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What if your passport expires? Can I keep my old passport when it expires?

In recent years, more and more people have chosen to travel abroad. The first thing they want to travel abroad is to apply for passports and visas. Passports are documents for citizens of the people's Republic of China to enter and leave the country and prove their nationality and identity abroad. Therefore, they are very important. What should we do if their passports expire? And how long is the passport valid?

What if your passport expires

Passport is expired, do not throw away at will, and can not be torn at will, only need to go to the relevant organization to handle the new passport, take your ID card, account book, passport photo and old passport to the exit and entry administration organ of the residence registration place to apply for replacement. Generally three working days can be handled well, so friends who have plans to travel abroad please change their passport ahead of time. How long is the passport valid?

How long is the passport valid

Diplomatic passports and service passports shall be valid for no more than 10 years, and ordinary passports shall be valid for no more than 10 years. New passports shall be issued after expiration. HKSAR passports are generally valid for 10 years, and passports issued to children under the age of 16 are valid for 5 years. MSAR passports are generally valid for 10 years, and passports issued to children under the age of 16 are valid for 5 years.