Back in May 2021, Customs Border Protection issued guidance allowing U.S. citizens to use their expired U.S. passports, whose passport expired on or after Jan. 1, 2020, to return to the U.S. through June 30, 2022. This temporary rule was efficient to solve the issue of the long waiting period to renew a U.S. passport from abroad which was caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Recently, Customs Border Protection announced that starting June 30, 2022, U.S. citizens with expired passports will no longer be allowed to return to the United States. U.S. citizens will be required to contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to apply for U.S. passport renewal.
Remzi Guvenc Kulen, Esq.
Kulen Law Firm, P.C.
