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clevercloggs Feb 25th, 2014 04:19 AM

Travelling with a less than pristine passport
 
I dropped my passport in a sink full of water on Saturday and am due to fly to Thailand tomorrow (from my home - UK). I placed it on the heater to dry, and it has. The pages are a little crispy but none of them stuck together and all the page numbers/country stamps are legible. However the bio-data page has some discoloration at the bottom but this doesn't obscure any of the info at all and my photo is completely unaffected, as is the laminate.

I'm fretting that either a) I won't be allowed to board the plane or b) i'm refused entry into Thailand.

So worried. There's absolutely no time to get a new one so I guess i'm just trying to see if anyone has traveled with a water damaged passport and been OK.

P_M Feb 25th, 2014 05:26 AM

I don't know about the UK but here in the US you can get an emergency appointment for a new passport if you can show proof you are traveling within 2 weeks. Have you checked into that?

hetismij2 Feb 25th, 2014 07:11 AM

Tricky one. My son was nearly refused entry to Turkey with his damaged British passport. He was only allowed in as he was part of a TV crew.
A lot depends on the immigration officer in Thailand, and of course the airline in the UK.
I would see if you can get an emergency temporary passport. Maybe at the airport? The Dutch offer such a service for their nationals, no ide if the UK does too.


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