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Fiendish Thingy

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3. That is a good rule of thumb to follow

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:10 PM

Jun 20

Both the US and Canada have 6 month tourist visas, meaning if you enter the country with less than six months on your passport, you could legally stay the limit, but then be stateless and forced to remain in the host country.

If you submit a renewal now, you should have your new passport before your trip in October.

The worst that could happen if you don’t is you could be refused entry to Canada and have to remain on your cruise ship.

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Does anybody know anything about Canadian laws about passports? [View all] MIButterfly Jun 20 OP

Not mentioned on several of the pages TommyT139 Jun 20 #1

Thank you, TommyT139! MIButterfly Jun 20 #4

Is there a branch of the Canadian Embassy nearby? mwmisses4289 Jun 20 #2

Thank you, mwmisses4289! MIButterfly Jun 20 #5

That is a good rule of thumb to follow Fiendish Thingy Jun 20 #3

Thank you, Fiendish Thingy! MIButterfly Jun 20 #7

I ran into this potential problem a couple years ago RockCreek Jun 20 #6

Thank you, RockCreek! MIButterfly Jun 20 #8

Canadian here, as far as I know, you can travel to Canada with a passport expiry 6 mos or less Bev54 Jun 20 #9

Thank you, Bev54! MIButterfly Jun 20 #10