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Lesley:
I received a link that UK Passports may expire earlier than shown on your actual Passport from 01/01/2021 - so checked mine - yep I have lost 6 months validity.  Check yours too - no idea in the reasoning behind this?  All to do I am advised due to Brexit but why no idea? You can check your's too on the Gov.uk website.......

BarbaraG:
Hi Lesley, my passport is up for renewal on 3rd Jan (not that I think I'll be using it in the near future) and I have been wondering when to apply, having read all sorts of horror stories about delays. Yesterday I was talking to a very friendly helpful lady at the DWP, so I asked her if she knew anything about this. She advised me to apply one month earlier than I would have done normally.

Jimbo:
Most countries require a passport to have at least six months validity, so a passport with less than that is essentially worthless. So it makes sense to protect against future problems by requiring it to be renewed in good time. So effectively a ten year passport is actually a 9.5 year passport.

BarbaraG:
Well, we only travel abroad once or twice a year. Our next trip in April 2021 may well not be going ahead if the present situation continues, so I'd prefer to leave it as late as possible as I don't want to pay for months that I will not be needing!

Jimbo:
But if you don't get it at least six months before you travel, you won't be travelling anyway!

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