ID card rollout begins

[Roland Perry]

In article 
<a2b6592c0809251549s6a756fbak97a876649cad5a7c@mail.gmail.com>, Igor 
Mozolevsky <igor@hybrid-lab.co.uk> writes
>> "Those cards, which will be voluntary, may look different and display
>> different information but they will enable the holder to travel without a
>> passport around the EU."

That's describing the "Airport Worker" ID card.

>I'm pretty sure that the border control
>officials would want to see the documents issued by country of your
>citizenship and not by someone else, especially given the limited
>number of cards that will be issued over the next few years.

Having looked a bit closer, the mock-up in yesterday's pictures says 
"residence permit" and not "ID Card", which may be the clue here.

So maybe non-EEA residents probably won't be able to travel on those 
cards for that reason. I wonder if they'll be able to "upgrade" them to 
a "proper" ID card, or will only British citizens be able to do that.

Which raises the corner-case of non-citizen airport workers, of course 
(I expect many airlines will have people seconded to the UK).

Meanwhile, however, the Home Office refer to them as "national identity 
cards for foreign residents" on their website.

To quote one of the more famously picky airlines, Ryanair say you need:

"A valid National Identity Card issued by the government of a European 
Economic Area (EEA) country."  hmm.
-- 
Roland Perry