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Open letter to carriers
25.07.2022


OPEN LETTER TO CARRIERS

Our updates

An open letter to carriers from the IMA around awareness of valid travel
documents

25 July 2022

 

 CARRIERS – AWARENESS OF VALID TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

 OPEN LETTER TO CARRIERS

 

The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA)
protects the rights of EU and EEA EFTA citizens, and their family members,
living in the UK and Gibraltar. We monitor public bodies in the UK and Gibraltar
to make sure they uphold the rights of EU and EEA EFTA citizens and to identify
any systemic issues. We have the powers to launch inquiries and bring legal
action, if appropriate, against bodies that don’t uphold the rights of EU and
EEA EFTA citizens. We are independent of government.

We have received a number of complaints concerning carriers’ awareness of travel
documents required from EU and EEA EFTA citizens protected by the EU Withdrawal
Agreement and EEA EFTA Separation Agreement (“the Agreements”), when travelling
to the UK. We have been made aware of instances where carriers are asking
citizens to provide proof of their status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
prior to allowing them to travel or denying boarding where a valid national
identity card has been provided.

We have raised these issues with the Home Office who have directed us to
guidance that has been issued to carriers.

The guidance can be found via the following links:

 * General Partner Pack
 * Air Carrier Partner Pack
 * Rail & Maritime Partner Pack

We wish to remind carriers that EU and EEA EFTA citizens who are within scope of
the Agreements currently have the choice between using a valid national identity
card or a valid passport to enter the UK.

The IMA is concerned that some carriers are restricting travel, contrary to the
published guidance, by not accepting valid national identity cards prior to
boarding and/or asking for proof of status under the EUSS.

The Guidance is clear that:

“Carriers are not currently required to check an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen’s
immigration status, or their entitlement to travel on a national identity card,
when deciding whether to bring them to the UK. They only need to check that they
have a valid passport or national identity card”.

We are continuing to monitor this situation and remain in active discussions
with the Home Office. More information on what we are working on, including the
awareness of digital status and valid ID documents to travel can be found on our
website.

Whilst any queries in relation to the guidance should be addressed to the Home
Office, we are happy to discuss any issues concerning the rights of citizens who
are protected by the Agreements with carriers directly.

Should you have any queries please
contact Intelligence@IMA-citizensrights.org.uk

 

Independent Monitoring Authority

 



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