Scotland has banknotes issued by three banks, Clydesdale, Bank of Scotland and Royal Bank of Scotland and these are not legal tender anywhere except Scotland although you may get away with spending them in London and one or two other large cities.
1. Many countries require a passport to be valid for six months. Sometimes these six months are counted from the date of departure, or from the date of entrance. Even though some of these countries only legally allow you to stay for 30 days or three months.. Yes, but it's not NZ insisting that our passports be valid for 6 months more, it's the countries we're visiting. NZ requires visiting people to have 1 month free after the tourist visa expires. It differs from country to country.
Some countries require that your passport be valid at least six months beyond the dates of your trip. Some airlines will not allow you to board if this requirement is not met. Consider the following scenario: A country requires that you have at least six months of validity on your passport. You currently have seven months of validity on your passport. However, your trip is two months from now. At that point, you will only have five months of validity remaining on your passport which is not enough to satisfy that country's entry requirements. In this situation, you would need to renew your passport before you can make your trip. Check our Country Specific Information to learn about entry and exit requirements for the country or countries in which you are traveling. Watch this short YouTube video about why you need at least six months of validity on your U.S. passport! If your passport has already expired, you may still be able to renew your passport by mail. See How to Renew Your U.S. Passport.