Travel Expert, Simon Calder said he believes 100,000 missed holidays in last 12 months due to post Brexit rules
An estimated 300 British passengers are having their holidays ruined every single day because of a strict rule over passports, an expert has said. People are being refused entry to aircraft to jet away for a break due to the oversight.
Simon Calder said: “I urge anyone planning to travel to Europe in the coming year to check their passport dates now. You might appear to have months of validity left, but I’ve heard many sad stories from holidaymakers who have had their dream trip ruined because they didn’t know about the ’10-year rule.’
These are that adult passports must be less than 10 years since the issue date on the day you depart, and less than 5 years for a child’s passport. As well as this, there must be at least 3 months until the expiry date on the day you intend to return home. The research also found that awareness of passport rules was low. That’s as almost 2 in 5 were unaware that the minimum requirement of passport validity depends on the country you’re travelling to.
Since the UK left the European Union, your passport needs to fulfil two criteria when you visit Europe's Schengen zone.
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