Why has six months of validity been wiped from my son’s new passport?

Simon Calder answers your questions on post-Brexit passports, travel insurance, Covid-19 regulations and bringing pets to the UK

Today’s reader was renewing because of Brexit rules (Simon Calder)

Q My son’s old passport was due to expire in June 2021. Because of the Brexit rules I decided to renew it now. His new passport arrived today, but it is only valid to 8 January 2026. I appear to have lost six months of validity. I thought the extra months would be added to the expiry date.

Surely this isn’t fair. Is every person who renews their passport with six months to go losing that validity? Should I write to my MP?

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