Australian Dual Citizens Entering UK after February

[kelvedon]

Irish citizens do not need a passport to travel to the UK, a valid photo ID or driving licence is sufficient.
Following independence, a Common Travel Area was established to facilitate easier movement for the (former) citizens of the UK. It’s reciprocated and UK citizens do not need a passport to travel to Ireland.

 

[Tuppy]

I just applied and got approved for my UK ETA even though i stated i was dual citizen....

I too applied and was approved for my UK ETA after stating I am a dual Cutizen

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Apparently still possible to apply for an ETA in your other passport until February 25, and you’ll potentially be able to travel on that.

If you stated you are a British citizen already, I’m not sure of the status of your ETA after 25 Feb. It might be cancelled?

 

[Pug1]

I too applied and was approved for my UK ETA after stating I am a dual Cutizen

are you a UK or Irish dual citizen

 

[Pug1]

It seems to me that if you as an Australian dual citizen, arrive in the UK after 25th February you will need to do so on your UK or Irish passport. If you can't produce that passport on departure you will most likely not be allowed to board your flight. This is the UK Government link I used.
"Electronic travel authorisation (ETA): guide for dual citizens".
The confusion my friends and family have is they are thinking that because they have not renewed their UK passports for many years or decades, they can use an ETA after 25 February. They can't and will have to renew the UK passport to travel.

 

[aplmac]

I think the bottom line is "renew or renounce"...

 

[aplmac]

The bigger issue as I see it is for those who have “automatically” inherited British citizenship through their parents etc, and are thus dual citizens not by personal choice. So to comply in a legal sense they’d have to either get a UK passport or renounce their acquired citizenship , both of which require time, effort and money.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

It seems to me that if you as an Australian dual citizen, arrive in the UK after 25th February you will need to do so on your UK or Irish passport. If you can't produce that passport on departure you will most likely not be allowed to board your flight. This is the UK Government link I used.
"Electronic travel authorisation (ETA): guide for dual citizens".
The confusion my friends and family have is they are thinking that because they have not renewed their UK passports for many years or decades, they can use an ETA after 25 February. They can't and will have to renew the UK passport to travel.

You can produce both passports on departure in Australia… your UK one to satisfy entry to the UK, and your Aussie one to give you clearance to depart Australia. Border Force have been linking passports for years now. In some cases, showing your foreign passport at check-in now means you use that passport in the e-gates (see it happen every time I’m leaving).

What’s not clear is if the UK govt has some way to track if you are a dual citizen.

 

[FlyingFiona]

In some cases, showing your foreign passport at check-in now means you use that passport in the e-gates (see it happen every time I’m leaving).

Glad you mentioned this. Last time I flew O/S I was asked at check-in to produce my foreign passport to prove I had a right to enter my destination, and was then told that I needed to use that to exit Australia. Previously I had been told by border officials that I had to enter and exit Australia on my Australian passport only. Now, the check-in staff member was new and stuffed other things up for me, so I wasn't overly confident of her action, but cleared departure on my Irish passport and re-entry (on my Australian passport) without issue. I have remained doubtful of her information though.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Glad you mentioned this. Last time I flew O/S I was asked at check-in to produce my foreign passport to prove I had a right to enter my destination, and was then told that I needed to use that to exit Australia. Previously I had been told by border officials that I had to enter and exit Australia on my Australian passport only. Now, the check-in staff member was new and stuffed other things up for me, so I wasn't overly confident of her action, but cleared departure on my Irish passport and re-entry (on my Australian passport) without issue. I have remained doubtful of her information though.

Every time I fly international from Australia I see someone ‘rejected’ at the e-gates. The officer now just calls out ‘do you have another passport?’. Invariably the passenger does. They're told to use that one and they're on their way!

I think that’s what was behind the passport linking… even though it might have taken us a few years to get there. Because initially when they started doing the linking you still had to use your aussie passport at the e-gates.