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EU identity cards issued to Irish citizens abroad

  • 20-07-2011 8:15am
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    Does anyone know if the identity cards issued by the Bulgarian government to EU citizens are valid as travel documents? Could I use my ID card to enter Ireland? It is identical to a BG citizens card apart that it says it is a EU citizens card.


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    acme4242
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    EU directive 2004/38/EC says yes
    see Art. 5.1
    http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:158:0077:0123:EN:PDF


    Ireland's Transposition of EU Law into Ireland Law says yes
    See SI 656 of 2006 Reg 4(1)
    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/si/0656.html
    4. (1) A Union citizen who is in possession of a valid national identity card or passport as evidence of his or her nationality and identity may not be refused permission to enter the State

    As an Irish Citizen living in another EU state, you have the right
    under EU law (See ECJ case-law Surinder Singh C-370/90)
    to be a beneficiary of EU Directive

    Furthermore it was clarified a number of years ago, after
    the Colombian 3 returned to Ireland, that Irish Citizens don't
    need a passport to enter Ireland


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