Travelling to Germany with passport and 6 month rule [duplicate]
up vote 2 down vote favorite This question already has an answer here: Does Germany enforce a six month passport rule? 3 answers I am a US citizen and I am flying to Germany on September 6 2017. My passport expires on March 13 2018 which is not beyond the 6 month period by 7 days. However I keep reading about 6 months validity after my departure date. Is this my departure date coming back home. I leave Germany on September 22 2017. This would leave me 9 days short of the 6 month rule if this is interpreted by departure from Germany. Can someone clarify? passports germany us-citizens share | improve this question edited Aug 31 '17 at 23:55 asked Aug 31 '17 at 22:01 Bill p 11 3 marked as duplicate by Giorgio, Ali Awan, Some wandering yeti, choster, Jan Sep 2 '17 at 8:45 This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.