Conflicting advice on flying abroad near the end of your passport's expiration date has left some travellers confused. The Passport Office are warning people that they may be waiting 10 weeks or more to get their passport renewal, prompting some to worry about their holidays and wonder how close to the passport expiry date you can actually travel.
A tweet from the Passport Office on Monday (April 4) said: "Is your passport due to expire? You'll need to allow up to 10 weeks to process your passport application when applying from the UK." However, the Echo reports that according to the ABTA, if you have a British passport you will need to have at least three months left on your passport and your passport must have been issued within the last 10 years to travel abroad. How much time you need on your passport also depends on the country you’re visiting, and also who you are flying with.
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