Travel warning issued over red passports: Here are the 70 countries you could be banned from entering

If you are planning a summer getaway coming months make sure your passport won’t stand between you and your relaxing holiday.

Brits have been told that they could be banned from entering 70 countries if they still held a red passport.

Travel experts recommend checking whether you're legally allowed to travel before splashing on securing flights and hotels.

Passport restrictions vary from country to country, and some of them may not accept older documents even if they have not expired yet.

Check the list below to avoid disappointment.

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Will your passport get you abroad? Here are the rules

To be able to enter most countries you have to hold a passport that is valid for another six months after your departure date.

This detail isn’t always taken into account and causes problems at the airport terminal when it’s way too late to do anything.

According to VisaGuide.World, there are 70 countries that want your passport’s expiry date not earlier than six months after you start your journey.

But there are 41 destination with a shorter validity rule.

For example, for non-EU countries travelling to the EU, the passport must be valid for three months after the date you leave the EU.

As all red passports in the UK are due to expire soon, Brits are advised to check whether they’ll still take people to their desired destinations.

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Countries with a six-month-validity rule

Asia: Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Micronesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Bhutan, Myanmar, Philippines, Timor-Leste, Afghanistan

Central and South America: Nicaragua, Ecuador, El Salvador, Venezuela

Middle East: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Yemen

Africa: Algeria, Botswana, Kenya, Somaliland, Sudan, Cameroon, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Chad, Somalia, Namibia, Côte D’Ivoire, Nigeria, Uganda, Gabon, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Comoros, Madagascar, Guinea Bissau

Oceania: Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Kiribati, Fiji, Palau, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, Tokelau

Caribbean: British Virgin Islands, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Anguilla, Suriname, Curacao, Cayman Islands

Countries with three-month-validity rule

Europe: Estonia, Netherlands, Finland, Lithuania, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, Monaco, Czechia, Norway, Germany, France, Portugal, Iceland, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia Spain, Latvia, Sweden, Malta, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Greece, Poland, Belarus, Moldova, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Georgia, Azerbaijan

Middle East: Kuwait, Lebanon,

Oceania: New Zealand, Nauru

Central America: Honduras, Panama

Africa: Senegal

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Sources used:

- Mirror: 'Brits warned they might be banned from entering 70 countries if they have a red passport'