passport expiring, can i still get in

This is not true. The airlines can deny you boarding if the passport expires less then 6 months prior to return departure. They can also deny entry once you are off the plane just in case they allowed you to board. Your travel agent is wrong and this can cause a major headache for you. West Jet person is also wrong on this and if they are not the ones allowing boarding you may have a problem at the airport either in Canada or Mexico. Dont risk it.

If you are a US Citizen you can renew your passport either by going to the passport office directly with flight plans withing a couple of days, or have it expedited (will cost almost double the normal renewal rate) and you can have it back within about 2 weeks. Sorry but I do not know the way they work on this in Canada.

 

Lol .. I'm a canadian citizen, and going to mexico or US my passport doen't need to be valid for 6 months ( They recommand it ) but it doesn't apply
And because I'm right accross the place where they make the passport it took for me about a week to have one .
All Canadian citizens need a valid passport to enter Mexico. Canadian citizens without a valid passport will not be allowed entry into Mexico and will be returned to Canada. In order to avoid delays and misunderstandings, we strongly recommend that you travel with a passport valid for six months after your arrival date.

We did it with 2 weeks before the passport was expire with no prob !

But here they say something else . ( both on gouvernment of canada website lol

Passport

Canadian citizens, including those with dual citizenship, must present a valid passport in order to enter and exit Mexico. Canadians without a valid passport will be refused entry and returned to Canada. The passport must be valid until the date of expected departure from Mexico. Before you leave, ask your transportation company about its requirements related to passport validity, which may be more stringent than the country's entry rules.

 

Having a return ticket posted before the expiration date may weigh into the rejection factor.


Still a gamble

 

Well said Steve.my only option at this point is an extension anyways, so I'll get it and see what happens. From everything I've read and heard from the consoluts I should be fine.

 

Lol There's many of law stupid in Canada !!
Passport thing is one of them .. we have now the 10 years passport.. GOOOD .. but in 10 years you change alot .. so NOT GOOD ! ( because at your 8-9 years ) sometime people change so much that they can't recognize them lol

 

It only take two weeks to get a new one. Why the hell would you even risk it. You get the wrong girl and your not going and out the money. WTF.

 

for me it takes at least 6 weeks, I'm a UK citizen, American resident, and I live in America so it's more of a process for me. I'm going for an extension on Monday, and I should be good after that. It's too late at this point to renew so this is my only option.

 

if it was an option to renew it at this point I would of, but its not.

 

About every 3 months a post like this shows up ,,,,, opps , my passport is expired ,,, opps its not in the safe,,, ect.

Thanks for sharing so we can all go check to make sure our passports are good