{"id":17501,"date":"2021-09-30T15:01:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T15:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=17501"},"modified":"2022-02-26T00:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T00:01:08","slug":"are-extra-months-on-pre-brexit-uk-passports-no-longer-valid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/europe\/are-extra-months-on-pre-brexit-uk-passports-no-longer-valid\/","title":{"rendered":"Are ‘extra months’ on pre-Brexit UK passports no longer valid?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
British passports used to visit the European Union or the Schengen Area following the end of the Brexit transition period must be less than 10 years old on the day the traveller leaves. However, this rule only applies for travel to the European Union or the Schengen Area; the rules for travel to the rest of the world are unchanged, and the new rules do not apply for travel to Ireland.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n