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All you need to know as red UK passports could see holidays ruined
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People with red passports are being urged to check theirs now
Need to know: travel alert for people with red UK passports
- UK holidaymakers still using old red passports have been issued a crucial summer travel warning.
- Many countries enforce a ‘six-month validity rule’, requiring passports to be valid for an additional six months before departure for international travel. Those with red passports issued before Brexit may find their documents don’t have sufficient time remaining.
- Dozens of countries, including all those within the Schengen area, operate a three-month passport validity rule. UK travellers can only enter these destinations if their passport remains valid for at least three more months.
- Since Brexit, passports must be less than 10 years old on arrival in the EU, with expiry dates at least three months after your intended departure. Passports issued before October 1, 2018, may have had extra months added if renewed before full expiry.
- The Schengen area includes: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
- Countries with six-month rules include the USA, Australia, Thailand, China, United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia. Travellers should check entry requirements on GOV.UK by looking up their destination and clicking ‘entry requirements’.
- Without sufficient passport validity, holidaymakers will be not be able to travel as planned.
- READ THE FULL STORY: Red passport holders may not be able to go on holiday this summer
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