Can my polish freind travel to greece or spain using his id card

Question

my polish freind is waning to go to spain or greece for a week but his passport has ran out an has asked me to try find out if he can travel there using his id card instead of his passport

Answer 1

no, you always need your passport

Carry your passport

Although the United Kingdom is part of the European Union (EU), you still need to carry a full British 10-year passport (or five-year child passport if you are under 16 and not on a parent’s passport) every time you travel to Europe. This includes day trips and travel by Eurostar.

Many countries no longer check passports at their land borders, but they still expect visitors to be able to produce a valid form of identification. For UK travellers this is the British passport. Remember, your passport will have to be checked at immigration control when you return to the UK.

Answer 2

Yes, both are EU countries

Answer 3

No they don't need a passport the ID card is all that is required.

DOT has'nt read the questiuon properly she hasn't realised your friend is Polish with a Polish ID card

Dinrobin is correct if you have ID from an EU country you don't need a passport (UK citizens don't have ID cards so they need pasports)

Answer 4

yeah he can