question on Visa validity
By oyenkai
@oyenkai (4394)
Philippines
June 1, 2009 10:05pm CST
If a person's visa expires on December, is it ok if he uses it on November (one month before its expiration)?
I know for certain that the passport has to be valid 6months after the date that it will be used for travel, but I don't know if there is any similar rule on Visas. (For example, if one is to travel on December, then the passport's expiration has to be June of the next year or further than that).
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2 responses
@yugasini (12892)
• Secunderabad, India
2 Jun 09
hi oyenkai,
visas will be issued for the period of your option, visas are issued with specific validity days/months/multiple entry like that,if there is a validity of visa you can utilise/travel without any hesitation,if the visa expires when you are in abroad, you have to contact to external affairs of that country and renew your visa accordingly
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@chriss121 (80)
• Thailand
2 Jun 09
Yes of course you can, it actually gives you extra time in the country you are visiting.
We reside in Thailand as expats. We have 12 month visas which are valid for 15 months because we leave the country and come back in again just before the visa expiration date, everytime we enter the country we are given a 90 day entry stamp. Here we need to leave the country every 90 days, stupid but its the law.
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@chriss121 (80)
• Thailand
2 Jun 09
It should be OK with an American visa, but if you're already in the US and want to get another entry stamp in your passport so you can stay longer I think they have some rule that you cannot just nip over the border to Mexico or Canada and then back into the US, I think you need to arrive from a country not attached to the US mainland. Maybe worth an email to your nearest US embassey or consulate just to check
