A travel expert has some new advice for Britons traveling abroad this summer.
With many families caught up inpassportrule changes, an ABTA expert lists her three key things to check before booking a vacation. increase.
1. Passport Validity
ABTA recommends checking both the issue date and expiry date before the holiday.
This is because it takes 3 to 6 months depending on the country.
They said: ``Most places in Europe require passports to have at least three months remaining on the date of departure from the destination.
"Therefore, when checking whether a passport is valid for the date of travel, it is necessary to check both the date of issue and the expiry date of the passport."
2. Ignore additional months in passport.
ABTA also disregards additional months if passport is more than 10 years old.
This is because it is new.
They said, ``If you renew your current passport early, an extra month will be added to its expiry date. This could affect the requirement that passports have less than 10 validity periods.”
"Please check when your passport was issued as your passport must not be more than 10 years old at the time of entry.
What do I need to check?
There are two things you need to check your passport before booking your vacation:
First time is Start date
New post-Brexit rules for British citizens no longer allow passports older than 10 years
Previously, if you renewed your passport early, you could carry forward up to 9 months from your last passport.
For example, your passport has a start date of July 2012. , it is incorrect if it says the expiration date is December 2022.
For Europe, the new expiration date is actually July 2022.
54} The next thing to check is your passport expiry date.European countries currently have passports with at least 3 months left
So if your passport expires in September 2022, the last date you can travel to Europe will be June 2022.
3. Apply for new early passports
Due to post-Covid demand, many families are waiting months for their passports to be returned. 70}
ABTA warns: ``Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) has now advised that if you are applying from the UK, your application may take up to 10 weeks to process.
Here's how to apply for expedited passport renewal.
Many UK People have passport problems and thousands of pounds out of their pockets.
Mother Cyril Quinn banned from flying withson Freddie to Alicante after passport issued in August 2012 was found to be expired A 4-year-old boy of
was denied a flight due to a similar problem of an expired passport.
and women's £2,000 vacation were ruined for the same reasons.
