The Passport Office has recently made changes to their renewal policy, which hasn\u2019t been communicated via the mainstream media to passport holders. As of Monday 10th September 2018, the Passport Office announced that their renewal policy will no longer credit a new passport with any unexpired time from the previous passport. Previously, any \u2018leftover\u2019 time would automatically be added onto the expiration date of a new passport, meaning that you never lost any months of validity on your passport as it was always credited on your new passport.<\/p>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Project Image Area” custom_padding=”|||” _builder_version=”3.0.105″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/uk-passport-changes.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ border_width_all=”30px” border_color_all=”#ffffff” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”0px” box_shadow_vertical=”15px” box_shadow_blur=”60px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(29,61,71,0.2)” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”2%” z_index_tablet=”500″ \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Project Analysis Section” _builder_version=”3.0.82″ custom_padding=”90px||2px||false|false” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Project Analysis Area” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false” _builder_version=”3.0.82″ border_color_all=”rgba(51,51,51,0.12)” border_width_top=”1px”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ header_3_line_height=”2em” animation_style=”fold” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_fold=”5%” z_index_tablet=”500″]\r\n\r\n
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Schengen Area countries, Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Moldova, Nauru, Panama, United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Final Result Area” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ border_color_all=”rgba(51,51,51,0.12)” border_width_top=”1px”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ header_3_line_height=”2em” animation_style=”fold” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_fold=”5%” z_index_tablet=”500″]\r\n\r\n
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Afghanistan, Algeria, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Comoros, Cote de\u2019Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Lese, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Quote Section” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ border_color_all=”rgba(255,186,96,0.6)” border_width_right=”8vw” border_color_right=”#5b8cb1″ custom_padding=”75px|0px|110px|0px|false|false” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#f7f7f7″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Quote Area” use_custom_width=”on” custom_padding=”55px|0px|55px|0px|true|false” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ module_alignment=”right” z_index_tablet=”500″][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Author Name” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_text_color=”#ffba60″ text_letter_spacing=”4px” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” inline_fonts=”Georgia” z_index_tablet=”500″]\r\n\r\n
Be prepared before your trip and double-check that you have enough validity left on your passport before travelling to any of the above countries. If in doubt, check with your travel manager. Although the above changes won\u2019t affect anyone for at least 9 years when your next renewal comes around, we can\u2019t help but think how many people may be affected by lost months of validity when previously they wouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Practice Section” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ background_color=”#f7f7f7″ border_color_all=”#e0e0e0″ border_width_left=”8vw” custom_padding=”90px|1px|90px||true|false” locked=”off” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#6D6E71″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Practice Area” _builder_version=”3.0.82″ locked=”off” custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”48px” header_2_font_size_tablet=”40px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”fade”]\r\n\r\n
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