If your passport is nearing its end, you may be concerned about travelling abroad as many countries require you to have a certain amount of time left before it expires.
The amount of time required on passports varies from country to country with a great many asking that travellers have six months of validity left on their document.
Some countries require at least three months with a select few needing less than this.
The countries you can travel to with less than three months left on your passport
These are the countries that you can travel to with less than three months left on your passport.
Most of these destinations require that your passport is valid for the duration of your stay with Costa Rica being the only nation where you need just one day of validity.
Countries requiring passport validity for the duration of your stay
- Argentina
- Australia
- Barbados
- Canada - This is technically the case but those with only the duration of their stay valid may take longer to get through immigration.
- Chile
- Gibraltar
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Tunisia
- St Lucia
- USA
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The UK passport was previously a burgundy colour (Image: PA)
Countries requiring three months of passport validity
These are the countries that require at least three months of passport validity.
Schengen Area (from the day after you leave)
- Albania
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Czechia
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Poland
- Portugal
- Senegal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
Non-European nations (from the date of departure)
- British Virgin Islands
- Cuba
- French Polynesia
- Kazakhstan
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- New Zealand
- Réunion
- South Korea
- Uzbekistan
Find out more about these countries on the UK Government website.
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