NEW EU PASSPORT REGULATIONS ARE IN EFFECT - BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY & SPAIN

Passports must be valid at least three months past traveller's return date for Belgium, France, Germany and Spain. The European Union's new regulations affecting entry requirements for Belgium, France, Germany and Spain take effect today July 29, 2013. Passports must now be valid for at least three months beyond the date travellers are scheduled to return from travelling in those countries. Airlines will now be checking to ensure passports meet regulations prior to departure, however, if a soon to expire passport is not caught prior to departure, customs officials in Belgium, France, Germany and Spain may not allow travellers to enter. Similar rules are already in effect for travellers visiting Portugal, Greece and the Netherlands.