Expat ID card - future solution?
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Expat ID card - future solution?
I discovered today that the UK is going ahead with Identity cards on a voluntary basis.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governme...ards/DG_174258
So I assume we could obtain a card which would be acceptable as ID in Spain (given it is issued by a government) and also we could travel with it around the EU.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governme...ards/DG_174258
So I assume we could obtain a card which would be acceptable as ID in Spain (given it is issued by a government) and also we could travel with it around the EU.
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Re: Expat ID card - future solution?
I discovered today that the UK is going ahead with Identity cards on a voluntary basis.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governme...ards/DG_174258
So I assume we could obtain a card which would be acceptable as ID in Spain (given it is issued by a government) and also we could travel with it around the EU.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governme...ards/DG_174258
So I assume we could obtain a card which would be acceptable as ID in Spain (given it is issued by a government) and also we could travel with it around the EU.
#3
Re: Expat ID card - future solution?
When the original ID card was being suggested some time ago, it was not going to be available to non UK residents.
There is nothing on their current website to confirm or deny this.
I have contacted the IPS for clarification.
The new ID card will not be generally available until 2012.
There is nothing on their current website to confirm or deny this.
I have contacted the IPS for clarification.
The new ID card will not be generally available until 2012.
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Re: Expat ID card - future solution?
I discovered today that the UK is going ahead with Identity cards on a voluntary basis.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governme...ards/DG_174258
So I assume we could obtain a card which would be acceptable as ID in Spain (given it is issued by a government) and also we could travel with it around the EU.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governme...ards/DG_174258
So I assume we could obtain a card which would be acceptable as ID in Spain (given it is issued by a government) and also we could travel with it around the EU.
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The main point is that it is an ID card. If you don't want a pasport (because you don't travel), then in Spain you have no way of proving your identity.
I absolutely object to having to get a passport when I don't travel!
Why can't Spain issue Expats with an ID card of some sort - based on NIE, DL, residencia or whatever!
I absolutely object to having to get a passport when I don't travel!
Why can't Spain issue Expats with an ID card of some sort - based on NIE, DL, residencia or whatever!
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Re: Expat ID card - future solution?
Problem is - even a British ID card isn't going to have your Spanish NIE number on it - therefore won't be much use.
My wife - who has the AMAZING good fortune to NOT be European - has just got herself a new residencia card (just like we used to have).
My wife - who has the AMAZING good fortune to NOT be European - has just got herself a new residencia card (just like we used to have).
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Yes you are right a UK card would not have the Spanish NIE on it. It still could be used for EU travel though - save on passport fees!
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Of course it wouldn't have a Spanish NIE on it any more than a French or German ID card would.
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But note with reference to Gibraltar, Spain insists Gib is not in Europe
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You need a customs label, like those for outside EU.
If Gibraltar was in the EU we could take as many ciggies and alcohol and other aparently duty free high value goods across the boarder with ease.
I do not believe that Gibraltar is in the EU zone.
Long may it stay that way.
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Gibraltar is in the EU but the normal customs exemptions and other EU policies do not apply.
http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/latest_n...atus_in_eu.htm
http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/latest_n...atus_in_eu.htm