Dual nationals could use expired UK passports to prove they are British, Home Office says

"British dual nationals may be able to use expired UK passports to prove to airlines they are British when controversial new immigration rules come into force, the Home Office has said. New rules, coming into force on Wednesday, require anyone who is coming into the UK with British dual nationality to present a British passport when boarding a plane, ferry or train or buy a certificate of entitlement costing 589 to attach to their foreign passport."

"Airlines and other transport operators risk being fined if they board passengers who do not have the right to enter the destination country. Dual nationals are not eligible for the ETA on their second passport so risk being rejected by airlines if they cannot prove their right to enter the UK. The rules have caused stress, disgust and bafflement among Britons with imminent travel plans whose passports have expired or who do not have a British passport in the first place, including children born abroad."

New rules require British dual nationals to present a British passport when boarding UK-bound planes, ferries or trains, or to buy a certificate of entitlement costing 589 to attach to their foreign passport. Airlines risk fines if they board passengers without entry rights. Dual nationals are not eligible for the ETA on their second passport and may be rejected if they cannot prove their right to enter. People with British and Irish dual nationality are not affected. Airlines may accept expired British passports at their discretion alongside a valid foreign passport. The changes have caused stress and calls for a grace period and low-cost alternatives.

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