passports

[weltenbummle]

im a uk mcitizen and im flying to rome on friday the 19th october, and have misplaced my passport. is it possible to fly without one and use picture id as a replacement?

[pauln90]

According to the FCO you need a passport.

http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=O penMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=109837 7476175

Members of EU countries who have an identity card scheme in place however can use these instead of a passport

[spudqueen]

no!

[vehelpfulguy]

If you can get to the passport office in person they can normally do you one in 4 hours.

You MUST book first, dont just turn up.

I was due to fly to Canada on business one saturday afternoon and noticed in the morning my passport had run out.

I drove to the London office (from the Midlands) and got one in about 3 hours and got my flight. Phew !

[Dee Sa]

vehelpfulguy
you were very lucky, I bet your blood pressure shot up !

[Dee Sa]

my better half is Portugese and has an ID card, which he can use to visit any EU country without his passport, so there are some good uses for an ID card,

[ojread2]

24 hour phone number

0870 521 0410

[SteveD]

The UK is not a signatory to the Schengen Convention (which allows passport-free travel between member states). You therefore need a passport to travel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreemen t