Blue Passport

jackieblack

EssexExile wrote: »

If it runs out in June, why not renew it after the trip in February?

I was wondering the same.
It’s not necessary to renew it for a trip in February if it doesn’t expire until June :huh:

mad_rich

jackieblack wrote: »

I was wondering the same.
It’s not necessary to renew it for a trip in February if it doesn’t expire until June :huh:

Many countries require your passport to be valid for 6 months of beyond the end of your trip - including, possibly, the EU27 in the future. Not sure if the US is one of these, but it's not a bad thing to have in reserve.

sheramber

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa/entry-requirements
Passport validity

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.

jackieblack

mad_rich wrote: »

Many countries require your passport to be valid for 6 months of beyond the end of your trip - including, possibly, the EU27 in the future. Not sure if the US is one of these, but it's not a bad thing to have in reserve.

I know that a few countries require this (but not as many as travel agents would have people believe ).

The USA doesn’t require this so there is no point in renewing early, particularly as you no longer get the extra months added on to the new passport.

Additionally, a new passport will require a new ESTA, so if the OP’s husband has a current valid ESTA (which only needs to be valid on the date of entry), that is another consideration.

Pollycat

z1a wrote: »

Why does it matter?

Indeed.
Why does it matter?
As long as my valid passport gets me into the country I'm visiting and back home into the UK, I really don't care what colour it is.

LilElvis

Get a passport cover to hide your shame. Amazon have lots of them in navy with all the gilt embossing so it looks properly British.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passport-Cover-Design-RFID-Blocking/dp/B07SGJSKQY/ref=sr_1_7?crid=254W6760NRCRJ&keywords=blue+british+passport+cover&qid=1563734632&s=gateway&sprefix=Blue+briti%2Caps%2C373&sr=8-7

maman

LilElvis wrote: »

Get a passport cover to hide your shame. Amazon have lots of them in navy with all the gilt embossing so it looks properly British.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passport-Cover-Design-RFID-Blocking/dp/B07SGJSKQY/ref=sr_1_7?crid=254W6760NRCRJ&keywords=blue+british+passport+cover&qid=1563734632&s=gateway&sprefix=Blue+briti%2Caps%2C373&sr=8-7

Hopefully they'll be soon selling maroon covers on Amazon. I'll need to hide my shame too. :(:cry

NoodleDoodleMan

I'm old enough (and then some) to remember the old navy blue passports (or was it black ?) of yesteryear.

As a boy I was on my parents' joint passport - my name with place and date of birth only, no photo.

Dad could travel on it alone, or with me in tow - Mum could do neither, she would need a single passport if travelling alone, not that she ever would or did, but that's not the point.

Hard to believe such basic gender discrimination was given official sanction by HM government.

onwards&upwards

Mine doesn’t run out till 2020 but I might renew in the hope of getting a maroon one so I can reminisce as I queue at various airports while the EU citizens stroll past.

benjus

DigForVictory wrote: »

Check what embassies have as declared stock, take a city break & loose his passport...?

British embassies and consulates do not issue passports any more. If you lose your passport while abroad you can get an emergency travel document to get you back to the UK, but not a full passport.