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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

British tourists barred from Denmark because border police get passport rules wrong

As the main summer season for Scandinavia gets under way, British travellers holding passports valid for travel to Denmark may be turned away – because the nation insists on rules that are tougher than the Schengen area, to which it belongs.

The millions of British travellers who have passports valid for longer than 10 years run the risk of being refused entry to Denmark even if their documents comply with EU rules.

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