Australian Dual Citizens Entering UK after February

[Pushka]

Original birth certificates for both grandparents (paternal and maternal (UK) side)

Then they asked for a handwritten letter stating the Maternal grandparents names, dob, country of birth, for Child 1

At this time I also wrote the same letter for Child 2, just in case..

Then then asked for passport details of the Maternal grandparents for Child 2...., so I had to send another letter.

How would anyone know passport details of a grandparent if deceased?

This Grandparent requirement is wild. Husband and I had to send in our Birth certificates (both Australian born) and wedding certificate (me change of name) for British DIL (born in UK to UK parents) to get her two children British citizenship and passports. We had nothing to do with any of that assessment.

 

[Aeryn]

I would be loathe to send original birth certificates, surely a certified copy should suffice. The UK government should easily be able to validate against their own birth records.

Really you'd think taking originals for sighting at a UK consulate here in Australia would also be good enough; rather than having to snail mail originals and risk them getting lost by AusPost/Royal Mail.

 

[Bugs]

Good luck everyone applying.
I’m UK born in 60’s with expired British pp (2002).
I have Aussie pp and ETA (Tis it valid?)
Aussie pp and ETA was sufficient for me to enter Feb 17th LHR.
I have now applied while on British soil, and I was indicated to send my expired British passport, my British birth certificate and a colour copy of EVERY page of Aussie pp.
The application asked for my parents (in their 90’s) passport numbers, dob, place of birth.
It will received today.
Will keep updated on response times.
Oh, I’m having it sent to my home address in W.A.

 

[lovestotravel]

I would be loathe to send original birth certificates, surely a certified copy should suffice. The UK government should easily be able to validate against their own birth records.

Really you'd think taking originals for sighting at a UK consulate here in Australia would also be good enough; rather than having to snail mail originals and risk them getting lost by AusPost/Royal Mail.

Nope they want originals, no exceptions!

They originally wanted originals of our kids Aussie passports, but then changed their mind.....

Everything has to be posted, no exceptions!