10 year passport rule.....

[Ohbuggeritsme]

There have been a couple of articles lately about people denied entry to Schengen areas due to the 10 year passport rule. Basically your passport cannot be older than 10 years and must be valid for at least 3 months at your time of return.

So not only does the expiry date count, but also the issue date.
I have just renewed my daughter's passport as it runs out within a week of returning from France in August. This is what has caught people out apparently, where the time has been added to their passport upon renewal, it means the passport is older than 10 years
Obviously as a child her passport is only valid for 5 years, so timewise well within the rules.
So I think we'll be OK, but I got this niggling doubt that as it will be technically over 5 years (for a child) we might run into problems!
I've done a lot of googling but can't find anything concrete about rules for children, only an adult's passport.
So am I right thinking I'm being a dick and totally over thinking this and we'll be fine?!

Sorry for being a bit dim but I still don't understand it. My passport is due to run out in June. I had planned to renew it this month. Does this mean that I should wait until June before I renew it or is it ok to do it now?

@tensmum1964 are you going on holiday soon or just renewing it because its expiring soon? You can renew it whenever you want but will lose any months left on the old passport

No immediate plans for a holiday but thought it would be good to get it done in case we decide to go away later in the year.

I hold a 10 yr Passport Issued 27 MAY 2013 Date of expiry 27 FEB 24 is this still in Use For the USA travel 19 th Dec till 4th Jan 2023 is it the issued date for the USA or the expiry date the states take notice of

USA doesn't need extra validity on the passport for travel there so you are fine. They also don't ask for the passport to be less than 10 years old on the date of travel as that is only for travel within the EU.