Holiday to Spain - a few months before passport expiry

ironman1

I am going to Spain with my family in a week but have just noticed my passport expiry is January 13.


Will this be ok for getting there/back? Going for ten days so will have five months left on it by the time I return but have read you may need six?! Seems a bit silly, hopefully someone here knows, as usual! Thanks all



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photome

google is your friend

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/europe/spain/

foreign office link, scroll down to entry requirements, You dont need six months

interstellaflyer

photome wrote: »

google is your friend

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/europe/spain/

foreign office link, scroll down to entry requirements, You dont need six months

But best to check with the Airline, we wanted to book something on a last minuet deal a couple of years ago and both Thomas Cook and Thomson wanted the passports to be valid for 6months which ours weren't, I know it's not a legal requirement for Europe and maybe Thompson and TC have relaxed their T&Cs since then, but I would think it's better to check with the Airline/Operator.

daveyjp

No problem. We were away in Spain last year with a few weeks left on our daughters passport.

photome

interstellaflyer wrote: »

But best to check with the Airline, we wanted to book something on a last minuet deal a couple of years ago and both Thomas Cook and Thomson wanted the passports to be valid for 6months which ours weren't, I know it's not a legal requirement for Europe and maybe Thompson and TC have relaxed their T&Cs since then, but I would think it's better to check with the Airline/Operator.

Can airlines impose their own rules that supercede the foreign office?

savagevixen

We went to Spain last year in May, daughters passport expired in JUly, it was fine. I think you needed 6 weeks left from the end of your holiday. They can't expect you to buy a passport 5 months in advance! You paid for the darned expensive thing and it is valid...

interstellaflyer

photome wrote: »

Can airlines impose their own rules that supercede the foreign office?

Only going on what I was told by 2 travel agents, maybe they were wrong, but surely if an airline or tour operator wanted to say 6 months in their terms and conditions then it's down to them, they wouldn't be breaking any laws.

photome

interstellaflyer wrote: »

Only going on what I was told by 2 travel agents, maybe they were wrong, but surely if an airline or tour operator wanted to say 6 months in their terms and conditions then it's down to them, they wouldn't be breaking any laws.

I dont know the answer thats why i asked the question, maybe the TAs were wrong

travelgran

If you do renew your passport early (possibly up to 9 months) the extra time is added to the new passport. At least it was for us when we really did need the six month window.

SteveJW

This appears to happen at random, unless we were unlucky

My wife and I had consecutive passport numbers and renewed early due to the six month requirement for a country we intended visiting. Wife's passport application included a change of name from her maiden name. My new passport was issued for ten years and the remaining months, wife's arrived a few days later and she just got the 10 years

peachyprice

savagevixen wrote: »

We went to Spain last year in May, daughters passport expired in JUly, it was fine. I think you needed 6 weeks left from the end of your holiday. .

No you don't, for anywhere within the EU your passport is valid until the day of expiry, there is no requirement to have time left on your passport.