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3 Responses to “As A Result Of The European Union, Are Citizens In Europe Allowed To Travel Within Europe Without A Passport? ?”
blα blα Says:
No – the first two answers are not correct
Offically you are able to travel in the Schengen zone without border crossings that will check passports – but the Schengen zone countries are not the same as the EU ones
e.g. Norway is part of the Schengen zone but not part of the EU
e.g. UK is part of the EU but not part of the Schengen zone
Secondly if travelling by air, even within the Schengen zone you will need to provide either a passport or a government issued ID card (not all countries have ID cards so then it is passport only e.g. the UK. A UK driving licence would not get you to mainland Europe by air, sea or any route).
Last of all, some countries (like the Netherlands) have laws that you must carry around official ID at all times and be able to produce it on the spot if the police ask for it.
So in summary the answer is no especially because of the first two points raised.
GPapenbu Says:
The result to travel in Europe without a passport is neither based on the European Union nor on the Schengen agreement but has been concluded years ago on an Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe at Paris on 13 December 1957.
This has established requirements of travel documents for citizens of certain European countries to travel to other European countires. Later on several nations have signed that agreement allowing travel on official national ID-cards issued.
Austria
- Valid passport or expired within the last five years
- Official identity card.
Belgium
- Belgian passport, valid or expired within the last 5 years
- Official identity card
- Official identity card issued to a Belgian national, having the force of an immatriculation certificate, by a Belgian diplomatic or consular agent abroad
- Identity certificate with photograph issued by a Belgian Local Authority to a child under 12 years of age
- Identity paper without photograph issued by a Belgian Local Authority to a child under 12 years of age. This document will only be accepted in the case of children travelling with their parents
- Valid alien’s identity card, issued by the competent authorities of the country of residence, for Belgians lawfully residing in France, Luxembourg and Switzerland, and stating that the bearer is of Belgian nationality
- Provisional identity card.
France
- French passport, valid or expired within the last five years (a new model has been circulated since 28 April 1999; the previous model, delivered under certain conditions, remains valid)
- Valid French identity card
- French identity card valid for three months
- Valid alien’s identity card, issued by the competent authority in the country of residence, for French nationals lawfully residing in Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland; the card must indicate the holder’s nationality.
Federal Republic of Germany
- Passport, provisional passport, child’s passport or child’s travel certificate of the Federal Republic of Germany, valid or expired within the last year
- Official identity card of the Federal Republic of Germany, valid or expired within the last year
- Valid provisional identity card of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Greece
- Valid Greek passport
- Personal identity card.
Italy
- Valid passport of the Italian Republic
- Official identity card of the Italian Republic
- For children : birth certificate with photograph, stamped by the police
- Personal identity card issued to State officials.
Liechtenstein
- the national passport of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- the identity card of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg passport, valid or expired within the last 5 years
- Official identity card
- Identity and travel papers issued to a child of under 15 years of age by a Luxembourg local authority
- Valid alien’s identity card, issued by the competent authorities of the country of residence, for nationals of Luxembourg residing in Belgium, France, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, stating that the holder is of Luxembourg nationality.
Malta :
- Valid national passport
- Valid official Identity card.
Netherlands
- National passport,
- Dutch identity card,
- Business passport,
- Diplomatic passport,
- Official passport,
- Laissez-passer,
- Provisional passport.
Portugal
- Valid passport or expired within the last five years
- Valid national identity card,
- Valid collective identity and travel certificate.
Slovenia
- Valid ordinary passport,
- Valid diplomatic passport,
- Valid service passport,
- Valid emergency passport.
(Note by the Secretariat : the Slovene valid emergency passport has been accepted by Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain under the condition that its use is limited to return to Slovenia.)
Spain
- Passport, valid or expired within the last five years
- Valid national identity card
- For persons under 18 years of age, valid national identity card together with an authorisation given by the person exercising parental authority after appearing before a central police station, magistrate, notary, mayor or commanding officer of a station of the Civil Guard (Garde Civile).
Switzerland
- Swiss passport, valid or expired within the last five years
- Valid Swiss identity card issued by a cantonal or local authority
- For children under 15 years of age who have no passport or identity card, a laissez-passer issued by the cantonal authority.
Turkey
- Valid national passport
- Travel certificate (for only one trip to return to Turkey).
Today 24 countries in Europe have opened their internal borders and have renounced general passport controls. The legal requirement to have appropriate travel documents has not been revoked by this agreement. In other words to travel between European countries you still need to have the documents, either passport or ID-card, allthough you do not need to present them at borders.
Source(s):http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Tre…
raven.da Says:
Yes. The borders are open in Europe. You do not need a passport. Its is recommended however. I lived in Germany and traveled to Austria, France, Luxemburg and was asked for mine to check into a hotel, but at the border nothing. I did have to stop at the Austrian border and get a Autobahn sticker. When went to France I went by train, all they wanted were my tickets. Same in Lux.
No – the first two answers are not correct
Offically you are able to travel in the Schengen zone without border crossings that will check passports – but the Schengen zone countries are not the same as the EU ones
e.g. Norway is part of the Schengen zone but not part of the EU
e.g. UK is part of the EU but not part of the Schengen zone
Secondly if travelling by air, even within the Schengen zone you will need to provide either a passport or a government issued ID card (not all countries have ID cards so then it is passport only e.g. the UK. A UK driving licence would not get you to mainland Europe by air, sea or any route).
Last of all, some countries (like the Netherlands) have laws that you must carry around official ID at all times and be able to produce it on the spot if the police ask for it.
So in summary the answer is no especially because of the first two points raised.
The result to travel in Europe without a passport is neither based on the European Union nor on the Schengen agreement but has been concluded years ago on an Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe at Paris on 13 December 1957.
This has established requirements of travel documents for citizens of certain European countries to travel to other European countires. Later on several nations have signed that agreement allowing travel on official national ID-cards issued.
Austria
- Valid passport or expired within the last five years
- Official identity card.
Belgium
- Belgian passport, valid or expired within the last 5 years
- Official identity card
- Official identity card issued to a Belgian national, having the force of an immatriculation certificate, by a Belgian diplomatic or consular agent abroad
- Identity certificate with photograph issued by a Belgian Local Authority to a child under 12 years of age
- Identity paper without photograph issued by a Belgian Local Authority to a child under 12 years of age. This document will only be accepted in the case of children travelling with their parents
- Valid alien’s identity card, issued by the competent authorities of the country of residence, for Belgians lawfully residing in France, Luxembourg and Switzerland, and stating that the bearer is of Belgian nationality
- Provisional identity card.
France
- French passport, valid or expired within the last five years (a new model has been circulated since 28 April 1999; the previous model, delivered under certain conditions, remains valid)
- Valid French identity card
- French identity card valid for three months
- Valid alien’s identity card, issued by the competent authority in the country of residence, for French nationals lawfully residing in Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland; the card must indicate the holder’s nationality.
Federal Republic of Germany
- Passport, provisional passport, child’s passport or child’s travel certificate of the Federal Republic of Germany, valid or expired within the last year
- Official identity card of the Federal Republic of Germany, valid or expired within the last year
- Valid provisional identity card of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Greece
- Valid Greek passport
- Personal identity card.
Italy
- Valid passport of the Italian Republic
- Official identity card of the Italian Republic
- For children : birth certificate with photograph, stamped by the police
- Personal identity card issued to State officials.
Liechtenstein
- the national passport of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- the identity card of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg passport, valid or expired within the last 5 years
- Official identity card
- Identity and travel papers issued to a child of under 15 years of age by a Luxembourg local authority
- Valid alien’s identity card, issued by the competent authorities of the country of residence, for nationals of Luxembourg residing in Belgium, France, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, stating that the holder is of Luxembourg nationality.
Malta :
- Valid national passport
- Valid official Identity card.
Netherlands
- National passport,
- Dutch identity card,
- Business passport,
- Diplomatic passport,
- Official passport,
- Laissez-passer,
- Provisional passport.
Portugal
- Valid passport or expired within the last five years
- Valid national identity card,
- Valid collective identity and travel certificate.
Slovenia
- Valid ordinary passport,
- Valid diplomatic passport,
- Valid service passport,
- Valid emergency passport.
(Note by the Secretariat : the Slovene valid emergency passport has been accepted by Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain under the condition that its use is limited to return to Slovenia.)
Spain
- Passport, valid or expired within the last five years
- Valid national identity card
- For persons under 18 years of age, valid national identity card together with an authorisation given by the person exercising parental authority after appearing before a central police station, magistrate, notary, mayor or commanding officer of a station of the Civil Guard (Garde Civile).
Switzerland
- Swiss passport, valid or expired within the last five years
- Valid Swiss identity card issued by a cantonal or local authority
- For children under 15 years of age who have no passport or identity card, a laissez-passer issued by the cantonal authority.
Turkey
- Valid national passport
- Travel certificate (for only one trip to return to Turkey).
Today 24 countries in Europe have opened their internal borders and have renounced general passport controls. The legal requirement to have appropriate travel documents has not been revoked by this agreement. In other words to travel between European countries you still need to have the documents, either passport or ID-card, allthough you do not need to present them at borders.
Source(s):http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Tre…
Yes. The borders are open in Europe. You do not need a passport. Its is recommended however. I lived in Germany and traveled to Austria, France, Luxemburg and was asked for mine to check into a hotel, but at the border nothing. I did have to stop at the Austrian border and get a Autobahn sticker. When went to France I went by train, all they wanted were my tickets. Same in Lux.