Will it affect passports? Should I renew ours now?

[Justgivemeasoddingname]

They expire Aug and Sept '19. Just wondering.....

Why would you?

I'm toying with doing ours soon. The dc's expire next year.

The only thing it will affect is the colour of the cover, as far as I know.

Whatever UK passports we have, this time next year we will have to join the non EU queue at passport control.

I just wondered if the application process might be different and more complex? The mention of stockpiling food made me think of other things I can do in preparation!!!

Apparently the company that makes the passports is in France or somewhere. So if you do order a passport and it is scheduled to arrive after 29th March and there is a hard brexit that impacts upon supply chains and imports/exports, it could be delayed. Exciting times for us all!

Ours all expire next June so I’m not sure what to do either- staycations it is, i suppose!

The actual process won't change. The government always has, and still will set the criteria for that.

Ok thanks guys. V interesting.

There is talk of them not being able to get them back in the country in the event of no deal Brexit seeing as they will be printed and made abroad.

I'm renewing mine early because I don't want a wanky embarrassing blue cover for as long as I can avoid it. Not that it will make much difference when my rights are stripped from me, but anyway.

There is talk of them not being able to get them back in the country in the event of no deal Brexit seeing as they will be printed and made abroad.

Is it wrong that I find this hilarious? In a fiddling while Rome burns kind of way.

I'm renewing mine early because I don't want a wanky embarrassing blue cover for as long as I can avoid it

love it being described as a "wanky embarrassing blue cover" - couldn't have put it better myself!

I am going to renew mine and DH's early in the hope of getting a maroon passport not that ghastly halfhearted blue they have chosen, and because I think it is reasonable to believe that there is a risk of delays next year if only because of the huge drain on government resources that will be caused by a hard brexit.

Also going to renew DS's expired UK passport, even though he does not need it because he also has an EU27 passport and ID card. I'm thinking of the potential complications of going through UK passport control with a minor who has a different passport...

Mine expires March 19 - I will renew well before then. I will want to keep pretending I'm an EU citizen for as long as I possibly can.

I suspect there could initially be delays (as with a great many things produced outside of the UK) but I think the comments about importing them were largely highlighting the irony.

The supply chain issues we are likely to face if there is no deal will impact most significantly on perishable goods, import export of live animals etc. Basically the stuff we need to live... Delays in other products caused by customs checks and backlogs are not likely to have as much of an impact.

Don't worry though - someone will come along in a minute and say its wonderful because we'll just make them in the UK

Personally if they're expiring mid next year I'd get them done now anyway since prices may go up.

Mine expires August 2020, so not much I can do. (Never changed my name on mine after I got married because of the cost and I knew I wouldn't need it at all).
And to those moaning about the colour, buy a case for it.

You can apply up to 9 months ahead (might just be 6 months - can't remember) and the remaining time will be added to the validity of the passport.

So I would apply sooner rather than later - if only to avoid potential price increases

DP holds dual citizenship and has already stopped using his UK passport in the majority of countries. He travels very regularly.
He only uses his UK on the rare occasions we travel as a family and in countries where his other one makes entry trickier, which is currently very few. He is currently considering not renewing his UK passport in the future.

I would have to renew mine 5 years early, and if there was a sudden rush, I might accidentally end up with one of the blue ones.

There is a suggestion that all UK passports become invalid as we'll be leaving the passport union:

www.eureferendum.com/blogview.aspx?blogno=86605

It would appear that if the UK does walk away from the talks without a deal, for purely administrative reasons none of our passports will be valid for the EEA on Brexit day and for some time thereafter. Furthermore, since similar administrative issues might arise with other countries – not least the United States – we could find ourselves excluded from other countries for an indefinite period
evilkitten from that article

prettybird it's 9 months according to the gov website:

"You can renew your passport at any time. When you renew your passport, time left on your existing passport is added to your new one, up to a maximum of 9 months.You can renew your passport at any time. When you renew your passport, time left on your existing passport is added to your new one, up to a maximum of 9 months."

So question is what timing is likely to have least disruption, in terms of issuing process and how long it takes, and whether it's better to migrate to new-issue passport sooner rather than later.

The difference is that after Brexit we will get dark blue ones the size of a small suitcase that we can clutch proudly as we stand in 16 hour long checks in various immigration queues.