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Ensure you complete
the next of kin details in your passport;
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Make a note of
your passport number and date of issue,
and keep it separately in a safe place;
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Leave a photocopy
of your passport details page with a
friend or relative at home; |
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Take a second
means of photo identification with you;
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Ensure that any
children included on your passport will
still be under 16 by the end of your
journey. |
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Some overseas
countries have an immigration requirement
for a passport to remain valid for a
minimum period after entry to that country.
If your passport is in its final year
of validity, you are advised to check
the requirements of the country of destination
before you make your final travel plans.
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Some countries
are turning back visitors with a current
passport that expires in less than six
months, or in the case of South Africa,
lacking at least two blank pages. Please
check the requirements of the country
of destination before you make your
final travel plans. |
| For
further travel tips and up-to-date advice,
visit the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's
'Know Before You Go' web site at www.fco.gov.uk/travel
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