Ausweisdokumente in den Vereinigten Staaten (2026)

Zuletzt geprüft: 9. Oktober 2026

Kurz gesagt: Alien registration cards must be carried by aliens aged 18 or over. Arriving nonimmigrants, including EU and British citizens, must present a passport; a national ID card is not enough.

RegelWas gilt
Pflicht, einen Ausweis mitzuführen oder vorzuzeigenAusweisdokumente⚠ Noch nicht geprüft
Personalausweis für Staatsangehörige PflichtAusweisdokumente⚠ Noch nicht geprüft
Ausweispflicht für ausländische BesucherAusweisdokumenteEvery alien aged 18 or over must at all times carry any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to them. Failure to do so is a misdemeanour, punishable by a fine of up to USD 100, up to 30 days in prison, or both. [1]
EU-Bürger dürfen mit dem Personalausweis einreisenAusweisdokumenteNein [2]
Dokument für britische StaatsangehörigeAusweisdokumenteBritish citizens arriving as nonimmigrants must present an unexpired passport, and a visa unless exempt. Under the Visa Waiver Program the passport must be issued by a designated country and the traveller must also obtain ESTA travel authorisation. [2]

Hinweise

  • Federal law sets no general duty to carry ID for citizens. State laws on carrying a driver's licence or identifying to police differ and were not checked here. Under 6 CFR 37.1 and 37.5, REAL ID only governs which state-issued cards federal agencies accept for official purposes.
  • 8 CFR 212.1 requires each arriving nonimmigrant to present an unexpired passport, with exceptions for listed classes such as Canadian citizens. A national ID card issued by an EU state is not a passport.

Quellen

  1. U.S. Government Publishing Office (United States Code, 2023 edition): 8 U.S.C. 1304 - Forms for registration and fingerprinting (abgerufen 9. Oktober 2026) · alle Quellen
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (U.S. National Archives and GPO): 8 CFR § 212.1 Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants (abgerufen 9. Oktober 2026) · alle Quellen

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