Simon Calder clears up passport rules in exclusive Q&A after travellers were wrongly turned away at airports
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Simon Calder clears up passport rules in exclusive Q&A after travellers were wrongly turned away at airports

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Welcome to an exclusive Ask Me Anything session with me, Simon Calder, travel correspondent at The Independent. If you want to jump straight to the Q&A, Since Brexit, new passport validity rules for UK travellers to the European Union have caused confusion, and in some cases, travellers are being wrongly turned away at airports. Unfortunately, this isn't an isolated incident – many airlines’ ground staff are getting passport requirements wrong, leaving travellers in distress.

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How can I avoid the passport chaos sparked by post-Brexit rule change? Ask travel expert Simon Calder anything
11 months, 3 weeks ago

How can I avoid the passport chaos sparked by post-Brexit rule change? Ask travel expert Simon Calder anything

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Simon Calder to host an Ask Me Anything to answer your questions on air traffic control chaos

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Caught in the air traffic control nightmare? Your rights when flights go wrong
1 year, 6 months ago

Caught in the air traffic control nightmare? Your rights when flights go wrong

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Seven urgent travel questions answered by Simon Calder
2 years, 1 month ago

Seven urgent travel questions answered by Simon Calder

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Ask Me Anything: Simon Calder to answer your travel questions in the run up to the big Christmas getaway
2 years, 3 months ago

Ask Me Anything: Simon Calder to answer your travel questions in the run up to the big Christmas getaway

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Simon Calder answers your questions about travel strikes and your rights
2 years, 3 months ago

Simon Calder answers your questions about travel strikes and your rights

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Ask Me Anything: Simon Calder to answer your travel questions on autumn breaks, New Year trips and winter sun
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Ask Me Anything: Simon Calder to answer your travel questions on autumn breaks, New Year trips and winter sun

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Passport delays: 35,000 people left waiting more than 10 weeks for new travel documents
2 years, 9 months ago

Passport delays: 35,000 people left waiting more than 10 weeks for new travel documents

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‘Everybody’s getting their passport within four to six weeks’ says Boris Johnson
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Everybody’s getting their passport within four to six weeks’ says Boris Johnson

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Post Office corrects passport information for travellers to Europe
2 years, 10 months ago

Post Office corrects passport information for travellers to Europe

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Travellers could lose summer holidays as minister warns of ‘unprecedented surge’ in passport applications
2 years, 10 months ago

Travellers could lose summer holidays as minister warns of ‘unprecedented surge’ in passport applications

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This is how Brexit, Covid and the fuel crisis could affect travel in 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

This is how Brexit, Covid and the fuel crisis could affect travel in 2022

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Expert Simon Calder answers your questions about international travel
3 years ago

Expert Simon Calder answers your questions about international travel

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Ask Me Anything: Simon Calder answers your questions as travel restrictions ease
3 years, 1 month ago

Ask Me Anything: Simon Calder answers your questions as travel restrictions ease

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Grant Shapps promises to ‘set Britons free’ with easing of travel rules
3 years, 2 months ago

Grant Shapps promises to ‘set Britons free’ with easing of travel rules

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Expert Simon Calder answers your questions on travel in 2022
3 years, 2 months ago

Expert Simon Calder answers your questions on travel in 2022

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Expert Simon Calder examines what travel will look like in 2022 during live event
3 years, 3 months ago

Expert Simon Calder examines what travel will look like in 2022 during live event

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Travel expert Simon Calder to answer your questions at exclusive live event
3 years, 3 months ago

Travel expert Simon Calder to answer your questions at exclusive live event

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Travel expert Simon Calder to answer your questions live as US opens up to UK tourists
3 years, 4 months ago

Travel expert Simon Calder to answer your questions live as US opens up to UK tourists

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Home Office takes down defective ‘passport checker’ after causing travel chaos
3 years, 7 months ago

Home Office takes down defective ‘passport checker’ after causing travel chaos

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Simon Calder’s Travel Week Newsletter: Sign up for updates and holiday tips in a fast-changing world
3 years, 10 months ago

Simon Calder’s Travel Week Newsletter: Sign up for updates and holiday tips in a fast-changing world

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UK aviation ‘almost closed’ as tough new rules begin
4 years, 2 months ago

UK aviation ‘almost closed’ as tough new rules begin

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Government to fast-track passport renewals to save people’s holidays
4 years, 8 months ago

Government to fast-track passport renewals to save people’s holidays

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Passport Office tells teenager: ‘We’ve kept your application so long that you owe us more money’
4 years, 9 months ago

Passport Office tells teenager: ‘We’ve kept your application so long that you owe us more money’

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “To pay the balance, please send us a payment of £26.50.” Rosie’s mother, Alison Burt, says she attempted to do …

Is your passport valid? British Airways and other airlines need to start following EU rules
8 years ago

Is your passport valid? British Airways and other airlines need to start following EU rules

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Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on flight delays outside the EU
8 years, 8 months ago

Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on flight delays outside the EU

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Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on untangling America's red tape
8 years, 9 months ago

Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on untangling America's red tape

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Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on getting an apology from an airline
8 years, 9 months ago

Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on getting an apology from an airline

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Travel Question of the Day: Simon Calder on valid passports for the US
8 years, 10 months ago

Travel Question of the Day: Simon Calder on valid passports for the US

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Travel Question of the Day: Simon Calder on renewing a passport while living abroad
8 years, 11 months ago

Travel Question of the Day: Simon Calder on renewing a passport while living abroad

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The official advice says your daughter should simply post it to the appropriate passport office in the UK. HM Passport …

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