The identity card will soon no longer be sufficient to travel to the United Kingdom, said Ouest-France on Tuesday, October 13.
French and European travelers will now have to bring a passport.
This announcement, which had already been mentioned several times by the British government as part of the Brexit process, seems to be gradually confirmed.
Correspondent to the
Guardian
, Lisa O'Carroll has indeed indicated on her Twitter account that the government will soon publish measures in this direction.
Already on October 8, the Home office, the equivalent of the Ministry of the Interior, announced its intention to "
gradually eliminate the use of national identity cards as valid travel documents
"
.
"
From October 1, 2021, most nationals of the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland will need a passport to travel to the United Kingdom,
" he said on his account twitter.
According to the French Embassy, French residents in the United Kingdom will nevertheless be able to keep their identity card until 2025.