Passport Validity Changes in the Event of a no deal Brexit
The rules for travel to most countries in Europe will change if the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with no deal. The government has increased planning for a no deal EU Exit and is asking citizens to make sure they are also prepared.
Here’s the advice they’ve asked us to share along with accompanying links.
After 29 March 2019:
1. You should have 6 months left on your UK passport from your date of arrival. This applies to adult and child passports.
2. If you renewed a passport before it expired, extra months may have been added to your new passport’s expiry date. Any extra months on your passport over 10 years may not count towards the 6 months that should be remaining for travel to most countries in Europe. The new rules will apply to passports issued by the UK, Gibraltar, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey.
For example, if a UK passport holder wants to travel on 30 March 2019 – the day after the UK is due to leave the EU without a deal – their passport must have been issued on or after 1 October 2009.
The new rules will apply to passports issued by the UK, Gibraltar, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey
Please check your passport and if you are affected, you should consider renewing your passport earlier than planned.
* The affected (Schengen area) countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
