Less than 6 months passport validity with BRP

[AngryPenguin122]

Do I need the passport to be valid for more than 6 months if I already have a BRP?

I was planning to go to India and return to the UK but I assumed my passport shouldn't be an issue if I already have a BRP and am returning to the UK with around 2 months of passport validity left.

This is an issue apparently if travelling via visas, where it is recommended to have more than 6 months of validity of the passport. But it shouldn't be the case here right? as I do have the 'right to remain' in the UK till the BRP expires which has a few years still left.

Going to India is not an issue as I am a citizen of India. Just wanted to confirm if it would be fine to return on BRP with that amount of time left on the passport.

[CR001]

No issue.

[secret.simon]

No issues if you are flying directly to the UK.

This is an issue apparently if travelling via visas

However, if you are traveling via another country, such as Dubai, that country may impose a minimum visa requirement for transiting that other country. And that country may or may not factor in that you have a BRP for the UK. That is of course a matter for the other country, not the UK.

Remember that when traveling outside your country/ies of nationality, the requirements for transit are dictated by the passport(s) that you are traveling on, and rarely by the visas that you have, (though that may be taken into account. But that is a decision for the country you are transiting to, not the country that issued you the visa).

You will have no issues at the UK border, provided you can get to the airport in the UK.

[AngryPenguin122]

No issues if you are flying directly to the UK.

This is an issue apparently if travelling via visas

However, if you are traveling via another country, such as Dubai, that country may impose a minimum visa requirement for transiting that other country. And that country may or may not factor in that you have a BRP for the UK. That is of course a matter for the other country, not the UK.

Remember that when traveling outside your country/ies of nationality, the requirements for transit are dictated by the passport(s) that you are traveling on, and rarely by the visas that you have, (though that may be taken into account. But that is a decision for the country you are transiting to, not the country that issued you the visa).

You will have no issues at the UK border, provided you can get to the airport in the UK.

Thanks for responding

I fly directly, the extra couple hundred saved isn't worth the hassle for me. But this does bring up the question if I would be allowed to leave from India

[meself2]

But this does bring up the question if I would be allowed to leave from India

Why not? You have your BRP to show you have right to be admitted to the UK.

[secret.simon]

To the best of my knowledge, countries that issue the passport would honour the passport that they themselves issued for the full validity of its duration.

And they will be able to see that you will be allowed to enter the UK based on your BRP.

So, if you take a direct flight you should not have an issue either boarding the flight or at the UK border.