MARTIN Lewis has warned Brits heading abroad this summer to check their passports - or they may end up missing their holiday entirely. The expert gave the advice while appearing on ITV 's This Morning show. He said that anyone who fails to follow the 10-year passport rule could be allowed on their flight - but forced to get on the next one back.
Martin explained: "You also need to check that your passport is not over 10 years old on the date that you enter. "You used to be able when you renewed your passport to take what you had left on your old passport and add it to your new one so you got more than 10 years. "But now many countries will not let you in if your passport is older than 10 years.
" "This is not a small thing. "People do their flight and then get sent back, they get sent back and you can't travel. "I know someone it happened to in Dubai because of the 10 year rule.
" The new rules have been in place for years, but still catch as many as 10,000 travellers out a year. Since leaving the EU, passports can no longer more than 10 years old, with previous rules allowing you to roll up to nine months over from your previous document. This means your expiry date may not be correct, and you should instead check your start date, and add 10 years to it to avoid falling victim.
And with European destinations requiring at least three months left on your passport, this has caused a number of holidaymakers to miss holidays or pay hundreds of pounds extra. One Brit was forced to m.
