The holiday season is about to begin. But without valid ID the trip can be cancelled. How to get the documents quickly, why families should check children’s passports particularly carefully – and a last-minute option.
The suitcases are packed, the only thing missing is the passports. However, the usual reaching into the drawer may reveal a document that was abolished at the beginning of 2024: children’s passports, previously an uncomplicated and inexpensive option for families traveling abroad, will no longer be extended or reissued. Is the burgundy booklet now invalid? Or will you still make it through border control? And how quickly can you get new papers if your passport or ID card has expired? Four annoying problems relating to travel documents – and how they can be solved.