On Fri, 16 May 2008 08:24:00 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
>Martin wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 15 May 2008 23:03:29 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >Martin wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 15 May 2008 22:18:10 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> >> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >John Geddes wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I am trying to work out whether my wife's UK passport (expiry October)
>> >> >> will be OK for a holiday in France in August.
>> >> >
>> >> >It will be perfectly OK.
>> >>
>> >> http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/travel-tips.asp#when
>> >>
>> >> says ask the local British Consulate.
>> >
>> >It's not relevant advice for the EU, which the website ought to make
>> >clear. You need a current UK passport to enter an EU state.
>>
>> I found it odd that there isn't somewhere in UK where you can ask for advice.
>> I wouldn't use non govt. website advice or people's opinions posted here.
>
>So use a government website then.
I did.
>
>
>y-country/europe/france?ta=entryRequirements&pg=4>
>
>"Passport validity
>
>All British passport holders require a valid passport. There is no
>minimum passport validity requirement but you should ensure that your
>passport is valid for the proposed period of your stay."
>
>It's EU law
It was a directive.
>that all another EU citizen needs to enter another EU
>country is a valid ID or passport- they only need to be current for the
>trip. Shengen makes the 'need' part moot in most cases. The only place I
>can find a reference to this quickly is an Irish Government website.
>
>http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=253
Britain isn't in Schengen.
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Martin
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