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Passport dates

NickyGale62
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Hi everyone 👋
I an a newbie and wonder if you can help. My daughter has a trip to Fuerteventura booked on 17th June returning on 21st June with Easyjet.
I an a newbie and wonder if you can help. My daughter has a trip to Fuerteventura booked on 17th June returning on 21st June with Easyjet.
Her passport date issued is 26/8/2015 and her expiry date is 26/09/2025
Is she OK to travel with this passport.
Is she OK to travel with this passport.
She’s done an online application for a new passport but is worried about sending her old one off in case the new one doesn’t come back in time .
thanks so much and here’s hoping for a positive response. If not …. PANIC 😱
thanks so much and here’s hoping for a positive response. If not …. PANIC 😱
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Personally I wouldn't be risking it on the existing passport. But I renewed mine about 10 months before expiry, as I had a few months added on to the last one, and I travel a lot for work. (Renewing then was better as it was a quiet period for travel.)
If she sent it today using the quickest possible method, her new one *should* arrive in time. Alternatively quicker renewals are available for £££
*Looking at the gov.uk guidance and the dates, to say she's cutting it fine (if it was valid, and I don't think it is) is a bit of an understatement.0 -
I think you need 3 months passport validity and the passport is only valid for 10 years from date of issue, ignore the expiry date. Based on that I believe the passport is not valid for travel. The turn around times on renewals are fairly quick so if it was me, I would try and get it renewed ASAP, some sites say around a 3 day turn around from the passport office receiving the old passport.
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More info here. Entry requirements - Spain travel advice - GOV.UK0
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Does she also have a GHIC and travel insurance sorted out for the trip?
The GHIC is free (don't pay any money for this) and is also essential to have, as well as travel insurance.0 -
Get the passport renewed, turn round times are around a week IF the photo is approved and the old passport sent expeditiously.
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I think that it's OK, rules are passport less than 10 years old on date of travel - she meets this. And must be at least 3 months till expiry on date of return (not the anniversary of the start date but the actual expiry) - she meets this too - just.:eek::eek::eek: LBM 11/05/2010 - WE DID IT - DMP of £62000 paid off in 7 years:jDFD April20170
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ritz55 said:I think you need 3 months passport validity and the passport is only valid for 10 years from date of issue, ignore the expiry date. Based on that I believe the passport is not valid for travel. The turn around times on renewals are fairly quick so if it was me, I would try and get it renewed ASAP, some sites say around a 3 day turn around from the passport office receiving the old passport.ritz55 said:More info here. Entry requirements - Spain travel advice - GOV.UK1
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eskbanker said:ritz55 said:I think you need 3 months passport validity and the passport is only valid for 10 years from date of issue, ignore the expiry date. Based on that I believe the passport is not valid for travel. The turn around times on renewals are fairly quick so if it was me, I would try and get it renewed ASAP, some sites say around a 3 day turn around from the passport office receiving the old passport.ritz55 said:More info here. Entry requirements - Spain travel advice - GOV.UK
The passport is valid for travel. It's a binary thing, so it either is or it isn't. If she is denied travel that that will lead to a claim of IDB. Yes it's close but it's still valid.1 -
jimi_man said:eskbanker said:ritz55 said:I think you need 3 months passport validity and the passport is only valid for 10 years from date of issue, ignore the expiry date. Based on that I believe the passport is not valid for travel. The turn around times on renewals are fairly quick so if it was me, I would try and get it renewed ASAP, some sites say around a 3 day turn around from the passport office receiving the old passport.ritz55 said:More info here. Entry requirements - Spain travel advice - GOV.UK
The passport is valid for travel. It's a binary thing, so it either is or it isn't. If she is denied travel that that will lead to a claim of IDB. Yes it's close but it's still valid.
Only another three years to go....1 -
It's a green light according to TUI passport checker website.One observation - does a 10 year passport issued in 2015 finish one calendar month beyond the precise tenth anniversary of issue ?Both ours, issued 2020, finish exactly ten years after date of issue.
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