Why do people that decide people’s journey don’t know the law?
This post is a bit more personal.
It’s about a journey I just came back from.
You see, I’m a Romanian, who also became a British citizen last year, and I’m also settled.
What that means is that I can travel anywhere in Europe and back in the UK with my Romanian ID and it shouldn’t affect my future. Until the end of 2025, according to the same law from the same government I put the link up in. (and here’s a more colourful website, in case the drab government one doesn’t suit your palate.)
But here’s the thing. Not everybody seems to know the law.
You see, I was in Iceland, traveling by Wizz Air, who showed what you’d need and not need to travel, but there was no mention saying that you cannot travel back into the UK with your ID, like the aforementioned law states.
Despite my best to convince the folks at the boarding gate that everything is legit, including showing them a picture of my citizenship letter, which they deemed not ok as it’s a picture and not the actual letter -because who in their right mind would take that?- I had to scramble and find something else.
So I booked the first flight back to Paris, and then I booked a Flixbus to London, as the Eurostar was a tad too…
