 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All. Flying to Geneva next Saturday and returning 23/03. My passport expires 19/06 so just under 3 months.
The gov website states "Your passport should be valid for the proposed duration of your stay. No additional period of validity beyond this is required"
World travel guide website states it needs to be valid for the duration of the trip.
My concern is there seems to be some confusion over what is actually correct. Some other travel sites say 3 months from return date etc but think this is for non EU citizens only.
Hoping someone has first hand experience of travelling recently with a similar situation.
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sun 10-03-19 19:24; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Doh !! Edited to change return date to 23/03
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Think it depends on the country you are returning from. When we went to Singapore last January, they required 3 months validity. However for the Oz leg of our trip we were required to have 6 months.
As an EU citizen and travelling to an EU country I can't see why you would need anything more than for your passport to still be valid on your return date even if it is only one day.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Scarlet wrote: |
@Dave the green,
Additionally, afaik there was a recent rule change regarding the validity of passports over ten years old – i.e. those which were renewed early (up to 9 months) will no longer be valid beyond ten years from the start date, so it may already have expired  But do check that, the Home Office should supply all relevant info (in theory...). |
Having looked into this, it does not appear to be the case. Unused months will just not be added on to your next new passport. So effectively the validity drops to 9 years and 6 months for a lot of destinations (unless you are not travelling for 6months).
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| halfhand wrote: |
Think it depends on the country you are returning from. When we went to Singapore last January, they required 3 months validity. However for the Oz leg of our trip we were required to have 6 months.
As an EU citizen and travelling to an EU country I can't see why you would need anything more than for your passport to still be valid on your return date even if it is only one day. |
That's what I thought. Thanks for the reply.
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The Brexit complications have just caught us out. Passport expiry date is Jan 2020 yet because my passport was issued April 2009 it won't be valid in April this year if we leave the EU.
Will now only be able to get a last minute deal if I get the passports renewed in time.
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I'm returning pre Brexit date so any new rules will not apply.
I'm 99% sure EU citizens only need the passport to be valid for the duration of the visit.
So much conflicting info on the web so think I will call the embassy tomorrow and double check.
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| Alicat wrote: |
The Brexit complications have just caught us out. Passport expiry date is Jan 2020 yet because my passport was issued April 2009 it won't be valid in April this year if we leave the EU.
Will now only be able to get a last minute deal if I get the passports renewed in time. |
Hope it all works out for you.
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I dont believe that current passports will not be valid if we leave the EU but the period of required unexpired time on the passport will likely increase. Presently travelling within the EU your passport needs only to be valid for the duration of your trip but if we leave the EU there may increases in the unexpired periods required to visit various other countries.
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Why are you inselaffem so unducumently dumb?
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Current recommendations suggest a UK passport requires 6 month validity for return dates.
If you have Irish grandparents ……………… apply for Eire PP.
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You know it makes sense.
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Current recommendations suggest a UK passport requires 6 month validity for return dates.
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Yes but the part which will catch many out is the government advice
'If you renewed a passport before it expired, up to 9 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.'
Hence my passport actually expires 9 months before the expiry date.
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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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We recently came back from Italy. My sons passport expiry date was one month after our return. We didn’t have any problems.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Just renewed mine online, took less than two weeks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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All this additional expense...so sad
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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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We took our eldest grownup daughter and her boyfriend by car to Livigno a few years ago. It wasn't until we got to passport control at Calais on the way home that anyone noticed that her passport had expired 3 months earlier! They just wound her up a bit in a good natured way and told her to be more careful in future.
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If you travel on business (EG may need a visa in the future) you can get a letter to say so from your company and this will allow you to get two passports with different expiry dates. I have two passports with one year gap between expiry so I never have a time without one.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Is flying to Geneva Switzerland considered EU? (Serious question).
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It's Schengen entry point, so yes, in effect.
Although it's not really travelling to EU that needs various requirements, but travelling to Schengen zone. No idea what rules other non-Schengen EU countries have for immigration for non-EU citizens. It's up to them to decide.
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@andy, ta. Always thought non Schengen was minimum six months validity.
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FAQ
The Swiss embassy have confirmed that as a British passport holder, your passport should be valid for the proposed duration of the visit and no additional validity is needed.
