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Britain to require passports from EU travellers from 2021
Britain’s government on Thursday said travellers from the European Union wanting to enter the country would be required to show their passports as from October 2021.
Previously, EU citizens were allowed to use identity cards to enter Britain, as is the case in the rest of the 27-member bloc.
The requirement will be in place from October 2021, according to the British government’s policy paper “The Border Operating Model’’ .
The new regulation also applies to visitors from Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.
The government argues that identity cards are less secure than passports.
Britain officially left the EU at the end of January but remains in a transition period until the end of the year, during which little has changed in terms of practical arrangements.
Britain is set to leave the EU internal market and customs union on Jan. 1, but is yet to close a new trade agreement with the bloc.
Without an agreement in place, there is a threat of serious disruption for businesses and supply chains.
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