Originally Posted by
nacho
How come your passport is valid for more than 10 years? I think that might be the issue. I have never seen any authority issued passport with 10 years and 9 months validity.
Think about this: your passport was issued in Jan 2016, so in most cases it will set to expire in Jan 2026. Jan 2026 is less than 3 months out (as of today).
Because the UK used to add up to 9 unspent months on to the passport when renewing it. I seem to remember that it was to encourage people to renew early.
I've run my passport through several passport checkers & they all appear to confirm that my passport is still valid for travel to Norway. Below is what the FCO have to say;
Passport validity requirements
Norway follows
Schengen area rules. Your passport must:
- have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago
- have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area (the expiry date does not need to be within 10 years of the date of issue)