If an EU ID card is sufficient to enter Ireland, why did my friend get asked for a passport?
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If he held a national ID card, the check-in agent was simply wrong, and he should immediately request compensation from Aer Lingus, as well as from Aviator, the handling agent responsible for Aer Lingus at Arlanda (in other words, the person denying him boarding was an Aviator employee)
Aviator can be contacted at [email protected]
Swedish ID cards are valid across the EU (not to mention across Europe, save for 3 countries).
Are you sure, though, that it was check-in that turned him away, and not Swedish border police?
Because until summer 2015, Swedish law stated that ID cards are only valid in Schengen - as such Swedish immigration would not have let you board a direct flight to Ireland, despite Ireland accepting them for entry
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I have traveled with SAS from Arlanda to Dublin. I went through smoothly with my Swedish national ID card (checking in and border control). But at the boarding gate, the SAS staff asked me for my passport. I asked for the reason and she replied that Ireland does not accept National ID. Fortunately I did have my passport with me. I haven’t tried to use my national ID at Dublin airport.
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Is this a general policy of Aer Lingus not to accept European travellers with ID cards into Ireland?
Aer Lingus policy for travel within the EU is:
(There are slightly different provisions for "To and from Britain" but these appear to cover only between UK and Ireland for those born in Ireland or the U.K. and also a citizen of either country.)
/ 26JAN17 / 2345 UTC
National Sweden (SE) Destination Ireland (Rep.) (IE)
Ireland (Rep.) (IE)
Passport required. - Passports and other documents accepted for entry must be valid for the period of intended stay. - Passports issued to nationals of Sweden must be valid on arrival. Passport Exemptions:
Nationals of Sweden with a national ID card.
Passengers with an emergency or a temporary passport.
Visa required, except for Nationals of Sweden.
Minors: - Children up to/incl. 16 years of age For details, click here - WARNING! In accordance with European Union (EU) Legislation, all minors who are nationals of Sweden will be expected to hold their own passport or National ID Card (where applicable) when departing from Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania or a Schengen Member State For details, click here. - A separate visa is required for children up to/incl. 16 years of age if For details, click here Additional Information:
- Visitors holding passports containing a British inadmissible stamp could be refused entry. Warning:
- Immigration controls apply for visitors arriving from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, For details, click here
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Freedom of movement; ID card valid
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