Do I need a passport to drive from Germany to Paris, France?
As long as you do not drive through Switzerland, no … the EU is now a passport free zone meaning you do not need to show any identification for traveling between member states. That having been said as a non-EU citizen you ARE required to carry your passport on you at all times, so … Note: Switzerland is not an EU state … they still require identification for transit. Edit: Whoever is giving the thumbs down to everyone that has said you don’t need it to cross the border has no idea what they’re talking about. I’ve driven from Spain up through; France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Holland … then, across to; Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. I never had to show my passport once at a border checkpoint … that is the whole purpose behind joining the EU … it makes Europe like the United States (same currency, ability to move freely between member states, etc …). A passport is not required to travel between states, but if you are a non-EU citizen you ARE required to have your pa
