What countries do not require six months passport validity?

Most countries require foreign travellers to have at least six months of validity left on their passports from the day they arrive.

However, travel experts have revealed a number of countries that don't require this, allowing travellers with only 3 months left on their passports to enter.

The countries that don't require six months' validity on passports

Passport rules differ around the globe (Image: Getty Images) While most of these countries and territories are safe to go to, it is always worth checking the UK Government's foreign travel advice, which can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Here are the countries you can travel to if you have less than six months left on your passport, according to the experts over at Visa Guide World.

These countries require at least three months of validity on passports:

• Albania
• Andorra
• Austria
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Eswatini
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy

• Kazakhstan
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lichtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Nauru
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Saint Lucia
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Togo
• Uzbekistan
• Vatican City

Other countries require differing passport validity periods upon arrival:

• Armenia - Planned length of stay
• Austria - Planned Length of stay
• Barbados - Planned length of stay
• Bermuda - Planned length of stay
• Benin - Planned length of stay
• Burkina Faso - Planned length of stay
• Canada - Planned length of stay
• Chile - Must expire after you leave the country, no period length required
• Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Planned length of stay
• Costa Rica - Your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least one day after the day you plan to leave.
• Gambia - Planned length of stay
• Georgia - Planned length of stay
• Ireland - Planned length of stay
• Jamaica - Planned length of stay
• Japan - Planned length of stay
• North Korea - Planned length of stay
• Liberia - Planned length of stay
• Libya - Planned length of stay
• Maldives - one month (upon arrival date)
• Mauritius - Planned length of stay
• Micronesia - 120 days (upon arrival date)
• Mexico - Planned length of stay
• Micronesia - 120 days (upon arrival date)

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• Niger - Planned length of stay
• Paraguay - Planned length of stay
• Sao Tome and Principe - Planned length of stay
• Seychelles - Planned length of stay
• South Africa - 30 days (after departure)
• Tunisia - Planned length of stay
• Turkey - 150 days (upon arrival date)
• Ukraine - Planned length of stay
• United States of America - Planned length of stay
• Uruguay - Planned length of stay

Find out more about these countries on the UK Government website.