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UK Passport Colour
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- I don't care what colour my passport is - 220 votes
- 56%
- Yes, this is an important change - 135 votes
- 35%
- No, I don't want the colour to change - 35 votes
- 9%
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From the EU website
Non-standard types of passports, such as passport cards (Ireland is still the only EU country to issue a passport in card format), diplomatic, service and emergency passports have not yet been harmonised but, since the 1980s, European Union member states have started to harmonise aspects of the designs of their ordinary passport booklets.[1] Most passports issued by EU member states have the common recommended lay out; burgundy in colour with the words “European Union” accompanied by the name of the issuing member state printed on the cover.[12]
Non-standard types of passports, such as passport cards (Ireland is still the only EU country to issue a passport in card format), diplomatic, service and emergency passports have not yet been harmonised but, since the 1980s, European Union member states have started to harmonise aspects of the designs of their ordinary passport booklets.[1] Most passports issued by EU member states have the common recommended lay out; burgundy in colour with the words “European Union” accompanied by the name of the issuing member state printed on the cover.[12]
The new colour looks very smart.
A few observations:
It’s nothing like the old ‘blue’ one
The UK were not forced to adopt burgundy by the EU - in fact the EU’s newest member Croatia has a blue passport ironically
It seems we might well have been switching to blue regardless of Brexit so it’s a shame the change was spin by the government as some sort of act of independence
A few observations:
It’s nothing like the old ‘blue’ one
The UK were not forced to adopt burgundy by the EU - in fact the EU’s newest member Croatia has a blue passport ironically
It seems we might well have been switching to blue regardless of Brexit so it’s a shame the change was spin by the government as some sort of act of independence
“Yet another trivial reason that people give to justify the most profound change to the UK constitution for decades.”
Only for about two and a half decades, Eddie. In 1992 that nice Mr Major signed the Maastricht Treaty which effectively consigned the UK Parliament to the status of a Parish Council.
“More bothered that it will be less useful than it currently is.”
How so, Gromit? There will be no changes to the recognition of your passport when travelling beyond the EU. At the moment when travelling to other EU countries you have to present your passport on arrival and then, if your first port of call is in a Schengen member nation, you will be free to travel throughout that area. After Brexit, when travelling to the remaining EU countries you er… will have to present your passport on arrival and then, if your first port of call is in a Schengen member nation, you will be free to travel throughout that area.
“It is even more trivial as we could if we so wished have Blue passports and stayed in the EU..”
Oh if only I’d known that I would have voted to remain! :-(
It is not an important issue but the most significant change will be the removal, from the cover, of the words "European Union". That is far more important than its colour.
Only for about two and a half decades, Eddie. In 1992 that nice Mr Major signed the Maastricht Treaty which effectively consigned the UK Parliament to the status of a Parish Council.
“More bothered that it will be less useful than it currently is.”
How so, Gromit? There will be no changes to the recognition of your passport when travelling beyond the EU. At the moment when travelling to other EU countries you have to present your passport on arrival and then, if your first port of call is in a Schengen member nation, you will be free to travel throughout that area. After Brexit, when travelling to the remaining EU countries you er… will have to present your passport on arrival and then, if your first port of call is in a Schengen member nation, you will be free to travel throughout that area.
“It is even more trivial as we could if we so wished have Blue passports and stayed in the EU..”
Oh if only I’d known that I would have voted to remain! :-(
It is not an important issue but the most significant change will be the removal, from the cover, of the words "European Union". That is far more important than its colour.
