Can't travel out 6 months before passport expires?

I think the 6-month limit is to certain destinations. To places where you may exceed the 6-month period. Also, the 6-month restriction will remind you to renew your passport before you do anymore travelling. Otherwise, you may be stranded in some foreign country without a valid passport, that would be more troublesome. No?

Maybe because there had been problems in the past. Imagine a situation where you travel to the UK to further your studies. You go to Strathclyde, a city which is far away from London. A few months after arriving in Strathclyde you have to make arrangements to renew your passport in London. It would be such a hassle, where among other things you have to miss yout classes for at least two days. That is why to have a one year study visa your passport needs to have a validity of at least one year. The question comes to travelling as a tourist. Anything can happen while you are at your destination. Maybe you get kidnapped for three months. So a six months passport validity will cover the time. all the best, rosdimy

It is a rule that if your passport expires soon, that is in 6 months you can't travel on it. It applies to most countries so I always know when my passport will expire and then I apply for another one like about 9 months before it will expire. An adult passport lasts for 10 years in my home county whilst a child passport only lasts for 5 years. In my previous passport I had evidence of a trip to Israel which meant some countries would not have let me in. So I was delighted to get my latest passport in 2005. My son has got a baby photo in his passport because he got it when he was 4 months old. He looks so different know he is 20 months old. I will get a new passport for him when he is 4.

My hopes of going to Disney World in Orlando Florida became dim when I found out about this. But nevertheless, when the time comes to go, I will re make the passport and it's DisneyWorld here I come !!!