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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
World
Simon Meechan

Confusing passport issue date and expiry rules catch out EU bound holidaymakers after Brexit

If you are heading on a trip to an EU country soon then make sure you are clued up on a passport rule that has been catching out holidaymakers.

Brexit brought changes to entry rules for Brits travelling to EU countries other than the Republic of Ireland. UK passport holders must check their document is valid for three months AND has been issued no more than 10 years ago.

The 10-year rule has caught travellers out recently, with one Notts woman refused boarding on a Spain bound Ryanair plane due to an issue date problem. But Jet2 let her on a flight to the same destination on the same day. There is confusion about how exactly the rule works.

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