Carrying Passport with new Residencia paper
Mar 27th 2012, 12:48 pm
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Carrying Passport with new Residencia paper
Hi. Neighbour of mine has just renewed her residencia and instead of the A4 sheet has been given what looks like a plastic backed paper the size of a credit card with the same info as my A4 sheet. Question 1 is: Can I get mine changed or isn't it worth it?
Question 2 refers to her passport. She doesn't wish to carry the whole thing all the time and says she is going to have a colour copy made, take it to the Town Hall and get the Mayor to sign and stamp it, reduce it to a credit card size copy and then laminate it. The question is: is this copy considered legal if the Guardia stop you? I have heard of copies being done by a Notary, but the Mayor?
Thanks for all help.
Question 2 refers to her passport. She doesn't wish to carry the whole thing all the time and says she is going to have a colour copy made, take it to the Town Hall and get the Mayor to sign and stamp it, reduce it to a credit card size copy and then laminate it. The question is: is this copy considered legal if the Guardia stop you? I have heard of copies being done by a Notary, but the Mayor?
Thanks for all help.
Mar 27th 2012, 12:59 pm
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Re: Carrying Passport with new Residencia paper
Hi. Neighbour of mine has just renewed her residencia and instead of the A4 sheet has been given what looks like a plastic backed paper the size of a credit card with the same info as my A4 sheet. Question 1 is: Can I get mine changed or isn't it worth it?
Question 2 refers to her passport. She doesn't wish to carry the whole thing all the time and says she is going to have a colour copy made, take it to the Town Hall and get the Mayor to sign and stamp it, reduce it to a credit card size copy and then laminate it. The question is: is this copy considered legal if the Guardia stop you? I have heard of copies being done by a Notary, but the Mayor?
Thanks for all help.
Question 2 refers to her passport. She doesn't wish to carry the whole thing all the time and says she is going to have a colour copy made, take it to the Town Hall and get the Mayor to sign and stamp it, reduce it to a credit card size copy and then laminate it. The question is: is this copy considered legal if the Guardia stop you? I have heard of copies being done by a Notary, but the Mayor?
Thanks for all help.
to be honest though, I don't carry my NIE or my passport around - I've never been asked for it ad hoc - I always know when I'm going to need it & take it with me
I don't drive though - so why would I ever be stopped for anything
If you have a photo driving licence that's generally accepted as ID
but to answer your question - I do belive a notarised copy of your passport would be accepted except for very official uses
Mar 27th 2012, 1:08 pm
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Re: Carrying Passport with new Residencia paper
Hi. Neighbour of mine has just renewed her residencia and instead of the A4 sheet has been given what looks like a plastic backed paper the size of a credit card with the same info as my A4 sheet. Question 1 is: Can I get mine changed or isn't it worth it?
Question 2 refers to her passport. She doesn't wish to carry the whole thing all the time and says she is going to have a colour copy made, take it to the Town Hall and get the Mayor to sign and stamp it, reduce it to a credit card size copy and then laminate it. The question is: is this copy considered legal if the Guardia stop you? I have heard of copies being done by a Notary, but the Mayor?
Thanks for all help.
Question 2 refers to her passport. She doesn't wish to carry the whole thing all the time and says she is going to have a colour copy made, take it to the Town Hall and get the Mayor to sign and stamp it, reduce it to a credit card size copy and then laminate it. The question is: is this copy considered legal if the Guardia stop you? I have heard of copies being done by a Notary, but the Mayor?
Thanks for all help.
I had ours done by the town hall and they actually stick the €2 paper receipt to it and stamped over it.
What you can do is get it photo-reduced first and then get it stamped and then just fold it up. I have one A4 sheet with my passport, driving licence and the green residency sheet all on the same piece of paper.
