Can I enter Switzerland with only my UK Driver's License?

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is a Driver's License issued from London considered an "official identity card from an EU/EFTA state?"

No. Such identity cards are proof of nationality, which is why they are useful for international travel (to some countries only). A driver's license is no proof of nationality; it does not even mention nationality.

As noted in the other answer, the UK does not issue such cards. Because of that, the only document a citizen of the UK can use to enter Switzerland is a passport.

phoog 127611

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No, a driver's license is not an identity card, and cannot be used in lieu of a passport for EU/Schengen purposes.

Identity cards from EU countries that do issue them can be used instead of passports for purposes of internal travel in the EU/EEA, but the UK does not issue such cards to its citizens.

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