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Written question asked by Lord Swire (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 April 2025. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 3 April 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Travel Requirements

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require travellers to the UK to hold passports that (1) have been issued within ten years of their departure date, and (2) are valid for more than three months after their departure date.

Answer

The current requirement for travellers, as set out in the Immigration Rules - Guidance - GOV.UK, is that a person must, on arrival in the United Kingdom or when seeking entry through the Channel Tunnel, produce on request by a Border Force Officer a valid national passport or, subject to eligibility, another document satisfactorily establishing their identity and nationality. The document must be valid for the duration of the proposed travel to the UK.

There are currently no plans to change these requirements.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6014
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Passports Travel requirements
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk