EXPIRED PASSPORT NORTHBOUND
Quote U.S. Customs, Special Agent... "We could care less if the passport is expired. All we're interested in is proof that you are a US citizen" Live & Learn Dept...
Forum Discussion
This is a guarantee in the US Constitution. If that was not the case what would happen if you were in Europe and got your passport stolen? Would you then have to live in Europe for the rest of your life because you don't have the proper papers to reenter the USA?
IF your passport is stolen abroad, and you try and board a plane back to North America, you will be refused (at pre-boarding). If your passport is stolen abroad, you proceed directly to the closest US Consulate (, or, if you are lucky, to the Embassy, if you are in a Capital city), where you apply for a TEMP passport. Then, you can board your plane home. Same for ground travel: if stolen, go directly to closest Consulate, and get your TEMP passport.
The above is for a stolen passport. It makes things easier if you have a good quality photocopy of your passport (and, photocopy your entry visa or stamp IF gotten at port of entry).
Above is also the procedure for a Canadian stolen passport situation.
