On May 21, 2021, the Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Department of States announced that U.S. citizens will be able to return to the United States on an expired U.S. passport through December 31, 2021, if they:
- are a U.S. citizen.
- are currently abroad seeking to return to the United States.
- are flying directly to the United States, a U.S. territory, or have only short-term transit (connecting flight) through a foreign country on their return to the United States or to a U.S. territory.
- have an expired passport that was originally valid for 10 years (or 5 years if the individual was 15 years of age or under when the passport was issued).
- have an expired passport that is undamaged and in their possession.
Please note that an expired U.S. passport may not be used to travel from the United States to an international destination for any duration longer than an airport connection.
DOS recommends U.S. citizens delay any travel abroad and reminds that return to the United States requires proof of a negative COVID-19 test result, taken within 72 hours of their flight’s departure.
