Passport dates

Emmia

NoodleDoodleMan said:

It's a green light according to TUI passport checker website.

https://www.tui.co.uk/passport-checker

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.

Until 2018(?) remaining months of validity were added to the next passport - up to a maximum of 9 extra months - that's why some passports are valid for more than 10 years, and is probably the cause of much of this confusion.

The TUI website isn't official government guidance, so it would be a mistake to solely rely on it 

NoodleDoodleMan

Emmia said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

It's a green light according to TUI passport checker website.

https://www.tui.co.uk/passport-checker

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.

Until 2018(?) remaining months of validity were added to the next passport - up to a maximum of 9 extra months - that's why some passports are valid for more than 10 years, and is probably the cause of much of this confusion.

The TUI website isn't official government guidance, so it would be a mistake to solely rely on it 

Thanks for clarifying the additional month(s) question, I had forgotten that practice.

The TUI checker is as reliable as you'll find from a non official source.

Emmia

NoodleDoodleMan said:

Emmia said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

It's a green light according to TUI passport checker website.

https://www.tui.co.uk/passport-checker

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.

Until 2018(?) remaining months of validity were added to the next passport - up to a maximum of 9 extra months - that's why some passports are valid for more than 10 years, and is probably the cause of much of this confusion.

The TUI website isn't official government guidance, so it would be a mistake to solely rely on it 

Thanks for clarifying the additional month(s) question, I had forgotten that practice.

The TUI checker is as reliable as you'll find from a non official source.

It is a mistake to rely on non-official sources, however good people think they may be.

NoodleDoodleMan

Emmia said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

Emmia said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

It's a green light according to TUI passport checker website.

https://www.tui.co.uk/passport-checker

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.

Until 2018(?) remaining months of validity were added to the next passport - up to a maximum of 9 extra months - that's why some passports are valid for more than 10 years, and is probably the cause of much of this confusion.

The TUI website isn't official government guidance, so it would be a mistake to solely rely on it 

Thanks for clarifying the additional month(s) question, I had forgotten that practice.

The TUI checker is as reliable as you'll find from a non official source.

It is a mistake to rely on non-official sources, however good people think they may be.

Understood, however I suspect the TUI Group have a reliabe handle on such details relating to Spain - they are the biggest package holiday operator in Europe and the Canaries is one of their top selling locations.