>most people in the EU don't have passports
Really? This is kind of surprizing. Even with Schengen, you'd want to have a passport when traveling within the EU.
Really? This is kind of surprizing. Even with Schengen, you'd want to have a passport when traveling within the EU.
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Since October 1, EU citizens can no longer travel to the UK on their ID cards; instead, they must use passports.
"That's enormously important," says Tom Jenkins, who says that around three quarters of Europeans don't have passports, since they can travel around Europe with their ID cards.
"For a family of four, the logistical and cost implications of traveling to the UK become really prohibitive. It affects school trips too -- if some kids don't have European passports, before they'd have used ID cards, but now they'd need a visa. It means schools will either have to exclude kids on grounds of ethnicity -- or they won't bother coming to the UK and we'll see a genuine drop in visitors."
Getting and having a Malian or Algerian passport and then a visa for UK entry sets a high bar for entry.
This is even more complicated than it appears because of jus sanguine and immigration.
If you're born in France, you're not an automatic French citizen unless you're born to a French national. You get the nationality of your parent(s), which might make UK-entry complicated. Only once you're 13 and have lived in France can you apply for French citizenship[1], and even that can take 1-4 years [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_nationality_law#French_...
[2] https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Obtaining-French...
No. Your ID card is enough. You don't need a passport to do something like board a flight within the Schengen zone.
Edit: except Denmark, Iceland and Ireland it seems.
Further edit: OK, so id cards are not compulsory in all EU countries, so I withdraw my comment.
It's not compulsory to have one in Finland.
A funny side effect, similar to the US I believe, is that you need a driving license to buy booze.
There may be some variation by state but you typically need a government-issued photo ID (Added: If they check, most places don't if you're obviously old enough.). Which often means a driver's license but can mean a state ID that you get instead of a driver's license. In theory you can probably use a passport/Global entry card/etc. But the more unusual ID you try to present, the greater the chance some store clerk won't accept it.
You don't need any ID to travel but it is recommend to have an ID. The ID can be a passport or National ID. It doesn't have to be a passport.
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/eu-c...