The Foreign Office has issued a warning which requires tourists to provide specific documents. Failure to do so could result in a hefty fine of almost four thousand euros - and even a prison sentence. On their website , the government officials state that when it comes to personal identification, tourists need to be able to provide one of three official IDs.
These must be provided by a government body, it adds They explain: "You must be able to prove your identity either by providing documents when asked or within 4 hours at a police station." Identity documents can be: According to Service-Public.fr , if you refuse or can't confirm your identity, you may be detained, on site or at the police station, for an audit.
The identity check must not exceed four hours since the start of the check (eight hours in Mayotte). They further warn: "If you maintain your refusal or if there is no other way to establish your identity, the public prosecutor or the investigating judge may authorise the taking of fingerprints and photographs. "Refusing to be fingerprinted or photographed is liable to €3,750 fine and three months in prison.
" Who can do an identity check? The police (police, gendarmerie) are authorised to carry out identity checks are as follows: Officials say that a customs officer may also carry out an identity check in certain cases..