Can one fly to Iran with an expired passport and a Canadian permanent resident document?

My mom's passport will be expired on 28 however she has ticket to back to Iran on 27 from Toronto via Frankfurt. She has permanent residence card but she is not Canadian citizen, therefore the only passport she has is the Iranian one. When she changes the flight in Frankfurt, her passport will be expired. Can she travel in this situation?

Best Answer

If the trip is one booking (meaning, she doesn't need to clear immigration to pick up luggage) the passport requirements for entering Germany do not apply to her (she also needs no visa as she has a Canadian PR card), and only the entry requirements for Iran are relevant.

And as stated by Timatic, the database used by airlines:

Nationals of Iran are allowed to enter with an expired passport.

So yes, she can travel without problems

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Can I enter Iran with expired passport?

As a general rule, passports should have at least six months of validity when traveling internationally. Iran will not permit a traveler to enter this country unless the passport is set to expire at least six months after the final day of travel.

Can a resident travel with an expired passport?

If you are overseas and your U.S. passport expired on or after January 1, 2020, you may be able to use your expired passport to return directly to the United States until June 30, 2022. You qualify to travel on your expired passport if all the following are true: You are a U.S. citizen.

Can I fly back with a foreign passport with expired visa?

The short answer is \u201cno,\u201d at least not if you're traveling out of the country. An expired passport is simply not acceptable for international travel.

Is PR card considered a travel document?

Permanent residents (PR) of Canada must carry and show their valid PR Card or permanent resident travel document (PRTD) when boarding a flight to Canada, or travelling to Canada on any other commercial carrier.

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