I am confused as most webpages say you don't need a passport to move around the EU but why then do we need a passport if we are travelling within the EU? I just don't get it at all. We want to go on holiday but half the blooming budget is taken up with the cots of 3 passports!
Thanks
2007-10-19 09:14:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Packing & Preparation
Whilst most of the EU can be traversed without a passport, unfortunately or fortunately (depending on your viewpoint) good old blighty still has "closed borders".
Basically, once you get to France, you can virtually travel to the Black sea without a passport. However, that said, you do need to prove your identity if asked by an official of an EU member nation so a passport is usually required.
You will need your passport to get back into the UK
Have a great holiday
2007-10-19 09:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're going to a EU country that's within the Schengen treaty (not all are), you don't need a passport. Instead you must have an EU approved ID card, which would cost about the same as passports anyways, if you don't already have them.
2007-10-19 09:20:58 · answer #2 · answered by Cold Bird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need a Passport to ENTER the EU countries. If you are already INSIDE the EU then you don't need a passport.
If you are going to Europe from OUTSIDE the EU countries then you need a passport... and you will need a passport to LEAVE the EU for another country.
It would be nice if you would have said WHAT COUNTRY YOU ARE COMING FROM... because there is no real answer to your question because YOU did not give enough information for anyone to give you an exact answer.
It really is that simple
2007-10-19 09:43:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where are you starting your trip from? If you're starting from the US (for example), then you'll need your passport to get into the EU, and also to get back into the US at the end of your trip. Same goes for Australia and the other non-EU countries that I'm somewhat familiar with.
2007-10-19 09:22:51 · answer #4 · answered by my_spam_goes_here 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need a passport to travel within the E.U. if you have an identity card, however as U.K. don't have them you need to have a passport. It is also a legal requirement to carry your passport with you at all times in most European countries as this is your official means of identification, copies are not accepted unless authenticated by a Notary or other official body.
2007-10-19 21:45:40 · answer #5 · answered by translatorinspain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the airlines demand it!
2007-10-19 09:18:40 · answer #6 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋