I know a lot of you ladies are booking your HM and there are a few things you should be aware of:
Some countries require your passport to be active for 6 months AFTER you return from your HM. Check out some .gov sites to see if your HM destination is one of these places. I know that Europe and Mexico are two of these places.
So after looking at my passport and seeing that it expires in May, and DH and I are going to Mexico in April - I sent in my passport to be renewed and used their express service (costs an extra $60) and I got it back in 3 days!!!
I definitely recommend spending the extra 60 - it's worth avoiding the hassle.
Happy Honeymooning
bella1028
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thanks for the info
TheresaG
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even without the express service we got ours in 3 weeks
MrsK2008
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how is the average person supposed toknow that? thanks!
MrsK2008
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so if I get my passport 2 months before my HM I will be fine? You are talking about renewing right?
EverlovingEv
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how is the average person supposed toknow that? thanks!
I was really surprised when i found that out last year too....
We were turned away AT THE AIRPORT while we were trying to check in for our flight to our honeymoon.
DH's passport was going to expire 1 month after we were supposed to return from Tahiti but Tahiti requires that your passport is valid for at least 3 mnths after your return.
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This is true ladies!
We were turned away AT THE AIRPORT while we were trying to check in for our flight to our honeymoon.
DH's passport was going to expire 1 month after we were supposed to return from Tahiti but Tahiti requires that your passport is valid for at least 3 mnths after your return.
omg how awful! So what did you do????
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Wow...that's good to know. We're going to Venice/Paris so I have to check it out. Will I still be able to use my passport with my maiden name since we're leaving a few days after the wedding? Or is it something that i need to do before I leave for Europe?
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Posted by Dee606
This is true ladies!
We were turned away AT THE AIRPORT while we were trying to check in for our flight to our honeymoon.
DH's passport was going to expire 1 month after we were supposed to return from Tahiti but Tahiti requires that your passport is valid for at least 3 mnths after your return.
omg how awful! So what did you do????
Oh we were so pissed that our travel agent did not tell us. We thought we did enough research on our own on Tahiti before we left but I we obviouslymissed something.
From the airport we immediately went to our TA's office & he had to re-book our entire honeymoon. The next day we went to Conn to get his passport renewed (his passport was ready in 3 hours) & the following day was our new flight.
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Thanks for the info! I never heard of that.
cbcf
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i am going on my honeymoon to Mexico in Dec, I think my passport expires a month after or so
but i dont see anything on that website you posted that said if you travel to mexico it requires that your passport not expire a certain period after you leave
maybe i am missing it
EverlovingEv
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i am going on my honeymoon to Mexico in Dec, I think my passport expires a month after or so
but i dont see anything on that website you posted that said if you travel to mexico it requires that your passport not expire a certain period after you leave
maybe i am missing it
I didn't see anything about Mexico either...but a travel agent I spoke to last month mentioned this to me. I figured better safe than sorry and renewed my passport anyway.
