Flying out of AU with almost expired dutch passport

[nothingisreal]

I'm an Australian permanent resident (have been for two years) and planning to fly to the Netherlands in April/May this year.
My Dutch passport expires 21/06/2011. Will I be allowed to board the airplane with that passport?

I already know that getting into the Netherlands is no problem at all. I also plan to renew my passport there.
I'm in Tasmania and if I have to do it here I have to fly to Melbourne.
Being able to fly to the Netherlands on this passport and renew it there would be alot easier.

 

[chrisb]

I assume you'll also have to consider the rules of any countries that you are transiting, even if it is purely airside.

 

[N860CR]

That will be the problem. You won't be checking in for a flight to the Netherlands, you'll be checking in for a flight to Singapore or whereever it may be, which requires six months validity.

For interests sake, unless there have been any recent changes, Japan doesn't require 6 months on your passport, so if you could route SYD-NRT-AMS (providing that's somehow possible on NH or JL), then I'd imagine it would be fine. I've arrived into NRT before with less than 4 months left on my passport.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

I suggest that you ask the airline that you intend to reach The Netherlands with. If they will not board you, you will not go anywhere.

If you are transiting only till you reach the Netherlands as you originate from there I would assume that they would not bar your entry.

Stopovers I assume would not be possible.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

That will be the problem. You won't be checking in for a flight to the Netherlands, you'll be checking in for a flight to Singapore or whereever it may be, which requires six months validity.

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I don't follow?

As long as a stopover is not intended he would be checking in for The Netherlands.

 

[N860CR]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the carrier will be concerned with both legs of the journey. There would be nothing stopping the pax from attempting to clear immigration at the stopover port, so they would need to meet the requirements of that country.

At the end of the day, they'd give a SYD-SIN and SIN-AMS boarding pass, so I'd imagine the pax would need to be able to legally enter SIN.

 

[sarvowinner]

My SIL flew out of Sydney with less than six months on her Canadian passport. the family had a several hour layover in Singapore en route to Hong Kong, where they were spending several days and then back to YYZ. She was not allowed to leave airside in Singapore, but had no problems stopping over in Hong Kong.

 

[simongr]

Why dont you just renew your passport here and get your PR visa reinput to the new passport and save all the hassles?

 

[sarvowinner]

Why dont you just renew your passport here and get your PR visa reinput to the new passport and save all the hassles?

OP has already addressed this:

"I already know that getting into the Netherlands is no problem at all. I also plan to renew my passport there.
I'm in Tasmania and if I have to do it here I have to fly to Melbourne.
Being able to fly to the Netherlands on this passport and renew it there would be alot easier. :"

 

[simongr]

Interesting that they force you to go to the embassy/consulate. For the UK you can do it all by post to Canberra.

Personally though if it is a toss up between gambling on whether you can complete a 24 hour journey home or taking a quick flight to MEL for the day - I know what I would choose..

 

[nothingisreal]

I contacted immigration Singapore and this is what they said:

"Please be informed that visitors who have arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 1 (T1), Terminal 2 (T2) or Terminal 3 (T3) and have confirmed air tickets for connecting flights out of T1, T2 and T3 can remain in the transit area shared by the three terminals without seeking immigration clearance, unless directed to do so by the authorities in Changi Airport. It is alright for these passengers to hold a passport which has less than 6 months validity while transiting to another country in Changi Airport. "

 

[nothingisreal]

Interesting that they force you to go to the embassy/consulate. For the UK you can do it all by post to Canberra.

Dutch passports require your fingerprint, that's why. :-|