98-29861. Extension of Passport Validity

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60436-60437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29861]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Consular Affairs
[Public Notice 2920]


Extension of Passport Validity

    In accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, an alien 
who makes an application, either for a visa or for admission into the 
United States, is required to possess a passport that: (1) Is valid for 
a minimum of six months beyond the date of the expiration of the 
initial period of the alien's admission into the United States or 
contemplated initial period of stay and, (2) authorizes the alien to 
return to the place from which he or she came, or to proceed to and 
enter some other country during such period. Because of the foregoing 
requirement, certain competent authorities have agreed that their 
passports will be recognized as valid for the return of the bearer for 
a period of six months beyond the expiration date specified in the 
passport, thereby effectively extending the validity period of the 
foreign passport an additional six months beyond its expiration date.
    This public notice adds Slovenia to the list of countries that have 
concluded passport-extension agreements with the Government of the 
United States. In addition, the American Institute in Taiwan and the 
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
have reached such an agreement with respect to passports issued by 
their respective authorities. The updated list of competent authorities 
is set forth below:

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Table of Foreign Passports Recognized for Extended Validity

ALGERIA
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BAHAMAS, THE
BANGLADESH
BARBADOS
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
COTE D'IVOIRE
CUBA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
DOMINICA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EGYPT
EL SALVADOR
ETHIOPIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
GRENADA
GUINEA
HONG KONG (Certificates of identity & passports)
HUNGARY
ICELAND
INDIA
IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN
JORDAN
KOREA
KUWAIT
LAOS
LEBANON
LIECHTENSTEIN
LUXEMBOURG
MADAGASCAR
MALAYSIA
MALTA
MAURITIUS
MEXICO
MONACO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NICARAGUA (Diplomatic & official only)
NIGERIA
NORWAY
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES
POLAND
PORTUGAL
QATAR
SENEGAL
SINGAPORE
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SLOVENIA (ADDED)
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
ST. KITTS & NEVIS
ST. LUCIA
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
SUDAN
SURINAME
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
SYRIA
TAIWAN (ADDED)
THAILAND
TOGO
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA

    Public Notice 2902 of October 9, 1998 issued at 63 FR 54512 is 
hereby superseded.

    Dated: October 24, 1998.
Mary A. Ryan,
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-29861 Filed 11-6-98; 8:45 am]
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