Do you still need 6 months on your passport while on holiday ?

[blackpoppy]

Just booking our summer holiday and realised our dd1 passport won’t have the full 6 months validity on it (5 months and 3 weeks) when we go to Spain this August. I have checked the government advise page and they say you only need your passport to be valid for the dates of your travel but I always remember needing to have at least 6 months! Has anyone had problems with having less than 6 months on their passport when travelling to Spain recently? Thank’s in advance.

[pigshavecurlytails]

I think it's only certain countries

[longestlurkerever]

Certain countries, yes. Not EU (yet!)

[whampiece]

It is country dependent.

[specialsubject]

No, not for the EU. Until next march , then who knows?

[brownelephant]

yep for eu countries (for now) the identification needs to be valid for the whole trip.
so you are ok.

the 6 month thing is visa requirement for certain countries.

[blackpoppy]

Thank you for the replies. Sounds like I've nothing to worry about and shall update dd1 passport when we get back from hols!

[specialsubject]

Correct.

Any doubts, check fco.gov.UK - anywhere else is hearsay.

[Quartz2208]

Yep certain countries (Maldives is one for example) - Europe and the US does not (DS travelled to France, Austria and the US with less than 6 months on his)

[Scabetty]

Check the rules for where you are busiting.

[Scabetty]

Visiting*

[HollyBollyBooBoo]

Is it country or airline?