Return to US with Expired Passport?

We got a reader question from a woman staying in Canada with her 5-year-old who's passport has expired. She wanted to know if her daughter can re-enter the US with an expired passport.

Unfortunately, our reader was planning on traveling by plane. A child cannot re-enter the United States with an expired passport by air. A child can, however, travel back into the US with a birth certificate by land. As long as she can change her plans and travel in a car, her child should be fine re-entering the United States.

If she cannot change her plans, she?ll need to travel to the nearest US Embassy or use an online passport expediter.

Source: http://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/can-a-child-return-to-the-united-states-with-an-expired-passport.html

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