ThomasH
Traveller
2 comments
Posted 9 years ago
Using this as a reference: http://railcc.interrail.eu/help/ordering-pass/do-i-need-interrail-or-eurail-pass
I understand that a citizen is someone who holds a passport, and that a resident is someone who can prove with official government copies, where they live. In the question section (also same link as above), it states that you can use the interrail pass if you are a citizen of Europe but you are not a resident.
[u]https://rail.cc/en/how-to-interrail[/u]
This link says the same, you are required to have either residency or citizenship in EU to purchase an interrail ticket.
I am writing this post because I have heard many different stories about the use of interrail tickets. I am travelling this summer with my sister, she is resident of New Zealand, and I am a resident of the Netherlands. We both hold dual citizenship of the Netherlands and New Zealand.
Once we are on the trains in Eastern Europe are we going to be asked for proof of residency? Or are our Dutch passports sufficient?
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi!
From my personal experience: I am travelling with my Austrian passport and my Interrail pass states Austria as country of residence - not once have I been asked for a residency permit and only a handful of times the conductor wanted to see my pass.
If the issuing country of the passport and the country of residence match there is no need to carry a residency permit with you - this would be highly impractical as this is certainly the common situation for most Interrailers.
We are official partners of interrail.eu - to support the free information and the forum on railcc, please be fair and buy your official Interrail pass via our railcc partner link: [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux]
Thank you! :)
Flo 8)
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
In your case: you live in the Netherlands and you have a Netherlands passport: buy Interrail.
Your sister lives New Zealand and has a Netherlands and a New Zealanders passport: officially she has to buy an Eurail pass ([u]https://rail.cc/en/eurail[/u]).
But if there is no postal address printed in the New Zealanders passport and neither no postal address with the current residency in New Zealand in the Netherlands passport
PLUS she also travels in Europe with the Netherlands passport
MEANS she will have no problem to buy an Interrail pass (and travel with it) with her Netherlands passport.
As traveling with her Netherlands passport in Europe but then showing an Eurail pass to a conductor will also be confusing. Just imagine a small railway line somewhere in Eastern Europe, how to explain this to a non-english speaking conductor!? So keep it simple for your sister: Netherlands passport + Interrail.
I know, it is always a bit complicate these rules - it's now much easier with the new 2015 rules, but still not perfect for persons with two nationalities, two passports, ...
Please support the information we offer free of charge here on railcc. We are official partner of interrail.eu - buy your Interrail passes via our partner link [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux] (click right before you order). Same prices for you - and you get the PLUS profile here on railcc: [u]https://rail.cc/en/plus[/u]
Thank you!
Pete :)
P.S.: Flo was faster... ;)