"6 months beyond entry" anchors the requirement to the day you arrive — your passport must still be valid 6 months after that fixed date, regardless of how long your trip is. "6 months beyond departure" anchors it to your planned departure date instead, so the requirement grows with the length of your trip. Most of the countries commonly described as having "the 6-month rule" use the entry-anchored version; a smaller number, including Vietnam, anchor it to departure instead.

The Schengen Area's own short-stay rule, under the Schengen Borders Code, requires non-EU/EEA passports to remain valid for at least 3 months beyond the planned departure date from the Schengen Area — a separate and less strict rule than the classic 6-month rule used elsewhere. All ~29 Schengen member states apply this same rule uniformly.

Not legally, but it's still worth a margin of safety. Countries like the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, and several others in this tool's table officially only require your passport to remain valid through your trip. In practice, though, some airline check-in staff mistakenly apply a 6-month rule anyway, so a little extra buffer can avoid a stressful conversation at the gate even when it isn't strictly required.

It's your trip's start date. Passport validity is checked at check-in, boarding, and border entry — all of which happen on or before your trip starts — so if your passport doesn't meet the destination's rule, you need a renewed passport in hand before that date, not just before the rule's underlying deadline.

This table covers roughly 115 commonly searched destinations, not every country in the world. If yours isn't listed, check that destination's official government travel-advisory page directly, or ask your airline — the same four rule shapes covered here (6 months from entry, 6 months from departure, 3 months from departure, or duration-of-stay-only) cover the vast majority of countries even if this specific tool doesn't have that row yet.