It has been a stressful time for holidaymakers who are caught up in a huge backlog of passport applications. Strict rules about passport expiry dates have seen some people lose their much-need holidays.
Travellers have been urged by HM Passport Office to make sure their passports are renewed and valid in plenty of time for their travels, NottinghamLive reports. For more than a year, people have been told to allow up to 10 weeks to get their new passport.
The coronavirus pandemic saw a big drop in people applying for a new or renewed passport as not many people were doing much travelling. As the world opened up for tourism, more and more people have started to apply to get their documents up to date.
