Passport battered & shabby. Anyone stopped travelling?

shepherd

My passport is looking pretty bad. Its stained and the edges of the page with the photo on it are beginning seperate.

Just wondering if anyone here has been denied travelling because passport was wrecked?

theCzar

i'd like to append a question!

Where can i get a passport protector, i see people with nice plastic holders. I travel an obsence amount with work (:p ) and I'm worried mine will go the same way.

penexpers

shepherd wrote:

My passport is looking pretty bad. Its stained and the edges of the page with the photo on it are beginning seperate.

Just wondering if anyone here has been denied travelling because passport was wrecked?

Leaving Ireland they don't really care, but I've nearly been stopped twice coming back from France and Spain due to tattered looking passport. Best not take any risks.

Jood

theCzar wrote:

i'd like to append a question!

Where can i get a passport protector, i see people with nice plastic holders. I travel an obsence amount with work (:p ) and I'm worried mine will go the same way.

I got a lovely silver one in Pennys for 2€ not sure if it would be to your taste but I love it.

Jood

shepherd wrote:

My passport is looking pretty bad. Its stained and the edges of the page with the photo on it are beginning seperate.

Just wondering if anyone here has been denied travelling because passport was wrecked?

Mine was going like that but I glued down the edges with superglue. The trick is to put a tiny bt of glu on the paper side put the plastic down and rub straight away with a tea towel or something mine came up perfect and will now save me 80€

DamoKen

shepherd wrote:

Just wondering if anyone here has been denied travelling because passport was wrecked?

well my old one was held together mainly by sellotape,chewing gum,pocket fluff and whatever else got stuck to it. Was never denied entry to a country but did get funny looks at times. This was though before 9/11 so don't know if a lot of places, particularly the states would be too happy letting me in with it now.

Ginger

Got stopped a couple of times,,

Once going through from Oz to NZ he said it was a bit shabby and double checked it.

Once or twice in Namibia, Botswana. But more because they rarely see Irish passports.

Fairly much if its fringed at the edges some officers can get a bit antsy...

Lenny

If you're passport is in bit of a bad way ryanair are the strictest and most fussiestpeople to be deadling with, would't allow a friend of mine on, reason being if he entered another country and they stopped him because of his passport ryanair claim they're finned heafty for allowing that passinger through and waisting their time

wheres me jumpa

Gave mine the old aerial spin and dry in Boston and got home ok. But why not just change if in doubt?