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Coming to England - should my friend get passport/driving licence here or in PL?


shady  5 | 7  
25 Jan 2010 /  #1
my friend is soon to be living in england and she does not have either a current driving licence or valid passport, is there any advantage in obtaining either of these in poland and using here or just get both when she is in residence.

also is there anything else she should do which would be more difficult to achieve when she is here.

many thanks
SzwedwPolsce  11 | 1589  
25 Jan 2010 /  #2
my friend is soon to be living in england and she does not have either a current driving licence or valid passport,

If she's Polish she should get the passport in Poland.

Airlines require an ID, that shows your citizenship on the card. If she doesn't have that she can't fly anywhere.
OP shady  5 | 7  
25 Jan 2010 /  #3
she was here 1 month ago so must have an alternative id, you dont need passport to travel within the eu i think???
Amathyst  19 | 2700  
25 Jan 2010 /  #4
my friend is soon to be living in england

Unless she has a job to come to or if she is studying, tell her not to bother someone I know was laid off before xmas, came back after his hols and hasnt managed to find a job yet, he has good quals but is finding it very hard...
delphiandomine  86 | 17823  
26 Jan 2010 /  #5
she was here 1 month ago so must have an alternative id, you dont need passport to travel within the eu i think???

No, national ID card is enough. Little point in obtaining a passport unless you actually have to.
Ajb  6 | 231  
26 Jan 2010 /  #6
my friend is soon to be living in England

Well, if they are planning on working in the UK they will need their passport, also for things like bank accounts etc

But you can travel throughout the EU with only ID card.
dnz  17 | 710  
26 Jan 2010 /  #7
Unless she has a job to come to or if she is studying, tell her not to bother someone I know was laid off before xmas

+1

If she is planning on staying in the UK long term than she should learn to drive in the UK as she will learn the correct way of driving, She won't get a UK passport though.
OP shady  5 | 7  
27 Jan 2010 /  #8
thankyou everyone for your replies
adam71  
3 Feb 2014 /  #9
Merged: Bi-lingual (English Polish) driving instructors in uk (bristol area)?

Bi-lingual (English Polish) driving instructors in uk (bristol area)?
Harry  
3 Feb 2014 /  #10
I think I might know one, let me double check and get back to you.

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