http://foia.state.gov/masterdocs/09fam/0941104X1.pdf
2006-09-29 03:58:36 · 11 answers · asked by faincut 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
The Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) exhibit refers to the countries in the "Six Month Club" - countries which have reciprocal agreements with the US whereby their passports are considered valid for return to their country for a period six months beyond the expiration date of the passport.
The purple text indicates countries recognized after 8-31-04.
2006-09-29 04:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by Curious1usa 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Very simple. If you have a passport from one of the listed countries, you may be able to extend your VISA to stay in the US for an additional six months. You may be limited to particular types of VISAs for the coutries that are in italic, say, student VISAs or missionary VISAs.
Are you considering an extended stay in the US? You may want to check out other possibilities, depending upon your country of origin. Speak with an immigration specialist. You can find the State Immigration Office in the government pages of a phone book.
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2006-09-29 04:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by ivykunecke 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You are reading an instruction in the Foreign Affairs Manual to US consular officers telling them which countries have agreements (in the case of Trinidad and Tobago, it's a formal treaty; for the others ity may be an exchange of letters) saying that even if a passport is expired, they will allow one of their nationals to return home with it.
In fact, the USA will issue an I-94 at the border valid only until the last day of validity of the passport.
It is customary, and US practice, in the absence of such an arrangement NOT to allow a person to enter a country unless his or her passport has six months of validity left.
The reason the referenced document is so brief is that it is simply a lists, referred to elsewhere in the FAM, and it isn't intended for use by non-US government personnel. (You found it in the Freedom of Information library of the Department of State's Web site.)
2006-09-29 04:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
All its referring to is the fact that passport issue/renewal has been extended another six months to individuals in these countries so long as there seems to be nothing suspicious about the individual.
2006-09-29 04:01:24 · answer #4 · answered by Dhara 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
the countries listed have an agreement with the USA whereby if you have a U.S. passport and you travel to any of the countries listed and during your stay there your passport expires , these countries allow you to use your passport for an additional 6 months with a valid visa for that country without deeming you an illegal immigrant and vice versa ..that is if you are from one of those countries and are in the USA and your passport expires you can stay upto an additional 6 months with a valid visa in the USA and then return to your country. one of the countries (nicaragua) in that list had a bracket saying (for all passports) which means that that country allows citizens of any and all countries to extend their stay over there for an additioanl 6 months after passport expiration with a valid visa for that country if it is needed.
the countries listed in purple are latest additions to the list.
2006-09-29 04:08:28 · answer #5 · answered by ash 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
In government documents you have to reference back to the documents that refer to the document you are reading
2006-09-29 04:02:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It appears that the countries listed (meaning their citizens who are visiting the U.S.) are getting extended visas for 6 months. It doesn't say why which is kinda weird.
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2006-09-29 04:03:39 · answer #7 · answered by Coo coo achoo 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
To me it sounds like if your visitors visa has expired in the US and your country is listed, then you can apply for another 6 months.
No idea what the purple highlighted countries mean though.
2006-09-29 04:02:00 · answer #8 · answered by daisymay 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I think it means these are the countries that the US government will extend visas for if you need to extend yours. They have arrangements with these countries governments. Well thats what I am guessing. Hope that helps.
2006-09-29 04:07:55 · answer #9 · answered by lollipoppett2005 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm not totally sure, but I think that it's a list of the places were american's can go with a passport without a problem.
2006-09-29 04:01:46 · answer #10 · answered by supergirl67 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋