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The only valid ID that I have is my passport though.
by Hamuko 5y ago
The only valid ID that I have is my passport though.
- dkjaudyeqooe 5y agoHe means an EU id card. If you don't have an EU id card then you're not an EU resident and it doesn't apply to you anyway. 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.
- Hamuko 5y agoI'm most definitely an EU resident/citizen (Finnish/citizen of Finland to be precise) and I do not have an EU ID card. I only have my passport.
- Symbiote 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_identity_card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_identity_card It's not compulsory to have one in Finland.
- rich_sasha 5y agoUK didn’t really have ID cards while in the EU. They were introduced at one point, but never caught on. I never met anyone having one. A funny side effect, similar to the US I believe, is that you need a driving license to buy booze.
- ghaff 5y ago>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.
- Daniel_sk 5y agoMost (or all?) EU citizen have state issued IDs that are basically mandatory for every single citizen. UK doesn’t have a mandatory ID.
- dogma1138 5y agoOnly 16-17 EU member states have national mandatory ID card laws, in some it’s either a passport or a national ID card. I would bet on more people having a passport in the EU than an EU national ID card or those numbers being fairly close.