British-Danish couple say new UK passport rules may separate them from children

"Under the rules, dual nationals risk being denied boarding if they do not present a British passport, current or expired, or a certificate of entitlement, costing 589, attached to the passport of their second nationality, to prove their right to enter the UK."

"At no stage were we directly informed that this change would have such immediate consequences for British-born children travelling on a non-UK passport. There has been no targeted communication to families in our position. I only learned about it by chance through social media."

"We now face a deeply troubling prospect: Sara and I must return to Wales for work, but our children may not be permitted to board. We are therefore potentially facing separation from our own British children."

A British man and Danish woman face potential separation from their young children at Copenhagen airport due to new Home Office border control rules affecting dual nationals. The rules require dual nationals to present a valid or expired British passport, or a certificate of entitlement costing £589, to board flights to the UK. The family learned of these rules only through social media while abroad visiting relatives in Norway and Denmark. Their children, born in the UK and holding British citizenship, currently possess only Danish passports. The government provided no targeted communication to affected families about these immediate consequences. The migration minister dismissed concerns about poor communication as absurd, but the case demonstrates the significant human impact of implementing new regulations without adequate advance notice to dual citizens worldwide.

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