U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Announces Upcoming End to Use of Expired US Passports for Return to the US
/On June 30, 2022, the U.S. CBP announced the end of a policy that previously allowed U.S. Citizens to reenter the United States from abroad with an expired passport. Due to the global pandemic, there was an extensive waiting period to renew a U.S. passport from abroad, and the limited availability of appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates made it difficult for people to receive any type of assurance to return home. In response, on May of 2021, the State Department decided to temporarily allow stranded U.S. citizens to return with an expired passport, provided their passports expired on or after January 1, 2020. A CBP press release dated June 29, 2022, advises U.S. citizens to contact their nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to apply for a renewal, stating that if a U.S. citizen presents an expired passport they will be unable to board the flight.
