MM4AS
Well-Known Member
Hi
I've been searching online for ages and cannot find a definitive answer to a question, so I'm hoping somebody here might be able to help.
Hubby got his British citizenship ages ago, but didn't apply for a UK passport. Given the mess the passport office seems to be in at the moment, we don't want to apply for one now, as it could take months. We want to drive through France to Tunisia, the same as we did two years ago, before he got his citizenship. Back then the French insisted he apply for a shengen visa, which meant having to go to london, paying a fee for the free visa, and waiting about 3 or 4 weeks. travelling to london would cost us a massive amount of money, which we can't really afford.
As a british citizen he is now entitled to travel within the eu, provided he can show acceptable photographic ID, and proof of citizenship. Now, to my mind, that means he should be able to travel on his tunisian passport as the id, so long as he also shows his citizenship certificate. BUT .... I can't find anything to confirm this. I guess because it's an unusual situation. Does anybody know if this can actually be done?
They might not even check, last time we went through the tunnel and never saw any sign of a passport control or customs!
I've been searching online for ages and cannot find a definitive answer to a question, so I'm hoping somebody here might be able to help.
Hubby got his British citizenship ages ago, but didn't apply for a UK passport. Given the mess the passport office seems to be in at the moment, we don't want to apply for one now, as it could take months. We want to drive through France to Tunisia, the same as we did two years ago, before he got his citizenship. Back then the French insisted he apply for a shengen visa, which meant having to go to london, paying a fee for the free visa, and waiting about 3 or 4 weeks. travelling to london would cost us a massive amount of money, which we can't really afford.
As a british citizen he is now entitled to travel within the eu, provided he can show acceptable photographic ID, and proof of citizenship. Now, to my mind, that means he should be able to travel on his tunisian passport as the id, so long as he also shows his citizenship certificate. BUT .... I can't find anything to confirm this. I guess because it's an unusual situation. Does anybody know if this can actually be done?
They might not even check, last time we went through the tunnel and never saw any sign of a passport control or customs!