The schengen countries have signed the schengen agreement. With the other european counries there are binational agreements about that. Binational means that both countries have signed the agreement. Germany and Great Britain both signed it.
The Imigration at Biggin Hill where always happy with the IDīs and so was the imigration officer at Northolt at the arrival.
This is a link to the German ministry of foreign affairs, it is in german only, but it says that a Passport or a valid ID (Personalausweis) is sufficient to travel to Great Britain:
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/d...oad/189/78.pdf
I couldnīt find a britisch governmental site, but I found something on the site of the Oxford Brookes University:
"Documents you need for immigration
Listed below are the documents you will need to show on your arrival in Britain.
European Economic Area (EEA)* Nationals
* Valid Passport or National Identity Card
* You may also be asked to provide evidence that you have been accepted on to a course and that you have enough money to support yourself for the duration of your course
*EEA countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the UK."
At least I found an official British website:
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/UK...cation=Germany
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