Hi
Slightly obscure one this. According to gov guidelines:
"Your passport must meet 2 requirements. It must be:
less than 10 years old on the day you enter (check the ‘date of issue’)
valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’)
We are asking the European Commission to clarify the 10-year rule. Their guidance for Schengen border guards may not be updated until the spring of 2022. 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."
So, my wife's passport is valid until sometime next year. However, it will be 10 years from date of issue some time in July this year (because several months were added to the 10 years due to renewing early). So far, all good as it will still be less than 10 years old when we enter France end of May and there will be way more than 3 months left UNTIL EXPIRY when we plan to come back about 10 days later.
It's the last paragraph quoted above from our gov website that worries me. July (the 10 year anniversary of her passport) is less than 3 months after we are due to return. Has anyone any experience of traveling to France with a passport that will be OVER 10 years old earlier than 3 months after the return date from France despite having an expiry date far longer than that?
Thanks!
Post edited at 18:32