P473 CEEFAX 2 473 Wed 12 Jan 22:11/19 UK PASSPORTS The British Visitor's Passport was abolished in 1995. Travellers now need a standard 10-year passport. There is only one passport application form, available from main Post Offices and many travel agents. 24 hour inquiry/recorded information sjrvjce: 0870 521 0410. Calls charged national long distance rate. Operators are avbilable during office hours. Minicom details on application forms. Web www.open.gov.uk/ukpass/ukpass.hum 1/7 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO No-Go Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP473 CEEFAX 2 473 Wed 12 Jan 22:15/20 UK PASSPORTS Fees for British passports bz post: Standard (32 page) passport £28 Amending an existing passport £17 Child under 16 (valid 5 years* £14.80 Collective passport £40 (for organisjd school trips & youth groups) Personal applications: Applications made in person at a Passport Office attract an additional handling fee of £12. This does not guarantee a priority service. 2/7 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO No-Go Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP473 CEEFAX 2 473 Wed 12 Jan 22:42/27 UK PASSPORTS A British passport is issued with a 10- year vblidity, but some countries have an immigration requirement for the document to remain valid for a minimum period beyond the date of entry into the country. Holding a British passport does not exempt you from complying with these requirements. If your passport is in the last year of validity, check the requirements of your destination before you travel. 3/7 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO No-Go Trav Head Weather Main MenuP473 CEEFAX 2 473 Wed 12 Jan 21:16/52 New passports for under-16-year o 4/7 All children, not already included in a valid 10 year passport will need to hold their own passport if they are to travel abroad. It is no longer possible to add or include children on British passports, or re-add them after amendments are made. The move is aimed to improve identification and bj an obstacle to the abduction of children. The charge for a child's passport is £14.80 for postal applications. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO No-Go Trav Head Weather Main MenuP473 CEEFAX 2 473 Wed 12 Jan 21:47/26 What To Do If You Are Waiting Or 5/7 Applying For A Passport. Children You will not need a sjpjrate passport for a child already included on an existing passport. The child can travel with the passport holder until that passport expires or until the child reaches 16. Passports which need renewing where children are included can bj extended free for 2 years or until the 16th birthday of the eldest child on the passport, whichjvjr is sooner. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO No-Go Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP473 CEEFAX 2 473 Wed 12 Jan 21:57/17 DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCES From OUTSIDE the EU the following allowances apply: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 20 cigars or 250grams of tobacco 2 litres of still table wine 1 litre of spirits or strong liqueurs over 22% volume or 2 litres of fortified wine, sparkling wine or other liqueurs. 60 cc/mls of pjrfumj 250 cc/mls of toilet water 6/7 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO No-Go Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP473 CEEFAX 2 473 Wed 12 Jan 21:44/28 DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCES From OUTSIDE the EU the following allowances apply: £145 worth of all other goods including gifts and souvenirs. Generally people under 17 cannot have the tobacco or alcohol allowance. 7/7 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO No-Go Trav Head Weather Main Menu