Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 17:43:13 +0100
Subject: Re: Information




I can only speak for the countries that I've lived in, but in the US
there is no requirement to carry any identity card. The same holds for
the UK and Ireland with the exception of people travelling to or from
Northern Ireland to any other point in the UK. They must carry some form
of photo id, although there is no standard identity document. Hope this
helps.

Teresa Willis

Roxana Kreimer wrote:

>   An article that appeared in a dossier of the french journal
> Liberation distinguishes the english tradition (that considers that
> the identity document given by de police attempts agaist democratic
> freedom) from the one that rules in France or in spanish-spoken
> Countries, where although in theory police cannot take you to the
> police station if they dondīt see you steeling, you must always carry
> your identity document along the street. I am writing an article for
> an argentine magazine, and I would be very gratefull if somebody can
> tell me if in english or german spoken languages you must carry your
> document along the street, just in case you have problems with the
> police. Thanks Roxana Kreimer

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Teresa Willis

Roxana Kreimer wrote:

  An article that appeared in a dossier of the french journal Liberation distinguishes the english tradition (that considers that the identity document given by de police attempts agaist democratic freedom) from the one that rules in France or in spanish-spoken Countries, where although in theory police cannot take you to the police station if they dond´t see you steeling, you must always carry your identity document along the street. I am writing an article for an argentine magazine, and I would be very gratefull if somebody can tell me if in english or german spoken languages you must carry your document along the street, just in case you have problems with the police. Thanks Roxana Kreimer