Guernsey - Apply for Collective (Group) Passport

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Procedure

1. The Collective Passport application (including any supporting documentation) should be submitted at least 6 weeks before intended date of travel.
2. Please contact the Guernsey Passport Office for further information.

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Required Documents

• Valid ten-year British passport covering the full period of the trip, for the Group leaders and deputy leaders.

Office Locations & Contacts

Immigration and Nationality Division

Guernsey Border Agency

New Jetty, White Rock,

St Peter Port, Guernsey,

GY1 2LL, Channel Islands

Tel: +44 1481 741420

Email: [email protected]

Eligibility

Everyone on the collective passport must be under 18 years old by the end of the planned trip. They must also be a British national, which means they are either a:

• British citizen (please note that children born in the UK on or after 31st December 1982 may not have British nationality)
• British overseas territories citizen
• British overseas citizen
• British subject
• British national (overseas)
• British protected person

Group leaders and deputy leaders must be over 21 years old and hold a valid ten-year British passport covering the full period of the trip.

Fees

The current fee for a collective passport (January 2012) is 39

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

Each group must have name an adult group leader to travel with them.

It is also advisable to have the group name a deputy leader. This person will take over if, for example, the leader were to become ill. If there is no named deputy leader, the collective passport becomes invalid if the leader is unable to travel. Having a named deputy means the group can avoid delays while the name of a new leader is added to the collective passport.

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

A Collective (group) passport is an easy and cost-effective way for students, scouts, guides, or other recognised youth organisations planning to travel together to, or through certain European countries. A collective passport can be issued for a minimum of five and a maximum of fifty children and young people. For a larger group (more than 50), application should be made for two or more collective passports and the group divided between them.

Information which might help

The use of collective passports is governed by an international treaty.

You can only use a collective passport to travel to certain European countries, it cannot be used to travel to countries outside Europe.

Collective Passports can be used to travel to the following countries (January 2012):

• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Romania
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland

Some countries not listed above may accept collective passports and further advice can be obtained from the Passport Office, however, there may be circumstances where the Passport Office would advise that young people travel on their own passports.

Please note:

Collective passports are not accepted by the following countries (January 2012):

• Bulgaria
• Czech Republic
• Estonia
• Hungary
• Latvia
• Slovakia

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• States of Guernsey Website: http://www.gov.gg/article/2821/Collective-Group-Passports

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