Passports; a warning of unexpected expiry

I have read that twice and I still don’t understand ?

Brexit!! So many changes now, when entering the UK now we have border control, more checks etc! I wonder if the public had been told the truth, I.e. all the new rules and price increases? Would they have voted YES, I’m so anti-brexit! Major problems ahead due to this!

Sorry! It is quite complicated!

Passport expiry July 2011
Renewed early so new expiry is April 2022
Passport control now count passport validity from original expiry date of July 2011, thus passport 10 years runs out July 2021.

The 6 month rule is exactly the same as for USA so if for example you are now popping over to Majorca for a week's holiday, your passport must not expire before end of February 2022 assuming you are travelling in August 2021.

Two separate buggerations restrictions.

Brexit Bonus eh?

Thank you for your patient explanation. Sounds bonkers to me though !

If you renewed your current passport before the previous one expired, extra months may have been added to its expiry date. Please note, any extra months on your passport over 10 years may not count towards the minimum period needed..

From Gov.uk website.

I would suggest that anyone considering a trip to Europe checks on the website above, it would be awful to do all the covid19 tests and then get turned away.

Basically it means that you no longer get the unexpired time on your old passport added to your new one - bit of a fiddle really - OK if you are able to wait till the last month on the old passport to renew.

Welshwife yes, this changed in September 2018, quite a long time ago.

Did it? The woman who posted on my local FB page about getting turned away at Gatwick didn't know. Oh well, I just thought I would warn anyone planning on a trip soon. As you were.

GillT57

Did it? The woman who posted on my local FB page about getting turned away at Gatwick didn't know. Oh well, I just thought I would warn anyone planning on a trip soon. As you were.

Just saw this same story on my FB page posted by someone in Gloucestershire!

Instead of looking at the expiry date start with the issue date. Add 10 years and then deduct 6 months. This tells you when the passport expires for Schengen countries.

Framilode

Instead of looking at the expiry date start with the issue date. Add 10 years and then deduct 6 months. This tells you when the passport expires for Schengen countries.

That's what I was trying to say!