would she be able to go to spain without a passport?

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My friend was getting ready to go on holiday with her hubbie,son and her hubbie's sister and family.she said that her hubbie's sister didn't have a passport but that she'd contacted the spanish consulate and they didn't seem to bothered! i was quite surprised-obviously, i hope she did get away and is having a lovely holiday.But,I must admit I was a little surprised knowing how strict airports are these days-ok, I know the Spanish passport people hardly even look at us but what about when she returns to the UK? They've certainly gotten very strict on this side of the world,haven't they?!

I'd say she would need to have one. My grandad needs one (or a driving licence!) as ID for when he makes an internal flight.

I would be highly surprised if she was able to leave the Uk without a passport. If she did somehow slip through the net, I would be astounded if she could get into Spain.

She'll definitely need a passport of some sort.

I'd say she'd need one. Think airlines get penalised for carrying someone without one who is then refused entry and may well refuse her at Check In.

some info here

says passport or national ID card

same info here as well

but we haven't been issued with id cards in the uk yet....have we?!

You need a passport.

when we went to majorca - two people we're refused at the checking desk as there passports had expired so i'd doudt that she's be able to travel with out one.

(No, we haven't got ID cards here yet)

she will not be able to leave the UK without a passport

I thought that you couldn't check in without a passport even for internal flights.

You can travel on a valid photocard driving licence on domestic flights. DH does it all the time.

could she be traveling with travel documents?my bil often travels this way as he does not have a british passport

don't know her that well.as i said, it was just a passing remark by this girl when we were chatting.whether she's got travel-documents or not-i've no idea.