On Sun, 18 May 2008 02:47:09 +0000, Lennart Petersen wrote :
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> Could be reason to know that what's required is not any ID card but a
> NID, National Identity Card indicating citizenship. The airlines TIMATIC
> IATA information confirms that you may travel between UK and other EU
> countries on a national identity card
> http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/plan_flight/
international_travel_information/visa_passport_information/index.jsp
>
> However I tried the best to show a NID last time I travelled Sweden-UK
> from Västerås but Ryanair strictly required me to show a passport for
> travelling
Ryanair employees are not entitled to ask what even immigration officers are
not allowed to.
http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/nav/en/citizens/travelling/entry-procedures/for-union-citizens/index_en.html
Extract :
PROTECTION PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY LAW
Every person holding the nationality of a Member State is a citizen of
the Union.
The right to move freely is granted to you on grounds of your Union
citizenship and these documents confirm that you are indeed a Union
citizen.
[...]
Immigration officers may not:
* require you to present an identity card with machine readable zone,
a recent model of identity card or a passport with validity at least
another 3 months … if the identity card or passport is valid, that is all
you need;
* ask you to produce any documents other than a valid identity card
or passport, such as to furnish proof of means to support yourself,
travel tickets, employment certificate, pay slips, bank statements, proof
of accommodation, means of subsistence, medical certificate …
* ask you how much money you have to spend;
* ask you questions regarding the purpose and duration of your trip;
* affix an entry stamp on your identity document or passport on
arrival authorising you to enter the national territory.
The above rules on crossing the borders are without prejudice to the more
favourable treatment under Schengen rules which have suppressed border
controls at common internal borders.
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