blackdog
Traveller
0 comments
Posted 14 years ago
Hey!
I am trying to plan a trip around Europe for the summer, and interrail global pass is the way I want to do it! I am a UK citizen. But I was born and lived aboard all my life (except for annual trips to visit family over the holidays in the UK and attended 3 years university there also). I’ve read several forums and emailed various companies who deal with interrail, and the answer seems that I WOULD qualify....based on the fact that I am a UK passport holder...and on my Uk passport there are no stamps or visas or residency permits indicating that I live aboard (only thing is place of birth which is not in the UK. But it shouldn’t count since it has nothing to do with residency (so I believe!)) Therefore I’m planning on going ahead and purchasing it.
However I am not so sure and am having second thoughts! so just wanted to ease my mind about a few things; Would I be questioned as to prove where I live? Would the train staff or anyone else official ask me any questions (other than to show my passport and my ticket...if they match up... then everything is fine and bobs your uncle!) Do I need any official documents on me other than my passport?! :|
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi!
In my opinion you should be fine to get a UK InterRail pass if you have a valid UK passport with no current visa stamps or similar in it. But Peter is the expert regarding this questions... ;)
Flo 8)
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
Like Flo said, it is no problem for you to purchase an UK InterRail Pass with your UK passport.
You only need your passport and your InterRail ticket with you during your trip.
If you want to support our project, buy your official InterRail pass via [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux] - the delivery can be to every place on earth. :)
The only important thing at your purchase is to fill in as country of residence: the UK
And as passport number: the one of your UK passport.
Have a sunny trip, Peter :)
kobuta
Traveller
2 comments
sorry for bringing back up such an old topic!
I have a similar issue: I have an english Passport, with no stamps or VISAs on it prooving residence.
I am also an Italian citizen, and live in Italy.
I would like to buy a global interrail ticket, providing my english passport number and indicating UK as my country of residence, and use it in Italy too.
The only problem I have is that my name and surname are Italian, and I was born in Italy!
The fact is as an english citizen I don't have an ID card or anything similar stating where I live, so I can't figure out what I may be asked to prove my english residence!!!
I think it's rather fail safe... what do you think?
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
It is often a difficult topic, the country of residence, especially when having passports, IDs, etc from different countries or moving in between of them.
Officially it says: your country of residence is the one where you lived the past six months.
In your case it's Italy if I am right?! So you have to buy an Italian Interrail Pass.
But now the next problem: if you can't prove your residency in Italy by official documents and have an UK passport with you, with no information about your residency in Italy the past six months, it might look strange to train staff having a traveller with Italian Interrail Pass and an UK passport. It's tricky.
Officially it says: You can prove your current address by showing governmental certificates, bank receipts, telephone bills or student visa.
At an other place the official words are like this:
You can prove your current address by showing governmental certificates, bank receipts, telephone bills or student visa. One of these documents should mention your address, and a date of longer than 6 months ago.
I hope this information helps clarifying a bit the situation and to buy the correct Interrail pass. :)
Peter :)
kobuta
Traveller
2 comments
Thank you for your answer Peter!!
what I am wondering is: are the Controlling Officers on the train going to ask me for bills, bank receipts etc??
or is the problem only to get the ticket at the ticket station, and once I get it nobody will ask me for anything else?
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
I can only refer to the official rules like mentioned above.
There might be controls in trains, there might be not. There were Interrail passes retracted from conductors - as they are wrong printed at stations (or at some online agencies). Other travellers was never controlled during their trip.
So what I want to say: do it the official way, it is the correct way and you won't have worries. But in deed, it sounds strange to show bills and bank receipts and so on .
[b]Please support railcc:[/b]
- buy your rail passes and tickets here on the recommended website: [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux]
- add locations of your home-town (bars, nice places, ...)
Thank you! :)
Peter :)
anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Hi everyone,
This is my first post on a forum conversation so am totally unfamiliar with what i'm supposed to do, i just have a question regarding the eligibility for the interrail.I am an Australian citizen, was born there, grew up there and still live there, however my parents are english therefor i have a British Passport as well. just wandering if i would be able to get away with putting down my grandparents address for my address if it was necessary as they live in england and still be eligible for the interrail?
thankyou to anyone that responds.
yours sincerely, Kieren.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
If you follow the official rules, you are not eligible to buy an Interrail pass, as you did not lived the past six months in an European country.
Peter
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi Kieren,
in real life you should have to problem getting a InterRail pass. On the ticket itself your name, id number and country of residence (so UK passport number and UK if you go with IR) will be printed.
If your UK passport shows no signs of you living in Australia, you should be fine also in case a conductor wants to check your ID in addition to the ticket (what rarely happens in my experience).
Anyway, the official rules say that you would need a Eurail pass, as Peter already mentioned. Up to you to decide. ;)
Flo 8)