Passport length - Eye on Spain

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Wednesday, January 09, 2008 Marksfish Finca I'm in Leeds, West Yorkshire/ Puerto Rey, Vera., Almeria I've made 968 posts Send private message to Marksfish	With Spain being in the EU, is there any requirement to have a minimum of 6 months left before your passport expires? My Wife wants to come out in July but will only have 5 weeks to go. Thanks Mark _______________________ Marksfish (My fishkeeping homepage) Apartment Rental Almeria (Our new apartment for rent) Spam post? If so please click here to report it
09 Jan 2008 8:24 PM Rixxy Villa I'm in San Pedro I've made 1816 posts Send private message to Rixxy	Dyou know I just HAD to look in to see what sort of length you meant No idea Im afraid - passport office should be able to let you know, but seeing as there wont be long anyway, why doesnt she renew it before coming out? _______________________ Quite frankly m'dear, I don't give a damn! info@direct-auctions.com www.direct-auctions.com www.weightmanagementclubs.com Spam post? If so please click here to report it
09 Jan 2008 8:33 PM morerosado EOS Superstar I'm in Somerset, UK / Guardamar Del Segura on the Costa Blanca (Completed April 2005) I've made 4607 posts Send private message to morerosado	Mark, the last time we renewed (because of needing 6 months on our passports as we were off to Turkey) the passport office added the remaining 6 months onto the 10 yrs, does that answer your question ? We didn't lose out. _______________________ My blog>>> Our experiences of buying in Spain Spam post? If so please click here to report it
09 Jan 2008 9:07 PM nfm2862 Villa I'm in Welling, Kent & Al Andalus Thalassa, Vera I've made 1139 posts Send private message to nfm2862	Personally, I would renew it before travelling. God forbid but if anything were to happen, that delays departure then it will only cause more hassle. As Morerosado said the Passport office will renew with the time added on, so you don't lose out. Don't leave it till the last minute though. Noreen _______________________ www.vera-apartment.com www.verathalassa.es Spam post? If so please click here to report it
09 Jan 2008 10:36 PM axwhale Parcela I'm in Kent I've made 28 posts Send private message to axwhale	So glad I read this post I hadn't realised that you had to have 6 months on the passport , Mine is due to run out soon and I would have merrily gone off on hols with only the few weeks left. I have now applied for new one . Thanks !!! Axwhale www.palomaressunbreaks.co.uk _______________________ Don't you just love life !! Spam post? If so please click here to report it
09 Jan 2008 11:01 PM DoubleJ Apartamento I'm in Walton-Le-Dale, Lancs & Santa Margarita - Cadiz, then Las Alpujarras (Eventually !) I've made 73 posts Send private message to DoubleJ	When we went to La Manga in 2006, one of the kids only had 3 days left on their passport when we returned. I was aware that there could be an issue, so I contacted the Spanish Embassy for their view before we left the UK. They said that as long as it was valid throughout the scheduled trip, we would be ok.... and we had no problems. I suspect that the 6 month rule applies to travel to non-EU countries. However, it may be worth checking if there have been any more recent rule changes. _______________________ JJ Spam post? If so please click here to report it
10 Jan 2008 8:25 AM jfj Ático I'm in Vera, Almería I've made 122 posts Send private message to jfj	There shouldn't be any problem. I flew back to Ireland for Xmas and came back last week. My passport expires next week. During checkin they just reminded me that it needed renewing. _______________________ Compleo Boulicoat S.L. - Your personal IT department www.compleo.es Spam post? If so please click here to report it
10 Jan 2008 10:01 AM morerosado EOS Superstar I'm in Somerset, UK / Guardamar Del Segura on the Costa Blanca (Completed April 2005) I've made 4607 posts Send private message to morerosado	http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/index.asp http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/faqs-foreign-travel-specified-validity.asp You can apply up to 9 months before expiry of your passport. I agree with DoubleJ that it depends on country you visit, Spain may not be one !! This message was last edited by morerosado on 1/10/2008. _______________________ My blog>>> Our experiences of buying in Spain Spam post? If so please click here to report it
10 Jan 2008 11:09 PM axwhale Parcela I'm in Kent I've made 28 posts Send private message to axwhale	filled in my forms last night after reading post, in the post today. cheers folks. Better safe than sorry, don't want to miss a holiday. axwhale _______________________ Don't you just love life !! Spam post? If so please click here to report it
11 Jan 2008 12:37 PM Pitby Finca I'm in Dubai and Duquesa I've made 978 posts Send private message to Pitby	Open to correction, but I think you'll find that in the EU, for EU passport holders (ie those that do not require a visa to enter) the three/six month limit is not applicable. As far as I'm aware, Spain only requires that EU citizens have a valid passport/travel document for the duration of their stay. Most countries that require you to have a visa to enter will insist on having three/six months validity remaining on your passport. _______________________ www.duquesavillage.net www.KeyDubai.com Spam post? If so please click here to report it

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