# Do you keep your passport current? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 11, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628 "2011-07-11T14:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/41 "2011-07-12T20:04:29Z")
Mine is current until 2017. I travel _just_ enough that I need to keep it current. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/42 "2011-07-12T21:10:38Z")
Yup. Travel quite a lot. ---
**Author:** ![MareIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/43 "2011-07-12T23:58:24Z")
You’ve inspired me to go check on mine. It expires sometime in the next year or so. ---
**Author:** ![MareIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/44 "2011-07-13T00:06:29Z")
Whoops. So mine expired in May :o I will doing something about that this evening! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/45 "2011-07-14T11:58:17Z")
Yes, this is a small country, can get claustrophobic! ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/46 "2011-07-14T13:37:19Z")
Mine is expired. I got it in '99, made one trip to Scotland with a bunch of friends and haven’t left the U.S. since. Not a big deal for me as I have no plans to travel anywhere, nor am I likely to in the foreseeable future. This is due to both financial issues and objections to the security theatre that is the TSA. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/47 "2011-07-14T13:52:25Z")
I always keep mine current. I can’t imagine letting it lapse. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/48 "2011-07-14T13:58:20Z")
I always keep the passports updated. As for kids pictures, it never invalidates the passport that they grow up. My twins had 5 year passports with virtually identical photos from where they were 3 months old. ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/49 "2011-07-18T02:38:39Z")
Yes, it’s not that hard. You only have to renew it like, what, once every few years. ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/50 "2011-07-18T14:17:02Z")
Yes. I live ten minutes from the U.S. border and like to be able to hop over whenever I like. I used to travel quite a bit for work, and I never discount the need/want for personal travel. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/51 "2011-07-19T03:17:00Z")
I certainly keep my US passport up to date because I make maybe 10 trips to the US every year plus one to Barbados. But I have not bothered getting a Canadian passport (been a citizen for 2+ years) because they expire in five years. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/52 "2011-07-19T17:35:00Z")
Renewed mine and my wife’s last year, right before the renewal fees shot up. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/53 "2011-07-20T15:56:29Z")
I’ve never had a passport and likely never will. I haven’t left the Memphis area in almost 20 years. That’s half my life! ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/54 "2011-07-20T16:31:29Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > I’ve never had a passport and likely never will. I haven’t left the Memphis area in almost 20 years. That’s half my life! You don’t have family out of the area, I guess. While I enjoy travelling, the main reason I do it is because I have to: Combined, my wife and I have family all over the world. Also, my company sends my out for business travel every once in a while, usually to Europe. ---
**Author:** ![Minnie\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Minnie\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minnie_Luna)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/55 "2011-07-20T16:33:42Z")
Yes. All of my blood relatives excluding my parents and sister, live in Canada. Prior to 9-11, the rules were pretty lax at the border, so we didn’t need passports. Since then, mine has been kept current. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/56 "2011-07-20T18:50:40Z")
Yes. I live in a foreign country so it is kind of expected. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/57 "2011-07-20T19:06:33Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Yes. I live in a foreign country so it is kind of expected. Only if you want to come home. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/58 "2011-07-20T19:55:34Z")
Add me to the “yes, because you never know” list, although the main reason it’s up to date is because I had a trip planned that just happened to be right after my previous passport would have expired. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/59 "2011-07-21T04:44:48Z")
No, mine expired a couple of years ago and I have not renewed as of yet. I want to do so soon. I will be going back to my maiden name in a few months when my divorce is final. I am waiting until then to renew it. And then, the sky is the limit! I’ll be able to leave this Popsicle stand, temporarily…at least. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628/60 "2011-07-22T04:02:42Z")
Yes. But then, it’s pretty much a given for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628.md?page=4)