On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:09:44 +0530, "William Black"
wrote:
>
>"bigbrian" wrote in message
>news:20dcc12c-9a62-4163-9d2c-79535b1b9d41@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>> On 29 Dec, 15:37, Martin wrote:
>>> On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:54:23 +0000, Padraig Breathnach
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >JuanElorza wrote:
>>>
>>> >>As an Irish Citizen, you do are a member of the Schengen zone. So you
>>> >>do
>>> >>not need a visa, so you don't need a currently valid passport.
>>>
>>> >Ireland, unfortunately, is not in the Schengen zone.
>>>
>>> and Juan isn't yer average man in the street.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Martin
>>
>> As a follow up to my original message, I've contacted the German
>> Border Control Police at Dusseldorf Airport, who say they don't have a
>> problem - on arrival I'll have to complete a form for an emergency
>> passport and pay a fee.
>>
>> I then contacted BA and spoke to someone in passenger handling who
>> said that their primary concern is that they can be fined for allowing
>> someone to travel if that person is subsequently refused entry at
>> their point of arrival because of inadequate travel documents. I gave
>> them the telephone number of the guy I spoke to and BA got the same
>> response that I had, so they've told me that, if the German
>> Immigration people don't have a problem then neither does BA.
>>
>
>Congratulations.
>
>Get it in writing.
Exactly what I thought.
>
>And I wish you good luck getting through security and immigration control
>without a valid passport.
ditto.
I await an article in the Mail or Express about how anybody can travel without a
valid passport.
--
Martin
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