CHILDREN BORN IN USA ? READ THIS
Dec 5th 2007, 1:44 pm
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My son thoughtlessly entered the UK with his UK passport and attempted to leave with his US passport a year or so ago.. the officer asked him why there was no entry stamp in his US passport, so they do sometimes check. Unfortunately he had (foolishly) packed his UK passport in his checked luggage! After explaining this, the immigration officer let him through.
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Dec 5th 2007, 3:25 pm
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Airlines abroad though will not allow you on the plane unless you have one, although I do know a guy in the UK who was born in Boston and moved back to the UK with his mother when he was two years old. He flew to Boston from Dublin last year on a UK passport but was given a hard time by US Immigration at Dublin airport. They pretty much told him they would allow him to fly "just this once" but to get a US Passport next time. They said he was committing an offence by entering the US without a passport, but the fine is $0.
I'm not sure how they would know he was born in the USA if he didn't tell them though as the I-94 waiver form only ask for country of citizenship, not country of birth and Boston could be Lincolnshire and not Mass.
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Dec 5th 2007, 8:09 pm
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If you are born in the USA and present yourself at a US border or airport immigration desk without a US passport they have no right to refuse you entry to the United States as long as you can prove you are a US citizen. With or without a passport, they have to let you in.
Airlines abroad though will not allow you on the plane unless you have one, although I do know a guy in the UK who was born in Boston and moved back to the UK with his mother when he was two years old. He flew to Boston from Dublin last year on a UK passport but was given a hard time by US Immigration at Dublin airport. They pretty much told him they would allow him to fly "just this once" but to get a US Passport next time. They said he was committing an offence by entering the US without a passport, but the fine is $0.
I'm not sure how they would know he was born in the USA if he didn't tell them though as the I-94 waiver form only ask for country of citizenship, not country of birth and Boston could be Lincolnshire and not Mass.
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Airlines abroad though will not allow you on the plane unless you have one, although I do know a guy in the UK who was born in Boston and moved back to the UK with his mother when he was two years old. He flew to Boston from Dublin last year on a UK passport but was given a hard time by US Immigration at Dublin airport. They pretty much told him they would allow him to fly "just this once" but to get a US Passport next time. They said he was committing an offence by entering the US without a passport, but the fine is $0.
I'm not sure how they would know he was born in the USA if he didn't tell them though as the I-94 waiver form only ask for country of citizenship, not country of birth and Boston could be Lincolnshire and not Mass.
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Place of birth is actually on your UK passport. Again, not sure if it would be written as just "Boston" or Boston, USA - mine just says "Lincoln" - (being Lincoln, UK not Nebraska) but maybe when they swipe it they can tell?
Dec 5th 2007, 8:19 pm
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Dec 6th 2007, 3:33 am
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If you have both (and this is the important part) British and American citizenship, you must enter on the British passport.
Otherwise, if you present your US passport at UK immigration, you are likely to face the same scenario as the OP. However, when leaving the UK, you'll need to present the US passport (because the US is your destination).
Otherwise, if you present your US passport at UK immigration, you are likely to face the same scenario as the OP. However, when leaving the UK, you'll need to present the US passport (because the US is your destination).
Dec 6th 2007, 4:40 am
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Otherwise, if you present your US passport at UK immigration, you are likely to face the same scenario as the OP. However, when leaving the UK, you'll need to present the US passport (because the US is your destination).
Show U.K. immigration exit control (which is being reintroduced) the same passport used to enter the country.
Dec 7th 2007, 1:03 pm
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Hello, you have to contact the British consulate in Washington they will give you the forms to register your childs birth, after that your children can carry 2 passport but BEWARE ..
my sons were born in America and have both British and American passports, one year we went to England on their English passports and when it was time to come back they wouldnt let us on the plane, we had to go to London and get new American passports,
ANY PERSON BORN IN THE USA MUST ENTER THE USA ON A USA PASSPORT....
when you get the British passport it is stamped BORN IN USA........hope this helps
my sons were born in America and have both British and American passports, one year we went to England on their English passports and when it was time to come back they wouldnt let us on the plane, we had to go to London and get new American passports,
ANY PERSON BORN IN THE USA MUST ENTER THE USA ON A USA PASSPORT....
when you get the British passport it is stamped BORN IN USA........hope this helps
Wouldn't it be great if you could just get a 'combo' US/UK passport to reflect the reality!
Cheers
Dec 7th 2007, 10:43 pm
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and the passports expired after 5 years ... it was kind've stressful worrying about it all! So now we live in the US, and just maintain the US passports. I'm pretty sure the kids will have dual-citizenship options if/whenever the time comes that ever matters.
Dec 8th 2007, 3:44 am
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Hi - we are a US/UK couple. Two kids born in the UK. We started out with two passports for each, but then found that (especially after Sep 11 2001) it was necessary to travel back and forth on the same passport, and the passports expired after 5 years ... it was kind've stressful worrying about it all! So now we live in the US, and just maintain the US passports. I'm pretty sure the kids will have dual-citizenship options if/whenever the time comes that ever matters.
Wouldn't it be great if you could just get a 'combo' US/UK passport to reflect the reality!
Cheers
Wouldn't it be great if you could just get a 'combo' US/UK passport to reflect the reality!
Cheers
Dual citizenship issues:
UK perspective: "The British Government has no objection to dual or multiple citizenship or to a person holding passports from more than one country."
US perspective: www.richw.org/dualcit
