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Travelling without a passport
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No best answer has yet been selected by mojo29. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If (and I repeat IF) he was able to gain access to Portugal,but with the documents you quote going via France and Spain,I am in some doubt. I have no doubt he would not be able to return to the UK after your trip,without the correct (lost) documentation!
I agree with spudqueen & netibiza.If you get a move on you may be able to get a replacement by August!
A driving license is not a document that confers nationality. hence it cannot be used to verify if a person is a citizen of any country that he purports to be. I doubt that the DVLA will issue any letters that state that they have seen the documents and even if they do it will not be of any use as the DVLA are not the body that can check any claims on nationality. Your plans to travel to portugal via france and spain does not mention how you will get into those countries. While immigration checks on border points in France and Spain may be lax they are not non existent. A couple of nights in a police cell is the result of being caught.
The solution is to get a portuguese passport, ID card from the portuguese embassy nearest to where you live. It should not take too long and if application is made in person then it would be much quicker maybe even same day. If your partner is reluctant to do that perhaps you ought to find out why?