Dh and I were looking forward to our family holiday in Crete, Greece for the October half term. We watched the covid-19/PCR situation closely not realising that my 15 year old son's passport has less than 3 months. Just found out today. This is our first foreign holiday since covid struck.
The government website says that for entry to Greece, your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave Greece, or any other Schengen country.
We leave on 30 October and my son's passport expires just short of 3 months on 22 January 2022. It is too late to renew his passport as we are leaving in less than a week.
Ds cannot come with us, can he? We f_ked up.
Anybody recently travelled to Greece with Ryanair with less than 3 months left on their passport? Is it a bad idea to turn up and chance it or bite the bullet now and plan on the basis ds cannot go.
AIBU?
Son's passport expiring - family hols in ruins
blueshoes · 16/10/2021 21:00
Am I being unreasonable?
544 votes. Final results.
POLLSexnotgender · 23/10/2021 19:43
@ppp4321
On a tangential subject, I also only found out looking for something else that we needed to take the full (not abbreviated) and original (not copies) birth certificates if you take kids to South Africa. I can imagine that may catch a few people out as BA didn't inform us specifically of that requirement. Just in case it helps anyone...
South Africa is wild. Particularly if you’re travelling with a child under 18 and only one parent! Had to get a signed affidavit off my dick head ex husband to say we could travel.
yellowsuninthesky · 28/04/2022 08:38
I can't believe that you would plan to go without your son, rather than renewing his passport now. Surely you can renew by October even with the current delays, it's six months away.
Copperpottle · 28/04/2022 08:46
Why are you leaving in less than a week for an October holiday? The queues aren't that bad.
Just get a new one, it's ages off.
Copperpottle · 28/04/2022 08:46
Why are you leaving in less than a week for an October holiday? The queues aren't that bad.
Just get a new one, it's ages off.
GinniMcGinface · 28/04/2022 00:49
Had to use Google to locate this thread as I remembered about it today (as I was sorting out DS expiring passport) and last read it when you had planned to head to the passport office. Am really pleased it all worked out for you in the end (even if it did thwart your son’s alternative holiday plans!)
HTH1 · 28/04/2022 07:58
This, with bells on. Your poor son!
GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 16/10/2021 21:12
Go to the passport office and renew in person
Ds cannot come with us, can he? sad
I think you mistyped and wanted to say "We can't go, can we"...
^^
This! You absolutely cannot go without him. It’s your fuck up, not your child’s. It would be incredibly cruel to leave him.
Either sort it out in person or none of you go.
GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 16/10/2021 21:12
Go to the passport office and renew in person
Ds cannot come with us, can he? sad
I think you mistyped and wanted to say "We can't go, can we"...
^^
This! You absolutely cannot go without him. It’s your fuck up, not your child’s. It would be incredibly cruel to leave him.
Either sort it out in person or none of you go.
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