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It's very country dependent. In NL, NZ, and UK (as of several years ago when I last did that) for example, no ID checks are required. In AU they are.
by eythian 2y ago
It's very country dependent. In NL, NZ, and UK (as of several years ago when I last did that) for example, no ID checks are required. In AU they are.
- Mo3 2y agoNL here, no ID check whatsoever
- almostnormal 2y agoAs long as there are no id-checks required for roaming and there is at least one country without id-checks, any id-check for local SIMs is security theater only.
- grishka 2y agoIn Russia they would ask for your internal passport (aka the "ID") and put your name, birth date, and registered address into their database. It's illegal to sell sim cards without that. When I traveled to Europe recently and bought a French tourist sim, the carrier warned me multiple times that I need to provide my identity to continue using it beyond 30 days. In UAE it's about as strict as in Russia.
- bdavbdav 2y agoYep. When I tried to get a SIM in India, it was a nightmare as a non-national. I had to get a local colleague to get one.