Visitors traveling to the United States are required to be in possession of passports that are valid for six months beyond the period of their intended stay in the United States. Citizens of the countries listed below are exempt from the six-month rule and need only to have a passport valid for their intended period of stay.
In any case, your passport must be valid on your entry into the U.S. If your passport expires during your stay in the U.S., you need to get it renewed or get a new one from the embassy or consulate of your country in the U.S. If you are on a short visit to the U.S. (such as on a tourist visa, business visa, etc.), it would be best to get your passport renewed before your arrival in the U.S. Otherwise, you will be admitted into the U.S. until the expiration date on your passport.
Six-Month Rule – Exempt Countries
- 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
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See (Vatican City)
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- North Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- 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
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
