Coronavirus passports 'should be mandatory' says Gale

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Now the UK has left the EU, Britons have been advised to check their old red passports before leaving the country. For anyone who has a red passport, it is essential to check it is still valid as it may have expired. Although the UK has left the EU, red passports can still be used if they are up to date.

Under new rules, passports must be less than 10 years old the day after you depart.

If you have renewed your passport before the previous one expired, extra months may have been added but they will not count towards the minimum period needed.

The advice was posted on the Plympton branch of Hays Travel who said: “Due to changes in validity since leaving Europe, your passport is now only valid for 10 years from the issue date on your passport.

“If your passport was issued prior to the UK leaving the EU with additional months on, those extra months are no longer valid.

“Passport issue date 21st Jun 2012.

“Passport expiry date 21st Dec 2022.

“Your passport expiry date is now the 21st Jun 2022.

“Most countries in the EU require that your passport is valid for six months on the date of return from your holiday, some countries it’s three months, meaning the last date you could return on the above example would be the 21st Dec 2021.”

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As per Government advice, any UK traveller heading to Europe is advised to have at least six months left on their current passport.

Despite leaving the EU, holidaymakers will not need to apply for a visa if they are travelling for up to 90 days.

The requirement from most European countries is to have at least three months left on your passport on the day after you leave.

Aside from issues surrounding expired passports, travellers have also been advised to check the UK’s three travel lists.

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Current countries on the green list include Australia, Austria, Germany, and Singapore.

When travelling to green list countries, you must complete a passenger locator form, book and pay for a day 2 Covid test on your return and take another test within the three days before your initial departure.

These rules apply even if you are fully vaccinated but you will not need to quarantine on your return.

For amber list countries such as Italy and France, you must follow the provisions under the green list rules.

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However, if you are not fully vaccinated on arrival you must quarantine for 10 days and take a Covid test on or before day two and on or after day eight.

For red list countries, you must book a hotel quarantine package which includes two tests.

Travel lists are updated every three weeks by the Department for Transport and Secretary Grant Shapps.

Earlier this month, Mr Shapps warned travellers will need to be vaccinated for the foreseeable future going forward.

He told the Today Programme: “It is a reality that in this new world, we’re living with coronavirus.

“I think double vaccination or full vaccination is going to be a feature forevermore, and probably all countries will require full vaccination for you to enter.

“It would be irresponsible for us not, therefore, to be testing people when they do travel before they leave and when they get back – that’s how you can guard against the next big variant that none of us know about yet.”

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