Check whether a passport meets destination validity requirements.
Validity is assessed on the entry date rather than today, so a passport valid for eight months fails a six-month rule for travel three months away. Airlines enforce this at check-in and deny boarding. Being denied boarding for passport validity is not covered by most travel insurance, which makes it an entirely uninsured loss.
Passport Validity Date
Validity on entry = months until expiry − months until travel
Validity on entry = months until expiry − months until travel Validity is assessed on the entry date rather than today, so a passport valid for eight months fails a six-month rule for travel three months away. Airlines enforce this at check-in and deny boarding.
Being denied boarding for passport validity is not covered by most travel insurance, which makes it an entirely uninsured loss.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Months until the passport expires, Validity required on entry, Months until travel, Trip length. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.