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Travel Tips
Your passport is valid. Is it valid enough?
Six months. That is the rule for every destination on our list, and it is counted from the date you travel, not from the date you apply.
So a passport that expires in February is no use for a journey in September, even though it is valid today and will still be valid when the file is lodged. The counter checks the travel date. If it falls short, the application is refused and the government fee is not returned.
Two blank pages
Every destination we arrange also needs at least two blank pages — facing pages, not the endorsement pages at the back. A passport with room for the sticker but nowhere to stamp you in is turned away the same way.
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What to do about it
Renew first, apply after. A new passport takes its own time, and applying on the old one and hoping to transfer the visa is not something the missions on our list allow.
If you are not sure, bring the passport to us before you pay anything. Checking the date takes a minute and costs nothing.
Checked 13 September 2026.
So a passport that expires in February is no use for a journey in September, even though it is valid today and will still be valid when the file is lodged. The counter checks the travel date. If it falls short, the application is refused and the government fee is not returned.
Two blank pages
Every destination we arrange also needs at least two blank pages — facing pages, not the endorsement pages at the back. A passport with room for the sticker but nowhere to stamp you in is turned away the same way.
———
What to do about it
Renew first, apply after. A new passport takes its own time, and applying on the old one and hoping to transfer the visa is not something the missions on our list allow.
If you are not sure, bring the passport to us before you pay anything. Checking the date takes a minute and costs nothing.
Checked 13 September 2026.