Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
Sep 8th 2016, 2:43 pm
#46
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
No. They don't. The police have to ask the airlines for confirmation on people exiting the country. The UKBA have no clue who leaves. They know whose coming in, sure, but leaving? Forget it.
s/guy/lady
No. She was lovely actually. I had prior presented my Passport Card instead, to see if I could enter on that alone by air, but apparently only works when travelling between countries within the EU.
Again, when the UKBA guy
asked you to present the passport you booked/checked in with you probably got an arse.
Sep 8th 2016, 2:45 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
Sep 8th 2016, 2:47 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
I got global entry about 2 months ago. CBP asked *lots* of questions (English also wasn't the officers first language so I think he had a hard time understanding me), But I was approved and sent on my way. He gave me a 2 page leaflet about the Kiosks but I thought they gave you a demo of it?
I'm guessing they are super easy to use, but the CBP officer made a big point of saying that I present my Green Card and Global Entry card to it i
1. A(nother) form of Federal ID
2. Allows you to jump to the head of a queue when the GE machines don't work for you.
I'm unable to use my GC with the GE kiosks currently (it's expired), so I show my GE card and get put to the front of the crew line instead.
Sep 8th 2016, 4:11 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
Passport exit checks begin at UK ports and borders - BBC News
Data is being collected on all passengers as they leave the UK on scheduled commercial international air, sea and rail routes.
Sep 8th 2016, 4:38 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
Sep 8th 2016, 6:27 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
Yeah.... I had the same, he took my photo when I wasn't ready, and was holding the camera to the side.
Similar thing happened with my NY Drivers license as I didn't know you were allowed to smile... they let me retake it when I was getting the 'temporary alien' bit removed!
Similar thing happened with my NY Drivers license as I didn't know you were allowed to smile... they let me retake it when I was getting the 'temporary alien' bit removed!
When not using eGates (for whatever reason), 90% of my entries into the UK (always using my UK passport) have consisted of the following dialogue:
Me: Hi
UKBA: Hi
(pause)
UKBA: Thank you
In the 10% of cases that have involved a more protracted conversation, the added element has been:
UKBA: Where have you flown in from?
Me: Boston
This has usually happened where the border area has been super empty and I've 'led the charge' from the plane, as it were. My assumption has been that they've asked so that they know where they expect the ensuing horde to have originated from.
Me: Hi
UKBA: Hi
(pause)
UKBA: Thank you
In the 10% of cases that have involved a more protracted conversation, the added element has been:
UKBA: Where have you flown in from?
Me: Boston
This has usually happened where the border area has been super empty and I've 'led the charge' from the plane, as it were. My assumption has been that they've asked so that they know where they expect the ensuing horde to have originated from.
I just advised the eGate for those who really don't want to talk to UKBA. Though I don't know why they wouldn't. I can understand aversion to CBP though.
Sep 8th 2016, 6:38 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
On a tanget, why the **** can the US just not implement e-Gates for its citizens? Why do they have the ridiculous GE system for their citizens?
Sep 8th 2016, 6:48 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
No US government project gets implemented unless funding is available for it, which usually means getting the users to cough up fees to pay for the implementation.
Sep 19th 2016, 7:07 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
With the addition of exit checks at Heathrow is the process from a dual UK/US citizen
1) Use US passport with airline for all stages
2) Use UK passport at Heathrow as lines may be quicker
3) Use US passport exiting Heathrow
4) Use US passport with USA border control
?
1) Use US passport with airline for all stages
2) Use UK passport at Heathrow as lines may be quicker
3) Use US passport exiting Heathrow
4) Use US passport with USA border control
?
Sep 19th 2016, 7:21 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
With the addition of exit checks at Heathrow is the process from a dual UK/US citizen
1) Use US passport with airline for all stages
2) Use UK passport at Heathrow as lines may be quicker
3) Use US passport exiting Heathrow
4) Use US passport with USA border control
?
1) Use US passport with airline for all stages
2) Use UK passport at Heathrow as lines may be quicker
3) Use US passport exiting Heathrow
4) Use US passport with USA border control
?
Sep 19th 2016, 8:31 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
Breeze through? Having just gone in via Manchester it definitely wasn't a breeze through with some e-gates not working and people not knowing how to use them.
Sep 19th 2016, 10:25 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
Certainly breezed through LGW the last time I flew into the UK with no queue at all and there's never more than a five minute wait at LHR T5. Regional airports seem a bit more patchy.
Sep 20th 2016, 12:17 am
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
60 second to get through at LHR via eGates the other week.
Sep 20th 2016, 12:18 pm
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Re: Dual Citizenship travel question(s)
I use eGates (mostly at LHR T3, T5 and LCY) every few weeks and I can count on one hand the times I've had to wait longer than 30 seconds to use them.
Sep 20th 2016, 1:08 pm
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