anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Posted 14 years ago
I am going to the UK next year, and I hold a British passport and a Dutch passport, as well as a NZ passport, as I was born in NZ and I inherited my parents nationalities at birth.
I am resident in NZ, but I want to use a Inter-Rail pass when I am there, as it will work out cheaper by my calculations.
Now, there is nothing in my British passport to suggest I am not resident in the UK, except for the Issuing Authority: Ambassador of Wellington.
Do they even check your papers, and would they let me use a Inter-Rail passport. I was thinking, if I get asked about it, I would just say I used to live in NZ and moved back to the UK and havn't had to get a new passport since I moved.
I have a UK bank account, so I can bring a statement being sent to a UK address as proof of residence.
Thanx
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
If you have a British Passport you can buy an interrail ticket as a brit. It doesnt matter where or how it was issued.
anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
[quote]If you have a British Passport you can buy an interrail ticket as a brit. It doesnt matter where or how it was issued.[/quote]
Yes, I understand that, but when I go on the website to buy it, it asks for your country of reisdence, and you must reside within Europe to buy the Inter Rail Pass... And I don't want to buy a Inter Rail pass, and then have to buy a whole new EuroRail pass, because I can't use it and waste $800.
By the way, what sort of checks do they do on the trains, passport control or security etc... Thanx
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
Yeah just put the UK, ive never been asked to prove that I reside in the UK after having given up my British passport. The fact that your passport was issue abroad doesnt prove or disprove you living in the UK.
Trains crossing borders will have checks either at the border where you have to get off, or on the train. Sometimes (especially on night trains) you have to hand your passport and ticket over to the conductor, which is a little scary but perfectly normal. On trains within a country there is no passport control/security, and most guards will not ask for your passport with your ticket.
There is no security as such (except on Eurostar, which is similar to airport security though less strict) but customs agents may come aboard when crossing border, so be aware of how much alcohol etc you can take across.
Simon
anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Thanks mate thats great help.!