panacea6565 Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Hey All Experts! Looking for your support We(family of 4) have booked Voyager of the Seas to Western Caribbean(Cozumel and Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico) for 7th Oct '23. It is a closed loop from Galveston,TX. My child who is citizen of India plans to travel with us and has a valid US re-entry visa and a Indian passport valid for duration of her stay. Only thing is the passport will expire in 3+ months(January'24) which means it's not valid for 6 months after we travel. I read on Royal Caribbean's website that they strongly recommend passport to be valid for 6 months from the date of travel. Will this be a problem with Royal Caribbean/CBP? Will they stop her from getting on-board? Some more details: As she has valid USA visa, she don't need any other visa to visit Mexico. I am working in USA for last 8 years on work visa (H1B) and my daughter (11 yr old) is on H4 (dependent visa) Some internet search gave me this results: The Mexican government only requires that your passport must be valid during the entirety of your trip link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 I believe this question has too many nuances for anyone on this board to accurately advise on. Good luck, and I hope it all works out. 27th Lady, Carlos A., Okgladgal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, TXcruzer said: I believe this question has too many nuances for anyone on this board to accurately advise on. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panacea6565 Posted September 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 hey @TXcruzer @OCSC Mike Thank you for looking into my question. Yes agree it has too many nuances. thus not able to find a answer with hours of google search. And RC customer service said - passport need 6 months validity (plain vanilla reply), without even asking if US citizen or not. Somewhat similar question asked/answered last year, and it worked out. Though that is for a totally different location. @karl_nj @Ashutosh I'm assuming she will be OK to get back into the US, since CBP let her come in the first place. This is because India is on the list of countries that the US doesn't require 6-month passport validity: Six-Month Passport Validity Update (cbp.gov). TXcruzer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27th Lady Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 How difficult would it be to renew their passport. If it’s possible I would do it either way. In regard to your question itself I agree with the other posters that you should seek professional level advice. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaac Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 hey, we are also planning for the similar trip. Cozumel and Costa Maya. I am also on h1b visa and my wife on h4. Do we need to get Mexico visa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satya Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 @panacea6565 - Hey buddy, I'm in similar situation planning for cruise, have H1B Visa stamped but daughter has just little less than 6 months validity. So what are you planning to do ? Are you sure that will not Ok and we don't fall under 6 months validity rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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