Mum forced to leave son at airport check-in desk due to 'confusing' passport rule
dailystar.co.ukthe Mirror.This was because her passport was issued more than 10 years ago.The confused family had to make a split second decision about whether her husband and son should still go.But, to add to the issue, they were told their hold luggage would have to remain in the UK as Ana had been the one to check it in.The baffling series of events was all because after leaving the EU Brits are now subject to more strict passport requirements by member states.Most of them require there to be more than six months from expiration and for it to have been issued no more than 10 years ago.On the gov.uk website, advice for those travelling to Portugal states: "Your passport must meet 2 requirements.
It must be:The government has asked the European Commission to clarify the 10-year-rule, but it’s said that this might not be updates until the “spring of 2022”.The page noted: "Until then, for some Schengen countries your passport may need to be less than 10 years old during your whole visit, and the 3 months at the end of your visit may need to be within 10 years of your passport’s issue date."Check both the issue date and the expiry date in your passport.
If you renewed your passport early, extra months may have been added to its expiry date. This could affect the requirement for your passport to be less than 10 years old."Ana, who is now alone over Easter while her family are in Portugal, has written a letter of complaint to the Government.She said: "This was a huge shock and very distressing for us all – especially my son, who didn’t understand why I wasn’t allowed to go with them."I was left very upset, in shock, and humiliated, waiting for an unspecified amount of time, almost 2 hours, for a Ryanair steward to escort me back through.
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