Holidaymakers are being warned not to get caught out by the “passport 10 year rule” which can ruin EU travel plans.
UK travellers used to be able to carry up to nine months from an old passport over on to a new one. But post-Brexit, EU countries will not accept passports issued more than 10 years ago.
Home Office data suggests 32 million people had applied for passports that if granted would be over 10 years old.
Home Office data suggests 32 million people had applied for passports that if granted would be over 10 years old.
Mr Barnes, a 31-year-old paramedic from Norwich, was on his way to Limoges with his fiancé to visit family.
Despite checking in for the flight online, and going through security and passport control, he was stopped at the departure gate.
“My passport had been issued more than 10 years previously,” he said. “They were very matter of fact about it, they just said ‘sorry you can’t board, off you pop’.”
“I was gutted, surprised really. We had checked in online and thought it was fine,” he added.
Holidaymakers are being warned not to get caught out by the “passport 10 year rule” which can ruin EU travel plans.
Home Office data suggests 32 million people had applied for passports that if granted would be over 10 years old.
UK travellers used to be able to carry up to nine months from an old passport over on to a new one. But post-Brexit, EU countries will not accept passports issued more than 10 years ago.
Mr Barnes, a 31-year-old paramedic from Norwich, was on his way to Limoges with his fiancé to visit family.
Home Office data suggests 32 million people had applied for passports that if granted would be over 10 years old.
Home Office data suggests 32 million people had applied for passports that if granted would be over 10 years old.
Mr Barnes, a 31-year-old paramedic from Norwich, was on his way to Limoges with his fiancé to visit family.
Despite checking in for the flight online, and going through security and passport control, he was stopped at the departure gate.
“My passport had been issued more than 10 years previously,” he said. “They were very matter of fact about it, they just said ‘sorry you can’t board, off you pop’.”
“I was gutted, surprised really. We had checked in online and thought it was fine,” he added.
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