expired passport

Meaning

This term refers to a passport that is no longer valid because its expiration date has passed. Travelers with an expired passport are not permitted to travel internationally and must renew their document before booking a trip. The tone is neutral, serious, and highly relevant to travel administration.

Examples

• She couldn't board her flight because she realized she had an expired passport.

  She couldn't board her flight because she realized she had an expired passport.

• You need to renew your expired passport at least six months before you plan to travel.

  You need to renew your expired passport at least six months before you plan to travel.

• The border control officer pointed out that I was traveling with an expired passport.

  The border control officer pointed out that I was traveling with an expired passport.

• I found my expired passport in the drawer while looking for my new one.

  I found my expired passport in the drawer while looking for my new one.

• An expired passport cannot be used as a valid form of international identification.

  An expired passport cannot be used as a valid form of international identification.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ My passport is dead.

  ✓ My passport is expired.

  While 'dead' is used in some languages, in English we say a document has 'expired' or is 'out of date.'

• ✗ I need to renovate my expired passport.

  ✓ I need to renew my expired passport.

  'Renovate' is used for buildings or houses. For documents like passports, the correct verb is 'renew.'

Related Expressions

Practice

• I had to cancel my vacation because I accidentally packed my ___.

  💡 A passport that is no longer valid.

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  expired passport

• Airlines will not let you check in if you present an ___ at the counter.

  💡 A document past its validity date.

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  expired passport