@hollieandthevan: Heartbreak at the gate ✈️💔 I should have been in France with my husband, children and family this weekend. Instead I was turned away because my passport didn’t meet the 10-year rule, watching my husband and children head off without me. I had no idea about this post-Brexit travel regulation and it seems so many of you didn’t either, so I thought I would share this so that you get the heads up that I missed. UK passports must have at least 3 months’ validity and be less than 10 years old to enter the EU. My passport was issued in April 2014 and was therefore 10 years old in April 2024. However, because I had 9 months left when I renewed my passport in 2014, they added those months on, therefore my passport doesn’t expire until January 2025. Those remaining 9 months are no good to me since post-Brexit UK passport regulations, because I can’t use my passport now that it’s over 10 years old. What is most frustrating about the process is that you must enter your expiry date when checking in, but you don’t have to enter your issue date, where this problem could have been flagged. ‘It’s your problem, you should know the rules’, is what I was told at the gate when I was denied boarding. I didnt know the rules then, but I do now! So this is my heads up to you- know the rules and double check! ❓Is your passport over 10 years old? ❌If so, you can’t use it to enter the EU. ❓Do you have less than 3 months until your passport expires? ❌If so, you can’t use it to enter the EU. 👆🏻 If either of the above apply, you must renew before you travel. 🚨 Also, if you need an emergency passport, you need to allow 2 days to get one. The earliest you can renew is 2 days after you apply for the appointment at a passport office. Don’t have your heart broken like I did, know the rules (like I didn’t 🫣). Please share this with anybody travelling to the EU from the UK soon 🩷 I hope it’s useful. #uktravel #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #traveler #brexit #brexitmeansbrexit #travelrules #womensupportingwomen #womensupportwomen #womenempoweringwomen

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Thursday 04 July 2024 06:37:50 GMT