Hi all
I normally put all our Canadian passport details in the airline booking. I have done this for our upcoming trip. But should I have put the British passport details in instead because of the new UK ETA? Or is it sufficient to do as I have done.and simply. present the UK passports at check-in? (And on arrival of course!).

Thank you!

This should help. According to their information, you do not need an ETA if you are travelling on a British passport. Just enter on your passport.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-fo...horisation-eta

Thanks for the link... but will it matter that I've put our Canadian passports in the airline booking?

No. When you check in just use the British one.

Thank you Pollyanna.

You can travel on one passport and enter the country on another. I applied for the ETA - which bizarrely and rather offensively requires you to pay in USD as a Canadian! - simply for the ease of being able to travel on my Canadian PP . The cost was $12.83 USD by the way.

Thank you!

I have relative travelling this week from the states. Her American passport was entered online on her last trip to the USA, now airline website won't let her transfer back - so if she enters on UK passport. I am curious whether airline booking information gets transmitted to UK government. If she shows UK passport at check in will airline note discrepancy ? O thought US passport holder had to exit using US passport ? I can;t seem to get clear answers from airline or any government website. Does anyone have a link ?

How does it take to actually apply and submit the application?

There is no rule that says if you put passport info into an airline booking, then you MUST use that passport.
For instance, coming from Australia I rarely had to enter passport details when booking, If I did then I always entered my British one, cos I prefer to use it. However I would then have to use the Aus one to go through Immigration when leaving Aus, and again when checking in for the return flight. However I would use the UK one checking in in Australia, and when entering the UK.
Even if the details are passed to the UK govt, the thing they are interested in is - when you check in, and when you arrive, at either end, do you have in your possession a passport and/or visa that allows you entry to the country.

Also, the airline will not know which passport you produce when you actually enter the country (either country). Thats government information, not airline. The airline only knows which passport you used to check in for the flight, and which passport you may have entered into a booking system

If you think about it logically, how would people cope if they put a passport number in a booking system and then got a new/replacement passport?

That makes sense, but I can not seem to find any definitive rule on the matter for the UK.

Just seems odd to me - if airline says someone with American passport on a plane going to UK, but the that person does not pass customs. but insteads enters with UK passport I would jave thought in this computer age that would raise a question.

A friend sent me this:



https://uk-eta.com/understanding-the...ual-nationals/

I think the choices are either put UK PP numbers in the.airline booking or get.an ETA on the CAN.PP.

As the link you've posted says- just present the British passport on the other side and you are fine.

"Those who hold British passports are exempt from the ETA requirement. UK citizens can enter the UK without any additional travel authorization."

You can fly on whatever passport you choose.

Yes but the airline might not let you board on a Canadian PP with no ETA. That's my concern.

So my relative who is dual national taking a fliught today to UK. British Airways says fill out online information related to reservation and put UK passport to avoid ETA requirement. Upon entering it asks for country of residence, which for this person is USA, but also whether they hold a Green Card or have a visa, which as US citizen they do not. I can understand or incoming flights to USA, but for outgoing as well- my first thought it would send a red flag to ICE or some one. Will find out if they got on teh flight ok today. Probably no big problem, but certainly no one at BA could specifically answer today.