Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 71567

Passports

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the post-Brexit passport validity rules.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
Since 1 January 2021, British Citizens are treated as third-country nationals under the EU's Schengen Border Code (SBC). This means that their passport issue date must be less than 10 years on entry and must be valid for at least three months after the da...

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