Travel to Europe: the post-Brexit passport rules

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : While the UK was in the European Union, British passports were valid up to and including their expiry date for travel within the EU.
51% : The European Union makes it clear that both tests must be met but that they are independent of each other.
50% : But the government continues to publish unhelpful information about the validity of British travel documents in the European Union.
49% : This was fine around Europe and the world for decade - until Brexit, whereupon a longstanding rule kicked in.
47% : These are the key questions and answers based on European Union rules, not the UK government's interpretation of them.
46% : The rule is three months after your intended day of leaving the European Union (except Ireland).
45% : If its holder attempted to board a plane to the European Union on 1 August 2021, it would have insufficient validity and the airline would be obliged to turn them away - even though the British passport has almost eight months to run.
39% : Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile Since Brexit, the rules on passport validity for British visitors to the European Union have tightened.

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