Hi! I’m travelling to Mexico next week and I just realized that my passport expires in October of this year. For some reason I thought it was next year it was expiring. I have read some things online about Mexico only requiring your passport to be valid during your stay. Can anyone confirm if this is the case?
TIA

Similar to the U.S., Mexico is one of the 42 countries where a Canadian passport officially just needs to be valid for the duration of your stay. That being said, there is a small risk that you will run into someone along the way who isn't familiar with specific country entry rules. Such as a misinformed employee or an airline that just wants to see 'at least 6 months' (which covers the range of all countries. Each country has their own requirement).
This is the official info for Mexico: https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/.../en/servicesforeigners/11729
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Passport validity to travel to Mexico

Chris do you know if this is the same for Bali?

Indonesia asks for it to be valid 6 months after the day you arrive.

Lyndsey The official info for the U.S. https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-619?language=en_US
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Visiting the U.S. - Documents required for Canadian Citizens / Residents / Landed Immigrant to enter the U.S. and how long they can stay

Chris thanks

Thanks! I’ve heard that sometimes it depends on the airlines and they won’t let you on

Anonymou exactly

It is risky!
As a former airline employee we would always advise any passport expiring within a few months can be rejected .. anywhere !!
Personally I would go into a passport office,
Let them know your predicament and date of travel and get a rushed one

North America doesn't really matter anywhere else is 6 month

Every country is different. There are 39 other countries where it also just needs to be valid for the duration of your stay.
For many (but not all) countries in Europe it must be valid for at least three months after the day you plan to go home.
It is true though that 'valid for 6 months after the day you arrive' will cover 99.5% of countries.
There are 4 that want to see '6 months after the day you intend to go home'.

Chris What are the "4" countries that require 6 months?

It’s true, we went with passports expiring 1 day after returning to Canada.
Had no problems, even though I was extremely stressed. So I actually got an officer from Mexican embassy to give me something in writing that it’s okay to go.
Apparently there is a deal between Mexico and Canada, so as long as your passport is a Canadian passport you’ll be fine.

You can pay $50 for a rush renewal. I think it's 2-3 business days

Got my renewal within a week by going to passport office in Red Deer.

I renewed my passport in March. I had it reviewed by the Service Canada office in Royal Oak and the passport was delivered to my house in ten days, regular service.

Get it renewed it will be in your hand in 10 days. Go to Sunpark passport office.

Carolyn I leave on Tuesday, but thank you

Nope you will need a new one but you have time still !

Annette I leave on Tuesday. I don’t think I do?

Nope you will need a new one but you have time still !

You have plenty of time to get a new passport

Corinne I leave on Tuesday

It is possible to get a rushed passport. That being said, it's one of those things where you have a 99% chance of everything being fine with a passport that expires in October, while 6 months on the passport bumps it up to 100%. You're flying to somewhere where the official entry rules should be very well known by the airline employees, not Azerbaijan.

Anonymou if you want it by Tues and you’re willing to pay the extra $, apply today and pick it up on Mon.

Eeeeek don’t risk it

We went in January and my fiancés passport expired in April, you'll be fine!

Best to have at least 6 months at the time you land at the country. We had exactly 6 months on departure date, the airline would not check us in.

Rae To clarify, this was to Mexico? Can you tell us which airline?

air canada. We went to Asia. To Mexico, I’m not sure.

Ah, that's a different scenario then. Every country is different, and there are quite a few countries in Asia that want to see 6 months from the day you arrive. So the airline may have been correct in your case, depending on the arrival date.

You can renew them with overnight rush service. We’ve done it when a passport went missing. Expensive but doable

always check the country’s website for entry and stay requirements. It can change in a heartbeat. Some countries have requirements that your passport needs to valid 6months upon arrival.

*UPDATE: I went and came back. No questions asked. We did check the airline and they said it was no problem as long as the passport was active during the duration of the vacation