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Yes. People don't though. In practice people do tend to have a driving license in your wallet. This joyous setup is the result of the Schengen zone. When natio

Yes. People don't though. In practice people do tend to have a driving license in your wallet. This joyous setup is the result of the Schengen zone. When national borders were "abolished" (not really, they came back due to the migrant crisis) the way governments got police and immigration forces on board with it was to say that everyone had to have their ID on them at all times and an ID check could be done anywhere at all within the zone. I've never heard of anyone getting in trouble for not having ID on them though.

skrause 9y ago
That's a log of myths and misinformation spread here. In the EU you only have to carry an ID while you're crossing a border. If you stay in another country of the EU you should have your ID available somewhere in that country. But if you actually have to carry around your ID all the time depends on the laws country you're in. Here in Germany you don't.
- helloindia 9y ago
  Year 2011, I was touring Berlin with a friend, and a policeman asked us to show our ID. So, tourists need to carry passport at all times? How'd police know who is a tourist?
  - zaarn 9y ago
    Spotting tourists is usually not hard for someone who lives at the location. Additionally, it could just have been chance. In general, yes, you should have your ID/passport on you, but there is no real punishment for not having it other than being required to later show up at a police station and/or being escorted by the policeman to your apartment/hotel to show your ID. A bigger problem is usually not having a drivers license on you, that gets some of the people in the police riled up (but again, no real punishment as long as you show up later at the police station)
    - Double_a_92 9y ago
      > A bigger problem is usually not having a drivers license on you Why? What about people that just don't have / need a drivers license?
- peoplewindow 9y ago
  Direct from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area#In-country_checks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area#In-country_check... It is the obligation of everyone travelling within the area to be able to show a fully valid form of personal identification approved by other Schengen states.[98] and Although travellers within the Schengen Area are no longer required to show documents at an internal border (although there have been some controversial instances when they have, and it is fairly common at major land border crossings with Switzerland), the laws of most countries still require them to carry identity documents Your interpretation of this doesn't seem to be correct. The whole point of Schengen is that you don't have to show ID at internal borders, which were supposed to cease existence. Rather, you have to be able to show your ID at any time whilst travelling ... where "travelling" is such a general concept that it effectively means at all times unless you are e.g. at home.

skrause 9y ago

That's a log of myths and misinformation spread here. In the EU you only have to carry an ID while you're crossing a border. If you stay in another country of the EU you should have your ID available somewhere in that country. But if you actually have to carry around your ID all the time depends on the laws country you're in. Here in Germany you don't.

helloindia 9y ago
Year 2011, I was touring Berlin with a friend, and a policeman asked us to show our ID. So, tourists need to carry passport at all times? How'd police know who is a tourist?
- zaarn 9y ago
  Spotting tourists is usually not hard for someone who lives at the location. Additionally, it could just have been chance. In general, yes, you should have your ID/passport on you, but there is no real punishment for not having it other than being required to later show up at a police station and/or being escorted by the policeman to your apartment/hotel to show your ID. A bigger problem is usually not having a drivers license on you, that gets some of the people in the police riled up (but again, no real punishment as long as you show up later at the police station)
  - Double_a_92 9y ago
    > A bigger problem is usually not having a drivers license on you Why? What about people that just don't have / need a drivers license?
peoplewindow 9y ago
Direct from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area#In-country_checks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area#In-country_check... It is the obligation of everyone travelling within the area to be able to show a fully valid form of personal identification approved by other Schengen states.[98] and Although travellers within the Schengen Area are no longer required to show documents at an internal border (although there have been some controversial instances when they have, and it is fairly common at major land border crossings with Switzerland), the laws of most countries still require them to carry identity documents Your interpretation of this doesn't seem to be correct. The whole point of Schengen is that you don't have to show ID at internal borders, which were supposed to cease existence. Rather, you have to be able to show your ID at any time whilst travelling ... where "travelling" is such a general concept that it effectively means at all times unless you are e.g. at home.