I have had a few back-to-back intl. business meetings and leave in a few days for more in the UK and Portugal.

I noticed that my passport will expire in April 2014. So, I applied for expidiated passport renewal in DC after returning from my last trip (in the 2 week window they require) to be safe. Everything was fine until the snowstorm closed the govt. and I could not get my scheduled appointment through my company's passport service and they could no longer guarantee same day processing due to the backlog.

So, I now have my old passport back--which gives me 80 days past entry for its validity.

I believe I am fine in the UK, but technically Schengen requires a 90 day past entry validity period.

Has anyone had any experience on how strict they are with that and any approaches that have worked for them if questioned.

I suspect that it is a bit of a crapshoot depending on the officer and country but any constructive info or help would be appreciated--knowing I should have tracked it closer and not cut it so close for the renewal.

Thanks in advance for any help.