FabSwingers.com forum: Passport EU or UK style

By *eddy and legsCouple
over a year ago

the wetlands

" The title might not be the best but after some direct advice hoping to go to GC in January and as of the 1st Jan we leave the EU - are we still ok with the current EU passports or do we need to get Blue UK one ??? Thoughts please

You'll be ok with the old one until it expires then you'll probably get a blue one which is black, designed in France printed in Poland in true brexit style

By *eatherJerry OP Couple
over a year ago

local

You'll be ok with the old one until it expires then you'll probably get a blue one which is black, designed in France printed in Poland in true brexit style

Thanks for that

By *eddy and legsCouple
over a year ago

the wetlands

You'll be ok with the old one until it expires then you'll probably get a blue one which is black, designed in France printed in Poland in true brexit style

Thanks for that

But check the expiry date !!??

Estimated 1.5 million British passports won’t be valid for travel to Europe in no-deal Brexit Some passports with fifteen months left before expiration won’t be valid By Rory Boland24 Jan 2019 Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare by email A no-deal Brexit will leave millions of British holidaymakers with valid passports unable to travel to France, Spain and other Schengen Area countries this spring and summer. The Schengen Area is an area comprising 26 European countries that have officially abolished passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders. The area mostly functions as a single jurisdiction for international travel purposes, with a common visa policy. The UK government has said that some passports with as much as 15 months of validity remaining won’t be accepted for travel if the UK exits the EU without a deal. That’s despite previous government advice that just six-months validity would be required. Fifteen months validity now required Existing rules for visitors from non-EU countries travelling to Schengen Area countries require that passports must have been issued within the past 10 years. Until recently, UK citizens who renewed their passport, before it had expired had any remaining validity added to the validity of the new passport, up to a maximum of nine months. That means a UK passport could be valid for a maximum of 10 years and nine months. These nine months, or any period beyond 10 years, will not be valid for travel to Schengen Area countries. With Schengen Area rules also requiring non-EU travellers to have six-months validity remaining on their passport on the day of travel, this means some UK passports with fifteen months until their stated expiration date won’t be valid for visits to the EU.