UK passports are now a deep blue in colour and the newest ones are the King Charles III passports following his coronation.
However, can the older deep-red ones still be used?
If you’re going on holiday and are worried that your burgundy passport isn’t accepted anymore, there’s no need to worry.
Red passports are still allowed to be used in 2025 if they remain valid for travel, so you’ll need to check the expiry date and the rules regarding how much time you should have left on your passport to travel to your chosen destination.
If your passport still has ‘European Union’ on the cover, you can still use it but only if it’s valid for travel, according to the Government website.
You’ll probably find that when it’s time to renew your passport next, you’ll be given a blue one but you don’t need to renew your passport unless yours has expired or it doesn’t have enough time left on it for travel.
Source: The Argus