Booked a holiday - 17 days after Brexit

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DH and I booked a holiday the other night to Cyrpus. Then afterwards DH asked when are we due to leave the EU. I said I think it's the 29 March. DH replied with, well, let's hope it doesn't go tits up then.

So... Should we be concerned it will be so close after the date?

I would just plan for longer queues at passport control. Other than that I wouldn't be too concerned it's going to change (if it happens at all - fingers crossed!).

My DD is going on a trip to Europe one week after Brexit. Presumably the school have are confident it will go ahead as normal.

Ok, so nothing to be flapped about. Have said to DH we need to make sure we have insurance in place prior to 29/03 too!

I live in Cyprus and am travelling back to the UK for a holiday around the time of Brexit. I have no concern about any of it whatsoever.

I do agree a bit about passport control but I can't see any delays being too long. So far it's made no difference to prices over here and people don't seem as concerned as they are in the UK. It's made our paperwork more difficult as residents but that's about it.

Cyprus has very strong ties with the UK and if anyone had any concerns about travelling anywhere it's a very sensible option in my opinion.

1. You should have insurance in place as soon as you book a holiday, or it vastly reduces the point of having it at all.

2. How is it possible that two adults do not know when Brexit is scheduled to be happening?

I don’t know of any insurance companies who will cover brexit issues

It’s not passport/visa issues that are likely to be a problem, but whether planes are allowed to fly

I'm planning a European city break with my best mate in May. I'll be making sure I've got decent insurance as the health card things won't be valid anymore.

You should actually have insurance from when you book a holiday, even if it just covers that trip. Circumstances can change at any time.

I don’t know of any insurance companies who will cover brexit issues

Well yes, this is true, but so many other reasons to have it ...

@thenightsky, you should always have had insurance anyway, the EHIC only covers some elements of what is needed.

Insurance policies have been explicitly excluding any issues caused by Brexit from policies for a whole year already.

Yes of course you should have insurance from the date you book your holiday - or an annual policy - but to think it will cover any brexit chaos is naive in the extreme

@Whitney168 I have a pre-existing medical condition and the pricing can range vastly from £30 to £2k for insurance so it's always booked a few weeks after booking holiday.

@mrsnec That's great to know. Thanks :)

Whitney I always did anyway. Wouldn't dream of going without it. Was just posting as advice, but worded it slightly wrong.

I travel a lot for work. Have decided to avoid the first 1-2 days afterwards just for queues and system delays.

After that, I reckon it'll be fine.

On what basis do you reckon ‘it will be fine’ given that we still have no deal in place?

I still don't really understand it all to be fair. I've tried reading, and even the idiot's guide on the BBC doesn't help me.

Perhaps that’s because no one knows what is going to happen - less than 3 months from the leave date.

There are absolutely no guarantees and no reliable predictions of what will happen

If you’ve already booked, just keep your fingers crossed

All I really understand is that there is a Deal that has been agreed by the cabinet which is being voted in in Parliament. Should it not be agreed at parliamentary level, it could be as simple as remaining with the WTO and carrying on with our exports being checked like US ones are

Or a whole shitstorm of votes and mayhem. See below from BBC

We go the away on the 31st. Fingers crossed and prepare for delays.

Do you imagine the delays will be UK side going out, or on entry to destination?

Oh dear. Unfortunately that flow chart is out of date as of yesterday, and ‘remaining with the WTO’ is so far from simple it’s shocking.

Here's some guidance on flights. We're booked to fly to the US for the Easter holidays, so was anxious about that, but the UK have agreed open air with the US (and many other non-EU countries).

www.gov.uk/government/publications/flights-to-and-from-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/flights-to-and-from-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal

Unfortunately nobody can advise you because nobody knows yet.
Anyone who tells you it WILL definitely be ok should be ignored.

@Hoppinggreen... Yes. I;m reading a little more into it and about visas for non-eu citizens, which we may well be after the 29th March.

It's all about as clear as mud.

Info from the embassy of the republic of cyprus...

Travel Information
EU citizens do not require a visa for entry to Cyprus, but they must carry a passport which must be valid at least until the day of departure from Cyprus, or their national identity card provided there is a photo and the citizenship is declared. This really won't apply after 29 March will it?

But it does say:

Nationals of the following countries do not require a visa to visit Cyprus (for a period up to three months) provided that they are considered to be bona-fide visitors: United Kingdom

So either way, we won't need a last minute visa to get into Cyprus I don't think?

@EmmaStone I'll give it a look - thanks

But as of 29 March we won’t be Eu citizens, and the reference to the UK not needing visas is referring to now, not post brexit

I would still be more concerned about planes actually flying