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I can only speak for the countries that I've lived in, but in the US
there is no requirement to carry any identity card. The same holds for
the UK and Ireland with the exception of people travelling to or from
Northern Ireland to any other point in the UK. They must carry some form
of photo id, although there is no standard identity document. Hope this
helps.
Teresa Willis
Roxana Kreimer wrote:
> An article that appeared in a dossier of the french journal
> Liberation distinguishes the english tradition (that considers that
> the identity document given by de police attempts agaist democratic
> freedom) from the one that rules in France or in spanish-spoken
> Countries, where although in theory police cannot take you to the
> police station if they dond´t see you steeling, you must always carry
> your identity document along the street. I am writing an article for
> an argentine magazine, and I would be very gratefull if somebody can
> tell me if in english or german spoken languages you must carry your
> document along the street, just in case you have problems with the
> police. Thanks Roxana Kreimer
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I can only speak for the countries that I've lived in, but in the US there
is no requirement to carry any identity card. The same holds for the UK
and Ireland with the exception of people travelling to or from Northern
Ireland to any other point in the UK. They must carry some form of photo
id, although there is no standard identity document. Hope this helps.
<p>Teresa Willis
<p>Roxana Kreimer wrote:
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article that appeared in a dossier of the french journal Liberation distinguishes
the english tradition (that considers that the identity document given
by de police attempts agaist democratic freedom) from the one that rules
in France or in spanish-spoken Countries, where although in theory police
cannot take you to the police station if they dond´t see you steeling,
you must always carry your identity document along the street. I am writing
an article for an argentine magazine, and I would be very gratefull if
somebody can tell me if in english or german spoken languages you must
carry your document along the street, just in case you have problems with
the police. Thanks</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Roxana
Kreimer</font></font></blockquote>
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