Passport Renewal

[bd_delhi]

Hi All,

My parents already have visitor visa. They are planning to visit us from June,2015 to October, 2015. However, their passports expire in December, 2015. I know that the passport needs to be valid for atl east six months for travelling. Do you think in this case, they need to renew their passport?

Also if they renew their passport, will they need to go for visa stamping again? Their visas expire in 2020 only.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks
Bd_delhi

[Ideal sol]

Compulsion of the renewal of passports depends on the date of entry and expiry dates of passports. If they have at least 190 days validity of their passports from the date of entry, they are good to go. (Actual validity needed is 180 days but it always better to have few more days extra for unexpected events like flight cancelations, health problems etc.)

If it's possible to renew their passports before leaving to USA, it's even better and they don't need to go for stamping again and they just need to carry both old and new passports.


This is my opinion, not a legal advice.