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Passport 6 Month Validity Rule Calculator
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Section 1

Core details

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Destination Use the country named in the official entry-requirements page.

Passport expiration date

Fri, Aug 27, 2027

Planned entry / departure date

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Planned exit / return date

Sun, Oct 11, 2026

Destination validity rule is measured after

Official extra-validity unit

Section 2

Review and confirm

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Official extra-validity amount Six months is common for some destinations, but it is not universal.

Current official destination entry requirement checked Airline, visa and transit-country rules checked

Passport condition / identity screen

Plain-date semantics · start date is not counted unless the result explicitly says inclusive.

Your result

Sep 26, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026

Some destinations require validity beyond entry and others beyond planned departure. The exact current destination rule—not the phrase “six-month rule”—sets the anchor and amount. Review note: Check the destination's current official passport-validity rule.

Why this result

Destination

Planned tripSep 26, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026

Passport expirationAug 27, 2027

Entered destination rule6 months after planned departure / trip end

Required valid-through boundaryApr 11, 2027Unconfirmed

Date comparisonNot final until every travel gate is checked

Airline / transit / visa checkPending

Boarding or admission decisionNot determinedAirlines and border authorities apply the current documents and rules

Read before relying

Context matters.

The U.S. Department of State warns that some countries require at least six months beyond travel, but requirements vary and airlines may deny boarding.
Check the destination's official entry page, the State Department travel page, transit countries, visa terms and the operating airline shortly before travel.
Damage, insufficient blank pages, a name mismatch, visa conditions or emergency-travel-document limits can override otherwise sufficient calendar validity.

Rule set 2.0.0

Sources & scope

Source & calculation QA reviewed

The calculation guide and this source trail show what the result means, where the rule came from and when it was last reviewed. This is source-and-calculation QA, not a claim of medical, legal, tax or other professional review; time-sensitive decisions still belong with the linked authority.

U.S. Department of State · SRC-STATE-PASSPORT-001After getting a passport — destination validity and airline checksSource retrieved 2026-08-20

JurisdictionInternational travel-document planning — current destination, airline, transit and visa requirements control; no universal six-month rule

Last reviewed2026-08-20

Next review due2027-02-20

Review scopeCalcSpan source & calculation QA

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Passport 6 Month Validity Rule Calculator AR.