Uk Passport

[emmie]

I have recently renewed my passport. Will i have to
get a new one once we leave the EU, seeing the hassle i went
through to get this one, don't fancy having to replace it now.

[bookbinder]

https://www.gov.uk/visit-europe-brexit

[ichkeria]

No

[TonyV]

No emmie your new one will be fine.

[Bobbisox1]

Emmie I am going away March 17th, I wonder what ‘channel’ to go through at PP control :0/

[jno]

no. European countries may in future demand that you get a visa to visit them, as Britain may also do for Europeans; we'll see if they work anything out.

[ToraToraTora]

no, what hassle did you have?

[Bobbisox1]

Thank you bookbinder, that’s very informative

[bookbinder]

Bobbisox1, I'm pleased that I was able to help, even if in only a small way.

[Bobbisox1]

And you have ^^^

[emmie]

my old passport had run out, so had to get photo's from photo booth, these were no good apparently, then had to pay a tenner to snappy snaps for 4 proper ones, then the matter of handing over the dosh at the post office, and the form filling.
it wasn't as straight forward as i thought

[emmie]

i am not going anywhere sadly, I just wanted to renew it for sometimes ID purposes.

[jno]

Bobbi

Arriving in the EU: which passport queue will you have to join?

Nearly all EU airports operate two channels for arrivals – telling passengers to go through either the EU channel or the (usually much slower) non-EU queue. Officially from 1 February the British are no longer in the EU, but fortunately they will be told to continue to go through the EU queue. What happens after 31 December is much less clear: the Republic of Ireland said there would be a combined EU/UK channel, but other governments are still deciding.

At Dublin airport, for example – where UK passport holders make up around a third of arrivals – the authorities said: “UK passport holders will continue to be processed by Irish immigration through the EU channel post 31 January. After the end of the transition period at the end of the year, given the common travel area, the signage will be amended and UK passport holders will then go through a combined EU/UK channel rather than a non-EU channel.”

The common travel area is a free movement convention between the UK and Ireland that predates the UK joining the EU.

We asked other EU governments what their approach will be. In a statement, the Dutch ministry of defence said: “During the transition period, expected to start 1 February, the procedure for border checks will remain unchanged. This means that UK travellers can still use the e-gates and/or join the EU+EEA [European Economic Area] channel. After the transition period ends, UK travellers will be subject to more thorough checks as third-country nationals.”
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The Spanish government said everything would remain the same for British travellers this summer – and UK tourists could continue to use e-gates as before.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/jan/25/brexit-personal-finances-pensions-studying

[TonyV]

OK emmie at least it's sorted now, our local chemist charges £6 for 4 photos.

[Bobbisox1]

Many thanks jno

[emmie]

i had to hop on a bus to get to snappy snaps, its quite a way from my home..

[jno]

I just use selfies but you have to read the rules about smiling, getting hair over your eyes etc.

[emmie]

the six quid i put in and got out perfectly acceptable photo's in the photo booth just wouldn't do apparently.

[Old_Geezer]

A passport's a passport. No one has any intention of changing over still valid ones after a design change. In any case many are hidden in leather covers anyway.

[Old_Geezer]

I used a selfie. The website programme tried to reject it due to not being able to find edges, but they were clear enough to me so I set it to be used anyway, and no one else rejected it.

[emmie]

still it's done and now that i have it, won't need to worry about shelling out more money, so thanks for the answers, much appreciated.