Non-EU citizen - visa check when flying from Portugal to UK
Mar 30th 2018, 8:08 pm
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Non-EU citizen - visa check when flying from Portugal to UK
Just curious about this as it's something I haven't encountered before. Flying back to the UK today from a holiday, I presented my Australian passport at the Porto airport airline check in desk. I was advised that I would need to go to another location in the airport for a visa check before I could check in for my flight.
It wasn't a problem, I just had to show them my UK biometric resident permit, but I wondered why I haven't had to do this before when taking side trips to Europe while visiting the UK. Just being nosy.
It wasn't a problem, I just had to show them my UK biometric resident permit, but I wondered why I haven't had to do this before when taking side trips to Europe while visiting the UK. Just being nosy.
Mar 30th 2018, 8:23 pm
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Re: Non-EU citizen - visa check when flying from Portugal to UK
I think it was because Australia did rather well against Portugal in the Algarve Cup 2018 (Women's international soccer competition) and they are still being miffed about it. 
Not much help I know, but could not think of anything else.
Not much help I know, but could not think of anything else.
Mar 30th 2018, 8:29 pm
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Re: Non-EU citizen - visa check when flying from Portugal to UK
