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Old 14.05.2008, 01:18
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Re: ID Requirements
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Are you sure about this? I remember that you never need to carry an ID on you in Germany. According to Wikipedia (if reliable, don't know) as a Swiss Citizen you don't even have to own any form of ID (keine Ausweispflicht):

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ausweispflicht

I could, however, well imagine that there's a different rule for foreigners.
You DO need to carry ID at all times in Germany. The German authorities also only recognise certain types of ID namely ID card (if your country issues one-not mine) and/or passport. Driving license in Germany is not an Ausweis like in Switzerland.

I once while living in Germany had to courier my passport to an agent to register my car on my behalf from Warsaw to Frankfurt and back within a week as it was the only ID recognised by the Germans and my country issues no other internationally acceptable form of ID to non-resident citizens. (I was flying out the Monday and returning the Friday).
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