toddlers and passports

[scdan4]

we (wife, baby and I) are planning on going to amsterdam to see a friend early next year.

Amsterdam is, as far as i know, a-broad, so is officially foreign. I am well versed in visiting a-broad, so have a passport, as does the wife, but the bundle of tantrums and fun does not.

However, amsterdam is within europe, and part of the EU thing was meant to be easier / unrestricted travel.

Does the toddler (now about 18 months, about 2 at time of travel) need a passport - they're not cheap, it won't get used much and we're skint. If we do not have to pay it we would rather not!

Anyone with any experience of this?

many thanks

dan

[scdan4]

meh, this displeases me greatly.

but currently can't be helped.

thanks


orwellian nightmare, upstanding citizen etc etc etc

[scdan4]

Hackney said:

What is "a-broad"

you know - not round here. The other places wheres theys all funny loike.

Hackney said:

In theory there's supposed to be free passage between member states but IIRC we didn't sign up to something so we have to show passports to go anywhere / get in anywhere.

This was what I was hoping for to be honest. Didn't know about the specific agreement. Have witnessed being allowed "back in" twice without passports now (for nominally adult people), so I assume that was just customs /ferrymen being nice?

Will get a photo of the bundle of joy - many thanks you all for the links - and will get her a passport.

If you are on eurostar in January I would like to recommend you take earplugs and I would like to apologise in advance! (Currently experiencing a "most tender years" phase. Dad says she should grow out of it at some point in the next 32 years.)

Edited for communicating meaning (to some degree)

Edited by scdan4 on Friday 14th September 21:26