In 2020, the US government brought in a new rule to help travellers. It was designed to remove a barrier to travel, at a time when tests, paperwork and quarantining made taking a flight a stressful process.
But that rule has recently been revoked, meaning US passport holders should urgently check their documents.
US passport validity rule scrapped
During the pandemic, the US State Department ruled that US passport holders could travel on expired passports.
The policy applied to passports which expired on or after 1 January 2020.
This rule was originally supposed to end in March of this year, but it was then extended until 30 June.
It was created due to “unprecedented [passport]
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