[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by DigiDirk

That's a common misunderstanding.

You have to have one. You have to present it, when there's reason to.

But you do not have to carry it arround at all times.

http://www.rechtslexikon-online.de/Ausweispflicht.html

Dirk

Yep, the same here. In effect, you should carry it around at all times, because you'll never know if you happen to come across a situation where there is reason to show it

I usually have my passport with me (you never know when you'll decide to leave everything and just split!) but in summer, I usually only bring my driver's licence as that is much smaller (I don't have a credit card sized yet, even though they are available here for the last 4 years).