Guidelines on Travel to the EU with a British Passport after 12/04/2019

This Guidance will apply to all passports issued by the UK, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey & The Isle of Man.

The Students Union has a moral responsibility to ensure, so far as possible, the safety of all students and others who may be affected during trips abroad. This document gives a broad outline for any student group that is going to an EU destination During Brexit.

Travel rules will be changing if there is a NO DEAL with the European Union. The rules will be coming into effect after 12th April 2019.

The new rules

1. You should have at least 6 months left on your passport from your date of arrival. This applies to adult and child passports. 2. If you renewed a passport before it expired, extra months may have been added to your new passport’s expiry date. Any extra months on your passport over 10 years may not count towards the 6 months that should be remaining for travel to most countries in Europe.

UK GOV ADVICE

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List of countries that will be affected.

The new rules will apply for travel to and between countries in the Schengen area. These are:

 Austria  Belgium  Czech Republic  Denmark  Estonia  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Iceland  Italy  Latvia  Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Malta  Netherlands  Norway  Poland  Portugal  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Sweden  Switzerland

These new rules won’t apply to  Ireland  Bulgaria  Croatia  Cyprus  Romania Though it is recommended that you should check the entry requirements for these countries.

Please use this link to check your passport https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/check-a- passport?utm_source=digital_display&utm_medium=970x250&utm_campaign=euexit&dclid=CjgKEAiAs8XiBR Di3cKcg9WgxQ8SJACClWr6uUiwkLSEVD-V30uZtnuAN4H55s2KLtDZ1meqpG0A1_D_BwE

For Further Information please contact [email protected]

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