Hi All,

Does anyone know the ID requirements for a German national (living in switzerland) wanting to travel to Austria and back.

At the moment both her passport and Ausweiss B are being renewed. Can one cross this border (as a German citizen) with only Swiss Drivers Licence? Travel would be by air (so no way to take the risk of no car control).

Thanks for any info or links!

Andrew

They have this annoying thing at airports called 'Passport Control'


So to answer your question:


NO

I thought most Europeans (british excluded) have ID cards???

One can travel with these.

The answer is NO.
Travel is only possible with two documents, passport OR national ID card.
Drivers license will not work.

Thanks everyone, I will see if she has an ID card...

Ausländerausweis (furner ID card) and Führerschein (driving license) are not acceptable for travel, especially by air.

I am sure she has a Personalausweis (ID card) though, which will work fine.