I am flying from the US to the United Kingdom on January 3rd, and I doubt ill be able to get my passport by then, Ill get it before my arrival back. I was wondering if I need a passport to leave the country and arrive in the United Kingdom, or just to return to the us.
2006-12-30 17:30:08 · 18 answers · asked by georgiapoolking 1 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
You need it to leave and to come back. They wont let you into the UK without it. I doubt you will be going to the UK on the 3rd!
2006-12-30 17:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by Rain S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You do not need a passport to leave.
However most nations (including the United Kingdom) require a passport to enter the country. Failure to provide a passport will result in you getting interned and depending on how you handle it, you will either be deported back to the US, or put in contact with the US embassy.
You also are required to have a passport or visa for entrance into the US. The exceptions (which may or may not still apply) are Mexico and Canada, where international documentation is not needed.
Lacking a passport - flying to the UK from the US... if you are an American citizen is inviting disaster.
-dh
2006-12-30 17:37:11 · answer #2 · answered by delicateharmony 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You will need your passport for both leaving and entering the United States. If you have not already applied for your passport you should be able to go to your local embassy and do a 1 day turnaround passport. It's not guaranteed that you'll get it, and if you do you may end up being there all day but it's a shot. Call them up first thing Tuesday morning and speak to someone regarding your dilemma.
Best of luck to you!
2006-12-30 17:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Me-Just Me♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The airline you are booked on from the U.S. is not supposed to let you on the plane to go to the U.K. unless you have the proper travel documents. When the U.K. immigration officer denies you from entering the country because you do not have a passport, he will send you straight back home and the airline you came on gets charged a fine of $50,000 or more.
So, yes, you need a passport to leave the U.S. You should have had your passport application done thru an expediting company.
2007-01-01 09:59:38 · answer #4 · answered by just_treva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just answered your last question with this...though I realise you are now in the USA...it still applies though....
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No idea where you are right now, but I doubt that you will even be able to leave your own country without a passport never mind being able to enter the UK...you would be denied entry and sent straight home if you managed to get this far.
Here in the UK we have passport offices where you can go to get your passport though you have to have an appointment beforehand, we can also download the application forms....does your country have the same facility so that you can do the same thing?
Good Luck!
2006-12-30 21:09:06 · answer #5 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Until recently only an ID was required for visits to places outside the USA like Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Bahamas and other Caribbean areas and Canada and Mexico. Sometime in 2007 a passport will be required for re-entry into the USA from any of the aforementioned locales. Subsequently you will need one to leave.
2006-12-30 17:53:48 · answer #6 · answered by Jim G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your passport is a the document you need both departing and arriving , withouth it you will not be able to travel, you cannot leave the country and you cannot enter to your destination either. Your passport has to be valid for one year prior to your departure. I will suest that you should re book your flight to UK at a much later date
2006-12-30 17:49:45 · answer #7 · answered by trykindness 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a passport to leave the country and enter another one period.
2016-05-22 23:00:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will not let you on the airplane out of the US without your passport. I hope you can get it in time, but if not you are not going to be leaving the country. I'm sorry, I know this is probably not the answer you wanted to get.
2006-12-30 17:32:50 · answer #9 · answered by Scarlet 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You will need a passport for both. Since 2004 you will need a passport to travel to Mexico and Canada as well. Also to come back.
2006-12-30 17:31:57 · answer #10 · answered by Carson 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you need a passport both ways.
Call the airline you're flying on and present the dilemma.
2006-12-30 17:31:39 · answer #11 · answered by Hank Hill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋