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STATE DEPARTMENT RELEASES LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH AUTOMATIC PASSPORT EXTENSION AGREEMENTS
The State Department has released a list of countries that have agreements with the US to honor recently expired passports. A number of countries have agreed to honor their passports as remaining valid for six months beyond the expiration date specified in the passport. The agreements are important because US law requires nonimmigrant visa applicants to have passports that will remain valid for at least six months beyond the date the expected visit to the US is expected to end. Otherwise, a shorter stay in the US will be granted. These agreements mean that visas can often be granted for six months longer.
The countries with treaties are the following:
- Algeria
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina (Added)
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas, the
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Bolivia (Deleted)
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cote D'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic (Added)
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala (Deleted)
- Guinea
- Guyana (Deleted)
- Honduras (Deleted)
- Hong Kong (Certificates of identify & passports)
- Hungary (Added)
- Iceland
- India
- Iran (Deleted)
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Korea
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Libya (Deleted)
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Morocco (Deleted)
- Netherlands
- New zealand
- Nicaragua (Diplomatic & official only)
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines
- Senegal
- Singapore
- Slovak Republic (Added)
- South Africa (Added)
- Soviet Union (Deleted)
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan (Deleted)
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Thailand
- Togo (Added)
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
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