passport validity

[louculhane]

I am going to portugal with my children on 31st march to the 7th April and their passports expire on 22nd april 2010. will they be valid.

[Buenchico]

No problem at all.

Portugal is in the EU and EU law requires all member states to admit anyone who can prove that they're a citizen of any member state, by producing a valid passport or national ID card, right up until the expiry date of that document.

In general, the only countries which specify a certain period of validity on your passport are those which require visitors to leave within a certain period. Since you and your children (as EU citizens) have the right to live and work in Portugal, you can never be required to leave the country, so it would be impossible to specify a certain period of passport validity.

Chris

[VHG]

I guess the only problem could come if one of you had to go to hospital in Portugal and stay there after the end of the holiday.

If you then get out of hospital AFTER the passport has expired that may cause problems if you try to fly back to UK.

I admit it is probably unlikely but has to be considered.