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Are they? Where does Timatic get its information? The French government says differently (many states have not officially said that they would accept cards after the printed expiration date).
– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 11:43
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Early on some people did get turned round at the border (non-Schengen, IIRC either Turkey or UK) despite Timatic claiming it was ok. Maybe these problems have been solved, but if so you should cite a source that isn't the one that was wrong before. Whether an extended French ID card is valid is (or was) a matter of contention — some states were saying that they would use the face reading, and not some separate claim of the French government, to decide on the expiration date. Maybe the lawyers proved them wrong, but what matters is what the border guards and airline employees think.
– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 13:14
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@Gilles I don't see how an embassy would get closer to the truth than Timatic. Like I said, airline employees go by Timatic, whereas border guards, of course, have the final say if you are checked by any to begin with (such as in the UK and Turkey). In this case the best thing would be to contact the immigration authority directly. I am at Zurich airport as we speak and just spoke to the airport police (who perform the border checks) and they said "of course" when I asked whether extended French IDs were valid. So at least for Switzerland we've got it from the horse's mouth so to speak
– Crazydre
Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 13:19
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According to the German Federal Ministry of the Interior's list of officially recognized foreign id and travel documents, French passports are also recognized if they are expired less than 5 years ago, while there is no remark that expired id cards are recognized. I would assume that this answer is wrong.
– Tor-Einar Jarnbjo
Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 15:07
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@Tor-EinarJarnbjo But a French ID card (issued in the relevant period) isn't legally expired for five years after the printed expiration date. So there's no need for a statement that "expired" ID cards are allowed because such a card is not expired.
– phoog
Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 20:06

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