Travelling from Germany to sweden without an Passport
Jan 1, 2019, 3:37 pm
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Travelling from Germany to sweden without an Passport
Hi,
My girlfriend lives in Germany and was planning a visit to me, but what she forgot was that she dont have an passport. She does have an german ID, is that an acceptable ID to travel with by flight?
Ive tried to read about it and it says that she can go between borders but it doesnt say anything about flights, would be really happy if someone could help me with this!!
My girlfriend lives in Germany and was planning a visit to me, but what she forgot was that she dont have an passport. She does have an german ID, is that an acceptable ID to travel with by flight?
Ive tried to read about it and it says that she can go between borders but it doesnt say anything about flights, would be really happy if someone could help me with this!!
Jan 1, 2019, 4:47 pm
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Welcome to FT. Yes, a German ID will work for airline flights: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/sch...ountries-list/
Jan 1, 2019, 4:54 pm
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This is true for entry to the country, but airlines might have ID requirements that make a passport necessary. It could depend on the rules of the carrier she is flying.
BTW, what is the girlfriend's nationality? That could also make a difference, even if she has a German ID (which is given to lots of people who aren't citizens of Germany).
It might take time and cost some money, but I would think that anyone living in Europe (or elsewhere really) would want to have a valid passport.
BTW, what is the girlfriend's nationality? That could also make a difference, even if she has a German ID (which is given to lots of people who aren't citizens of Germany).
It might take time and cost some money, but I would think that anyone living in Europe (or elsewhere really) would want to have a valid passport.
Jan 1, 2019, 5:20 pm
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Hi,
My girlfriend lives in Germany and was planning a visit to me, but what she forgot was that she dont have an passport. She does have an german ID, is that an acceptable ID to travel with by flight?
Ive tried to read about it and it says that she can go between borders but it doesnt say anything about flights, would be really happy if someone could help me with this!!
My girlfriend lives in Germany and was planning a visit to me, but what she forgot was that she dont have an passport. She does have an german ID, is that an acceptable ID to travel with by flight?
Ive tried to read about it and it says that she can go between borders but it doesnt say anything about flights, would be really happy if someone could help me with this!!
Jan 1, 2019, 5:23 pm
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This is true for entry to the country, but airlines might have ID requirements that make a passport necessary. It could depend on the rules of the carrier she is flying.
BTW, what is the girlfriend's nationality? That could also make a difference, even if she has a German ID (which is given to lots of people who aren't citizens of Germany).
It might take time and cost some money, but I would think that anyone living in Europe (or elsewhere really) would want to have a valid passport.
BTW, what is the girlfriend's nationality? That could also make a difference, even if she has a German ID (which is given to lots of people who aren't citizens of Germany).
It might take time and cost some money, but I would think that anyone living in Europe (or elsewhere really) would want to have a valid passport.
Jan 1, 2019, 7:02 pm
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Exactly. And "lives in" could be very different from being a (long term) permanent resident. In fact, an illegal alien can "live in" some country even though the person entered illegally and has no status to be there.
Jan 3, 2019, 10:05 am
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Given she has valid German ID to cross borders by land, she isn’t an undocumented, irregular or illegal migrant in Germany.
Jan 8, 2019, 11:01 am
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For Germany-Stockholm flights there are almost never any ID checks conducted by governmental authorities. Some airlines may ask still, but even when the Swedish border control authorities are informed to receive a flight from Germany, it’s extremely rarely about checking everyone arriving (at say ARN from Germany) for passports/ID.