South African with EEA Residence Card passport question

[cosmicspin]

I am South African married to a Polish national and have a 5 year EEA Residence Card (expires 27/05/2014) I have just noticed that my passport expires next year (03/06/2012)

I knew that I would have to obtain a new passport at some stage but haven't as we have been tied up sorting out our daughters documents with the Polish government (transferring South African marriage certificate to Polish one, birth certificates, name change for my wife, bla bla bla..... Sooooo much red tape everywhere!)

So my question is this: We are planning on visiting my family in South Africa for the last 2 weeks of February next year. I'm now a little concerned that I may have issues on returning to the UK. Will the fact that there will be less than 6 months untill my passport expires be an issue? Or will the presence of the Residence Card in the passport be enough for them to let me back into the country???

Thanks in advance for any replies

[toni34]

there is no issue mate as far as ur passport has not expired.

[cosmicspin]

thanks toni34, much appreciated!

[dasjoker]

also you can get your new passport and carry both of them