Use of expired French ID to travel to the UK for 2 weeks
A friend of mine is planning to come to London in April but she knows that her French ID expires while she is here. As far as the French authorities is concerned an expired ID card is still valid for the next 5 years. Will she have problem at Immigration at Gatwick airport when she goes back to France?
Best Answer
As you noted, a French ID card delivered between 2004 and 2015 has its validity extended by 5 years.
Currently, according to France Diplomatie (Google translation), the UK has not confirmed that the extended card is recognized as such at the UK borders:
Les autorités des pays suivants n’ont pas officiellement transmis leur position quant à leur acceptation de la carte nationale d’identité en apparence périmée mais dont la validité est prolongée de 5 ans comme document de voyage :
-(...) Royaume-Uni (...)
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Travelling with a national identity card You cannot use a national identity card from an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein to enter the UK unless you: have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, or Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man's settlement schemes.Can I travel to my home country with an expired ID card?
No, you can't travel back to your country on an expired passport if your passport expires while you're away. In fact, if your passport is due to expire before the return flight to your country, you won't be allowed to enter the country that you're visiting in the first place.Can I leave the UK with EU ID card after Brexit?
From 1 October 2021 you need a valid passport to travel to the United Kingdom (UK). If you become a UK resident on or before 31 December 2020, you can continue to use your ID card to travel between the Netherlands and the UK until at least the end of 2025.Can you travel to UK with expired passport?
No you need a valid passport to enter the UK.Warning For Expiring British Passports - Is It Valid For EU Travel
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Answer 2
Returning to your country of (legal) residence is a special case of travel, in that your home country is obliged to accept your return. You may of course have issues proving what your home country is, but here that doesn't seem to be an issue as France recognized your ID.
That said, special cases are far more likely to draw attention, and it can take a while to figure out the legal situation here. The airline is in no way obliged for that, so there's nobody to blame when you miss your flight due to this.
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