Tangram

Been a while, anyone got a link to where you do this these day ?

Siouxie

https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports
It's not cheap! Nice to see you back.. hope all is well!

Tangram

Is it worth it now with Brexit ?

SanDiegogirl

If you return to the UK either as permanent of vacation stay, you'll only be admitted as a visitor if you don't have a valid UK passport - unless you have other documentation to prove you are a Brit.

(and who wants the hassle of that at the border)

Former Lancastrian

What you mean like carrying your birth certificate with you and handing that over with your passport. Wow what a hassle that is. Also of note your passport shows where you were born.

SanDiegogirl

I mean if you enter the UK with any other passport apart from your UK one, you'll enter as a visitor until such time as border official is convinced you are a Brit.

e.g. Son of British friend tried to enter UK with his US passport. "What is you reason for entering the UK said border official?" " I've come to work for my uncle for a year or 2" said son, "Really?", said official as he yanks him to secondary. It was only after son showed them his British passport and the official had given him a earful about using his British passport to enter the UK that he was allowed to go.
Claiming you are a Brit, proves nothing.

Tirytory

I remembering travelling with my 1 yr old Canadian son on a night flight, and the UK immigration officer giving us a bit of a hard time because the 1 yr old wasn’t travelling on a British passport like the rest of us. He told us “he could refuse the baby entrance you know”.

Shard

Perhaps a 96% (27/28) discount would be in order. Got my renewal this summer, it was real tangible reminder of no longer being an EU citizen.

Former Lancastrian

So that is why I would be handing over the birth certificate with my passport. No legal requirement to enter the UK on a UK passport unlike the US. Now providing the UK Border Force are hiring officers with more than completion of primary school they should know that a UK citizen has right of entry into the UK. From all accounts you have about a 2 hour wait to collect bags so wait at a carousel or if sent to secondary politely ask to see a supervisor and ask them why a UK citizen is in secondary immigration. Sorry about that Sir you are free to go.

sharkus

I got grief from the immigration person because I should have had my then wife and son come into the UK line with me (I was on my UK passport, they both had their Canadian ones). I thought it typical as I knew if they did come with me then no doubt they would have complained about that too. You can't win

Counter to this, the last trip over I had my UK passport, my son was with me with his canadian passport, and my girlfriend had her US passport. All going through the UK line. I was expecting trouble, but the chap was great, joking with my son while he processed us all.



As for passport renewal, I did mine around Feb last year, before it went all surreal. I have to say I was very, very impressed with the whole online renewal process. The only issue I had was fitting the very long address to send things to on the Canada Post tracking form. I got regular updates about where I was in the process, and emails for tracking info when the passport was on the way back.

I'd love to see Canada have a similar online system, as it would make it so much easier.