The stated end of a document’s validity, such as the expiry shown on a passport or permit.
DATE AND EXPIRY CHECKBring expiry dates and
Bring expiry dates and
issue dates into one review.
A document in your folder may still have an expired date, an older issue date, a different covered period or travel dates that do not match. Organize these details around your planned submission and travel dates.
First, identify what each date describes
When a certificate or other document was issued. Review its age at the planned submission date.
The period described by a statement, transaction history, enrolment record or insurance document.
When you plan to send or present the application documents to the receiving authority.
Planned departure, arrival and return dates, compared with your itinerary, accommodation and insurance periods.
Distinguish when a reservation was made from the date of travel, accommodation or the application appointment.
Set your reference dates, then compare
- Confirm submission and travel datesUse your application form and itinerary to establish the dates you will compare.
- Read dates from each documentSeparate expiry, issue, start and end dates by their meaning. Verify the extracted values against the originals.
- Compare the travel periodCheck how transport, accommodation and insurance dates relate to the same planned journey.
- Review the applicable official conditionsRequired remaining validity and acceptable issue dates differ by destination and application category. Check the current instructions.
- Repeat the review before submissionAfter a changed booking or itinerary, look for documents that still contain older dates.
Keep dates with different meanings separate. A booking creation date and a travel date are not directly interchangeable, even when they appear on the same confirmation.
VisaReady does not decide whether validity is sufficient
VisaReady displays extracted dates to help you notice potential expiry issues or differences between documents. It does not determine how many months of validity your application requires, or how recently a particular certificate must have been issued.
Consult the latest government, embassy, consulate or official application-centre instructions for those conditions. The service’s displayed dates do not replace those instructions.
After changing an appointment or travel plan, review the itinerary, accommodation, insurance and application form together. Confirm OCR readings with the originals before relying on a date comparison.
Find official application sources and confirm the guidance that applies to your circumstances.
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