Children on passports

I think this may catch a few people out especially on the B & S routes.
From 26th October 2004, ALL children who are on parents passports will have to have their own passport or else get a visa.
see
http://www.passport.gov.uk/news/news.as ... lement=808

If the travel agent does not inform the pax, I can see a lot of unhappy families at LGW & MAN!

I thought kids have had to have their own passports for a few years now? Seems like since 1998 according to this FAQ answer on the UKPS site.

Cheers

Michael

Micheal,
Up to a short while agao, it was only children born after 5th October 1998.
Before 5th October 1998 many children were already included on a valid passport. These children can still continue to travel abroad with the passport holder until either:

The child reaches the age of 16.
The passport on which the child is included expires.
The passport on which the child is included is submitted for amendment

UNLESS they are going to the USA!
then:
Children travelling to the USA from 26 October 2004 will need their own passport

how to confuse people eh? [:(]

Would be just as easy to say all kids now must have a seperate passport. Proportionally, I reckon there's more with their own than on their parents now anyway - after all, a passport's only valid for 10 years, and it's 6 years since the first rule was introduced

Cheers

Michael

[fozzyo]

This comes into effect today.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3953237.stm

Foz )