Hi All,
I'm travelling to the United States in 10 days. I have everything sorted and paid for (inclduing my ESTA) but have just noticed that there is a small (what appears to be mould) stain inside the front cover in the upper left corner of my passport. The stain has also bled through on to two or three additional pages (it almost looks like a coffee stain). The total area covered would be about 1cm and is pretty much transparent. There is a small stain on my photo page as a result although it doesn't cover any information or my photograph (it only covers a blank area). I've shown a few people who've travelled to the USA who think it will be fine however when I showed the passport office they recommended replacing it (the guy seemed full of self importance though so who knows).
It’s an expensive holiday jammed packed in to a short period of time so can’t really afford to be turned away at the airport. Has anyone had experience with stained/slightly damaged passports entering the US?
Thanks in advance….
I'm travelling to the United States in 10 days. I have everything sorted and paid for (inclduing my ESTA) but have just noticed that there is a small (what appears to be mould) stain inside the front cover in the upper left corner of my passport. The stain has also bled through on to two or three additional pages (it almost looks like a coffee stain). The total area covered would be about 1cm and is pretty much transparent. There is a small stain on my photo page as a result although it doesn't cover any information or my photograph (it only covers a blank area). I've shown a few people who've travelled to the USA who think it will be fine however when I showed the passport office they recommended replacing it (the guy seemed full of self importance though so who knows).
It’s an expensive holiday jammed packed in to a short period of time so can’t really afford to be turned away at the airport. Has anyone had experience with stained/slightly damaged passports entering the US?
Thanks in advance….