"What the Home Office don't understand is what they are doing is taking away this chance to be with my mum at the end of her life. To be with your mum at this time is not an easy journey. Every time I see her I wonder if I will see her again. It's such a traumatic journey. The last time I saw her she said: Don't cry, I'm always with you, I'll always be with you."
"British nationals should not be disadvantaged simply because they hold a second nationality. Yet under the new arrangements, dual British citizens are being treated as though they are foreign visitors to their own country. The practical effect is that some are being prevented from boarding flights and returning home."
A British woman in the Netherlands named Annie cannot travel to see her 91-year-old dying mother because her British passport expired and is currently submitted for renewal. She had been using her Dutch passport for regular visits. New rules require Britons with dual nationality, other than Irish nationals, to present a British passport to enter the UK or pay £589 for a certificate of entitlement that can take up to eight weeks. The requirement prevents immediate travel while renewals process. Former cabinet minister David Davis urged an urgent grace period to allow dual nationals to travel on their second passport during processing.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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