 Poster: A snowHead
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So sat down with a JD and coke, looking forward to our ski trip. I go skiing January 20-25th, passport expires May 2015. Will I be ok or do I need a new passport.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Ricklovesthepowder, You'll be fine.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Ricklovesthepowder, you'll be fine in Europe as you only need an unexpired passport.
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fine in Europe,
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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No problem if you're staying in Europe. Went to France in March '14 with a passport that expired July '14.
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Not urgent, you are fine.
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Phwew! You can have another JD and coke to celebrate 
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@Jude1, may as well finish the bottle.
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Do they even check passports in Europe? Or just when you try to get back into the UK?
Enjoy the bottle!
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| Jang wrote: |
| Do they even check passports in Europe? |
Any airport in Europe I've flown into has checked my passport.
On the Eurotunnel, they only seemed interested in whether we had the same number of passports as people. When I offered them to passport control, they counted them but weren't interested in checking they were the right ones.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Didn't even look at ours when we last went through passport control at Eurotunnel Folkestone, which was just as well as no 1 son had left his behind. Always check and scan on return trip though. Airports are a different story.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Friends flew within Europe last year, ariving back the day his passport expired - you will be fine.
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@Ricklovesthepowder, new eu regs (introduced on monday) mean you need to have at least 9 years left on your passport if you are going skiing, in case of delay getting to or coming back from resort.
Luckily I have just renewed and would be happy to take your place for, shall we say, £50 and a bottle of JD? 
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You know it makes sense.
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| ansta1 wrote: |
@Ricklovesthepowder, new eu regs (introduced on monday) mean you need to have at least 9 years left on your passport if you are going skiing, in case of delay getting to or coming back from resort.
Luckily I have just renewed and would be happy to take your place for, shall we say, £50 and a bottle of JD? |
They have today started doing bag checks to make sure that you have enough snacks and bottles of water with you as well
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Also checks you have proper Snowboots and Crampons, whether on not you have one foot or two foot drive.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| sev112 wrote: |
| They have today started doing bag checks to make sure that you have enough snacks and bottles of water with you as well |
You also need to carry enough snacks for your kids, other people's kids and any pets that are part of the group. Tour operators are also required to have a private helicopter on standby for each group.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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gov.uk official site on French Passport Requirements:
"For stays of up to 3 months your passport should be valid for the proposed duration of your stay; you don’t need any additional period of validity on your passport beyond this. For stays of longer than 3 months, contact the French Embassy for further information about entry requirements. The French authorities have confirmed they will accept British passports extended by 12 months by British Embassies and Consulates under additional measures put in place in mid-2014."
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Speaking as a non-Brit, I think you should be fine. Two years ago, I returned from St. Anton one day before my passport expired. Certainly, you should be fine within the EU. Outside of the EU, check the respective country's official page for tourist information. Some countries may require your passport to be valid three months after the trip, so May doesn't seem to be an issue.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Am i missing something?Why wouldn't your passport be ok when it doesn't expire for months after your holiday?
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@FullyTucked, you would think so but the USA insist you must have a passport valid for 6 months. So always worth checking on before you go. Many European nationals only need an ID card for Europe. There was a a pilot that issued voluntary ID cards in the UK that were valid for travel in Europe (or maybe just the EU), so the passport within the EU is really just an ID document, hence only has to be valid.
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| geepee wrote: |
| @FullyTucked, you would think so but the USA insist you must have a passport valid for 6 months. |
Not for UK passports (issued in the UK), as I understand it. Providing your UK passport is valid on the day you are due to leave the USA you don't need it to be valid beyond that date.
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@rob@rar, Yes, you're right. I haven't been for some time and I'm sure it used to be so I stand corrected. I bet there are some countries where it isn't the case, so always worth checking and it's so easy on the gov.uk website, as I've just found out. 
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@geepee, It used to be for all passports when visiting the US, but there are a small numb of countries including the UK, where you don't need X months validity after your return date. I know this because I had a panic last summer that I'd left it too late to renew my passport before a trip to Boston - but checking with US embassy website brought me some relief 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@rob@rar, Good man. Many would use much more dubious sites for relief.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@geepee, 
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