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Well, not in the UK. Here you need a passport to partake in any significant financial activity - I had to get one to sell my flat, and you need one to open a
by zabzonk 2y ago
Well, not in the UK. Here you need a passport to partake in any significant financial activity - I had to get one to sell my flat, and you need one to open a bank account. Neither of these were needed 20 or so years ago. It's basically introducing ID cards by the backdoor, when the majority of the UK has always been against them (but civil servants and politicians love them). And all under the nebulous reason of "preventing money laundering".
I have to say though that the guy I spoke to at the Passport Office (a civil servant!) was very nice, and they did git it to me quickly. Never used it again 4 years later, though.
- pwdisswordfishz 2y agoWell, of course. They didn't bring back blue covers only to get rid of the document completely.
- mrshadowgoose 2y agoCompletely ignorant here. What happens to individuals that are ineligible for passport issuance? Are they just extra-screwed?
- daveoc64 2y agoThere is usually a complicated list of documents that can be used. Depending on the legal process in question, another photo ID (e.g. driving licence) may still be needed.
- zabzonk 2y agoPretty much. But they may have other IDs like driving licences. And they are introducing electronic visas for immigrants.
- dghlsakjg 2y agoDo you need a passport, or do you need some form of government ID? Presumably the 15% of UK residents who have no passport are still able to identify themselves somehow...
- Havoc 2y agoAll three of my last UK jobs all wanted to see passports on day one for everyone (Brits and foreign) to verify work status so in more formalized part of economy everyone has one