Will my passport be valid after Brexit?

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UK travellers face confusion going to the European Union after 31 October (Getty)

Q I am planning to be away in Europe from 25 October to 4 November 2019, ie over Brexit. I am completely confused about passport validity, and if I need to renew I am running out of time. My passport was issued on 10 January 2010 and expires on 10 October 2020. The government’s online “passport checker” says that it is not valid for travel. But looking on another government website, it says I only need six months left.

Phyllis A

A Whatever happens with Brexit, British travellers heading for the European Union in 2019 have been subject to an absurd amount of stress and uncertainty over passport validity. As long as the UK remains a member of the EU, the rules are completely straightforward. Your passport is valid for travel anywhere in the European Union up to and including the date of expiry, and you have an automatic right of access: frontier officials are allowed only to check that you have a valid EU travel document.