Martin Lewis urges holidaymakers to check these two documents after rule change

Martin Lewis urges holidaymakers to check these two documents after rule changeThe Martin Lewis Money Show

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00:00So, there are two key checks on here, if we bring them up.

00:03The first one, and this is the one people don't check,

00:05you need to check it is under ten years old

00:08on the day you enter the country.

00:09People get caught out by that, that is a common condition.

00:12Some British passports are over ten years old

00:15and they're still valid, but you often can't travel on that.

00:18And you then need to check for many countries, not all,

00:21that you need at least six months left from the day that you enter.

00:24If you don't have that, then you need to check the country rules

00:28to see if it is valid.

00:30Now, just bring up a couple of points on that.

00:32Since Brexit, even EU countries now require three months' validity

00:36and under ten years old on your passport.

00:39And if you're thinking, it's all right, I'll renew,

00:42well, the passport office is saying allow up to ten weeks for renewals,

00:45but I'm hearing delays can be longer

00:47and that fast-track slots are limited.

00:49And let me be plain, an invalid passport,

00:53the travel insurance company will not allow you to claim

00:56if that's the reason that you can't go on holiday.