Passport Close To Expiry Date

[indie_chick5]

I am travelling to Berlin on Wednesday 25th for three days. My passport expires December 7th. Will I be permitted to travel? I thought that as it is still valid I would be ok but friends have said it needs to be valid for at least 3-6 months. Please help! Thank you in advance .

[rockyracoon]

If you have an EU passport you can travel within the Eurozone up to the date of expiry. I think!

[Just-Jude]

A UK passport is valid for for travel to any EU country right up to the expiry date.

[Buenchico]

Some countries do impose a minimum period of passport validity upon visitors seeking to enter their country. The reason is usually that they require you to have a valid passport throughout your entire stay (which might, for example, be unexpectedly extended if you had to go into hospital).

However (assuming that you hold a UK passport, or one issued by any other EU nation) you're NEVER required to leave any EU member state. You could enter Germany on 25 November and stay for a decade or longer if you liked. (You simply need a valid passport to get in. When you leave is irrelevant). So it's impossible for any EU member state to impose a minimum passport validity on any EU citizen.

i.e. a UK (or any other EU) passport is ALWAYS valid for entry into ANY EU state, right up until the very last second of its nominal validity (although, if you're coming back, it's clearly a good idea to ensure that it's valid for your return journey too!)

[Buenchico]

PS:
You can check the passport and visa requirements (for British passport holders) for ANY country on the website of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
(Click on the name of the country and then on 'Entry requirements').

[indie_chick5]

Thanks so much everyone!

[dzug2]

You don't have time to renew it anyway - at least not without visiting a passport office and paying megabucks for the premium service

[janbee]

When I renewed my passport earlier this year. It came back wthin 72 hours. Excellent service.

[malagabob]

Interesting point Cris, but if you were stopped by the police/ anti terror in another EU country and asked to show a valid ID. Would an out of date passport
be accepted. Just a thought