Eric232
Traveller
2 comments
Posted 11 years ago
Hi, I have a question about my eligibility for interail.
I have a vaild german passport but have been living in the US for sometime, except since january I have been living and studying in denmark, I am still eligible for the Interail pass, correct?
Peter
Traveller
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Hi.
The place you lived the past six months is your country of residence.
Always keep in mind, you have to prove this residency by official documents, such as a visa or residency permit.
If you travel with a German passport (or Personalausweis) but with a Danish Interrail Pass it looks strange for the conductor checking your tickets. If you then can prove your residency in Denmark for the past six months, everything is fine.
Peter :)
Eric232
Traveller
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The problem is I have not lived in one place the past six months. Up until January I had been in the USA, then January until now is Denmark. So I don't fall nicely into any country of residence. I have a rental agreement from Denmark but when I travel in June it won't be six months.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Then select as country of residence the country your passport/id-card is from = Germany.
:)
Eric232
Traveller
2 comments
And then the passport is proof enough of residency? I have not been living in Germany recently
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Yes. What else will you do instead? Not six months in Denmark, not six month in the US, ...
You always have to see it from the conductors view: what will he do when he sees a Danish Interrail Pass, a German passport and NO prove you lived the past six months in DK?!
It's not me who made this rule of the country of residence. If you want to complain about it, contact the national railways of Europe.
DerWerner
Traveller
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I think some conductor would look a little bit strange, too. My homecountry is now Switzerland and I have a German ID Card. So, I hope everything going well if I take my official residence authorities with me. :)
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
@Werner: I' m sure this will be fine!
My experience is: if you travel beside the beaten tracks, then an Interrail pass is something special for some conductors as they don't see it very often - and indeed, Interrail is special - and might look strange saying: one month free travel in whole Europe.
And if you then add the confusion with country of residence, passport, ... it might be confusing. :)