{"id":297223,"date":"2024-04-09T15:27:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T13:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tenerifepropertyshop.com\/?p=297223"},"modified":"2024-04-09T15:32:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T13:32:44","slug":"rules-for-uk-passport-holders-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tenerifepropertyshop.com\/rules-for-uk-passport-holders-2\/","title":{"rendered":"RULES FOR UK PASSPORT HOLDERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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WE HAVE RE-POSTED THIS BLOG DUE TO IT CURRENTLY BEING A MATTER OF INTEREST IN THE UK PRESS AND ON NATIONAL TV NEWS PROGRAMMES.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR UK PASSPORT HOLDERS ENTERING THE EU?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Following recent confusion, and some tourists being refused travel, it is important to check when your passport expires, as rules have changed since Brexit.<\/strong> You might assume that your passport is valid up to the expiry date. But this isn\u2019t always the case<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pre Brexit, UK passport holders could freely travel across Europe up to and including the expiry date shown on their passports. However, the UK is now classified by the EU a \u2018third country\u2019 and therefore UK passport holders are \u2018third country nationals\u2019, and therefore face different rules<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a UK passport holder to visit the EU, they will need a valid passport, and MUST <\/strong>ensure that it meets BOTH <\/strong>of the following rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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the passport MUST <\/strong>have been issued within 10 YEARS of the day you enter the EU country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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the expiry date MUST <\/strong>be valid for a minimum of 3 MONTHS* after the date of departure from the EU country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
* Although the rules are 3 months validity for the Schengen countries (which includes most EU countries plus Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland), some countries which require a visa for entry do have a 6 month validity rule, so the UK Government does suggest sticking to 6 months validity to ensure you are covered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n