passport vaildation

[HILKEL]

I am going to spain on the 15th august and returning on the 22nd august, my passport runs out on the 27th August can i still travel?

[CheekyChops]

Yes.

[vehelpfulguy]

Some web sites say about visiting Spain:

Passport valid for at least three months beyond length of stay required by all nationals of countries referred to in the chart above (which includes Britain) except:
(a) 1. EU nationals holding a valid national ID card.

[ojread2]

It never ceases to amaze me how people let their passports get close to expiry THEN ask if they'll be OK.
You can renew a passport up to 6 months before it runs out without loss of time on it, so why wait?!

[dzug]

A UK citizen's passport IS a valid EU national ID card, so the 3 month rule doesn't apply.

Indeed Spain has a rule (or did - I haven't been able to verify it recently) that UK and German citizens (but no others) are OK with a recently expired passport.

Your worries (if any) are not with the Spanish authorities but with an ignorant or badly trained airline check in clerk.

[HILKEL]

ojread2 - don't need snotty emails fom a jobs worth who probably sits on this website evryday and night, keep you sarcastic answers to yourself you sad patheic individual. it never ceases to amaze me that there is always someone out there with an attitude like yours - so my suggestioon would be go and get a life - by the way i'm going to spain, where you going you loser...? - back to the computer!!!!

[ojread2]

Oh dear. Some one got out of the wrong side of the bed, didn't they?