Transiting UAE with less than 6 months on a passport.

[harvyk]

My passport is about to enter that lovely stage of 6 months out from expiry, literally the week I depart on my next RTW trip.

On this trip I am transiting in DXB. Whilst all the information I can find online states that I will be fine, I can't find any official source stating transiting with less than 6 months on a passport is fine.

Has anyone else had transited the UAE without entering the country with less than 6 months on their passport?

I don't particularly want to get a new passport as my current one already has an ESTA attached to it which will be valid for the trip.

Thoughts / experiences / links to official websites?

 

[Boca68]

My passport is about to enter that lovely stage of 6 months out from expiry, literally the week I depart on my next RTW trip.

On this trip I am transiting in DXB. Whilst all the information I can find online states that I will be fine, I can't find any official source stating transiting with less than 6 months on a passport is fine.

Has anyone else had transited the UAE without entering the country with less than 6 months on their passport?

I don't particularly want to get a new passport as my current one already has an ESTA attached to it which will be valid for the trip.

Thoughts / experiences / links to official websites?

No experience with DXB, but as your transiting, I'd imagine it would be ok.

But, you are going on a RTW with less than 6 months on your passport? Not a smart idea IMO. Where else are you going? I just renewed my passport a month or 2 ago, but travelled to Turkey earlier this year when I had just over 6 months left. Some quick research back then told me I was fine, but there is a reasonable list of countries that require 6 months. ALso quite a lot at the 3 month mark, especially european countries. I hope you have checked that out.

 

[harvyk]

No experience with DXB, but as your transiting, I'd imagine it would be ok.

But, you are going on a RTW with less than 6 months on your passport? Not a smart idea IMO. Where else are you going? I just renewed my passport a month or 2 ago, but travelled to Turkey earlier this year when I had just over 6 months left. Some quick research back then told me I was fine, but there is a reasonable list of countries that require 6 months. ALso quite a lot at the 3 month mark, especially european countries. I hope you have checked that out.

The other 2 places are the US and the UK. The passport will be more than 3 months before expiry, but just shy of 6 months. The trip is around 1.5 weeks, so it's not a long one.

 

[Boca68]

The other 2 places are the US and the UK. The passport will be more than 3 months before expiry, but just shy of 6 months. The trip is around 1.5 weeks, so it's not a long one.

Should be fine there.

This a link for US Passports with 6 month countries. I'd imagine Australian would be near identical. UAE is not on the list. Hope it helps.
Six Months Validity Rule - What is the 6 Months Validity Rule

 

[MEL_Traveller]

TIMATIC makes no reference to any period of validity:

[h=3]Transit - United Arab Emirates (AE)[/h]Visa
Visa required.
TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Holders of confirmed onward tickets for a max. transit time of 24 hours.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Even if you were stopping over in DXB your passport could be valid for 3 months but for some reason not for AUH. For a transit you should be fine as per the above Timatic info posted above by Melbourne Traveller.

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Visa, Health & Passport:






Information as of  06JUL16 / 1053 UTC
National Australia (AU)         /Embarkation Australia (AU)
Destination United Arab Emirates (AE)
United Arab Emirates (AE)


Passport required.
- Passports and other documents accepted for entry must be
valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date.
- Passports and/or passport replacing documents issued to
visitors NOT entering via Abu Dhabi (AUH) for a stay not
exceeding 3 months, must be valid for a minimum of 3 months
from the arrival date.
Admission and Transit Restrictions:
- Admission refused to passengers with a hand-written passport
at Dubai (DXB).


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Visa required, except for Holders of normal passports issued
to nationals of Australia can obtain a visa on arrival for a
max. stay of 30 days. Free of charge. Extension of stay
possible for additional 30 days.
. Airlines can
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on "Query DNRD APP".
Additional Information:
.
- Valid visas in expired passports are accepted provided
accompanied by new passport.
- Extension of stay possible for additional 30 days, for
nationals of Australia, provided extension request is
submitted at least 2 days prior to the expiry date of the
visa issued on arrival. Fee: AED 600.-.
Warning:
co
uld be refused entry.


United Arab Emirates (AE)


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