'All' red passport holders in UK warned 'you are most at risk' (Image: Getty Images) Some British holidaymakers could be facing a startling setback as a rigid passport regulation have reportedly led 200 travellers per day being refused boarding and missing out on their planned European getaways. Brits anticipating sun-soaked continental breaks are hitting a hitch at the boarding gates, owing to an inflexible rule concerning passport expiry dates. For entry into the EU/Schengen Area, your passport must have been issued in the past ten years and stay valid for at least three months after you're set to leave.

Particularly vulnerable to this guideline are holders of the older-style burgundy passports , given when they were initially issued, heightening the likelihood of holiday plans going awry. As an example, if your burgundy passport runs out on March 31, your last day to travel would be December 31, factoring in the compulsory three-month period beyond your exit date for using your present passport, reports The Mirror. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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