Married At First Sight Australia contestant Mikey Pembroke has been banned from flying overseas after a small stain was found on his passport.

The reality star, 33, took to her Instagram Stories to share her travel nightmare with a post showing her stained passport.

“2024 (is) the year of gifts… I can’t fly because of this,” he wrote, with an arrow pointing to the offending mark on the travel document.

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Mikey said he was on his way to Bali for a 4-day holiday when he was told he couldn’t fly because of the stain.

Mikey said the passport must have suffered water damage while returning from a trip to Las Vegas in April.

Under Australian federal law, a passport must be replaced if it has suffered more than “reasonable wear and tear”.

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, “Even minor damage to your passport can prevent you from traveling.

“Damage that might require replacing your passport includes water damage, unofficial markings on the data page, missing visa pages, or tears.”

Married At First Sight Australia contestant Mikey Pembroke has been banned from flying overseas after a small stain was found on his passport. In the photo

The reality star, 33, took to her Instagram Stories to share her travel nightmare with a post showing her stained passport

The MAFS groom said he was going to have to pay about $800 to replace the passport, plus another $1,000 to $1,200 to book new flights, and would have to miss a day of his vacation.

Mikey wondered if going from a 4 day break to 3 days was worth leaving the country.

The reality star admits 2024 was the “hardest year” for him.

Reality star admits 2024 has been “the toughest year” for him as he faces “huge challenges” including a breakup, moving to the Gold Coast and leaving the business family of elderly care after having worked there for 8 years.

“Huge challenges, just went through a breakup, a move to the Gold Coast, resigning from my family business after 8 years and a number of family issues,” he said.

Mikey rose to fame on Married At First Sight in 2020, where he was paired with Natasha Spencer for the seventh season.

The couple had an explosive relationship and sadly split before the end of the season.