11 h. ago We were denied our dream cruise to New York because of a confusing passport rule. We only found out at check

Grandparents Jenny Gee, 69, and Trevor Bamford, 77, paid £3,600 in the autumn for the trip to the Big Apple.

Politics

13 h. ago Pensioners banned from 'bucket list' £3,600 cruise due to little known passport rule

They had planned a bucket-list cruise to New York

Economics

29 h. ago UK tourists warned they could be ‘turned away at the airport’ over strict passport rules

Holidaymakers could face disruption if their passport doesn't meet strict criteria

Events

4 d. ago Six month passport rule you need to know before your summer holiday

It could be worth acting sooner rather than later to save you a bigger problem later on when you’re at the airport

Politics

5 d. ago Ghost booking: The tactic travellers are using to ease US border control fears

As border crossing anxiety increases, this practice is haunting hotels

Politics

8 d. ago Malta’s ‘golden passport’ scheme ruled to be illegal by EU’s top court

Long-awaited ruling means cash-for-citizenship programme that allowed people to live and work in bloc must be scrappedEurope live – latest updatesThe European court of justice has ruled that Malta’s “golden passport” scheme is illegal, meaning its cash-for-citizenship programme must be scrapped.In a long-awaited ruling on Tuesday, the EU’s top court concluded that Malta’s investor citizenship scheme was contrary to EU law. Judges said the scheme represented a “commercialisation of the grant of the nationality of a member state” and by extension EU citizenship, which was at odds with European law. Malta had jeopardised the mutual trust between EU member states necessary to create an area without internal borders, the court argued. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago EU's top court rules against Malta's 'golden passport' program

The European Court of Justice ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program, the one of the last of its kind in Europe that allows wealthy people to buy EU citizenship, even after the small island country suspended the program for citizens of Russia and Belarus

Events

8 d. ago Malta ‘golden passport’ scheme breaks law, EU’s top court rules

Paid-for citizenship offer must be scrapped under European Court of Justice ruling

Events

8 d. ago Malta’s ‘golden passport’ scheme breaks law, EU’s top court rules

Paid-for citizenship offer must be scrapped under European Court of Justice ruling

Events

8 d. ago Passport fury as airline staff keep getting 10 year rule wrong at the airport

Once again post-Brexit passport rules are causing confusion for both passengers and airline staffers, resulting in many holidaymakers missing their flights and losing hundreds of pounds.

Politics

9 d. ago Connecting flights at Amsterdam? KLM now demands you have an EU

Exclusive: Gavin McDermott, flying to Hong Kong via Amsterdam on the Dutch airline, was denied boarding and had to spend £1,000 on a replacement nonstop flight

Politics

1 week ago Congolese drug dealer wins legal fight to remain in UK after he is released from prison because his son has rare blood disease

The British asylum court dismissed the Home Office's attempts to deport the convicted criminal, ruling it would be 'unduly harsh' on his son, who has a rare blood disease.

Events

2 w. ago EasyJet wrecks yet another family trip because staff don’t understand passport rules

Exclusive: After being turned away from her easyJet Amsterdam flight, Karen Woodhouse flew the next day on KLM with no problem

Politics

2 w. ago Trans musician Bells Larsen was forced to cancel his US tour: ‘My livelihood has been robbed’

The Canadian singer-songwriter is releasing an album about his transition. Trump’s ‘dehumanizing’ new passport rules mean he won’t perform it for US fansBells Larsen knew that releasing a low-fi, folksy album about his transition as the Trump administration relentlessly attacked LGBTQ+ people would give it an inherently political edge. But the Canadian singer-songwriter did not expect to be caught in a bureaucratic nightmare while attempting to tour the US – and ultimately have to cancel that tour due to the gender marker in his passport.On 12 April, Larsen announced on Instagram that he was pulling out of concerts to promote the album in eight cities this spring: “To put it super plainly, because I’m trans (and have an M on my passport), I can’t tour in the States,” he wrote. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Military officials identify 2 Marines killed in crash during border deployment

Military officials have identified the two Marines from California who were killed when their vehicle crashed as a convoy was traveling along the U.S.-Mexico border

Events

2 w. ago Norwegian police explain why they wrongly deported a British tourist – but stop short of apologising

Exclusive: Police stop short of apologising to British visitor who was held in custody for three hours and marched by officers on to a flight sending her back to Edinburgh

Events

3 w. ago Nearly 900,000 fewer people traveled from Canada to the U.S. in March

More people traveled from Canada to the U.S. in March 2022 when pandemic travel restrictions were still in place

Politics

3 w. ago Holidaymakers urged make these 7 passport checks or risk being turned away at airport

Passport rules have changed for British travellers in recent years, so holidaymakers should be aware of how this could affect their trip.

Events

3 w. ago British woman was ‘scared, sad and bewildered’ after being wrongly deported from Norway

Exclusive: Three officers were deployed to place the passenger on her deportation flight

Politics

3 w. ago British holidaymakers hit by Dover delays as French border IT system fails

Travellers have been warned to expect delays of up to 45 minutes at the UK’s busiest international ferry port

Events