Dual Nationality USA/UK and flying to UK
Jan 18th 2012, 10:29 am
#16
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Re: Dual Nationality USA/UK and flying to UK
Thanks for your replies. The last times, that I flew overseas was in 2009. At that time, I decided to use the US passport in Edinburgh as the immigration line was very short. The immigration officer suggested that I use the UK passport next time. I told her that I was worried about the USA giving me a hard time when returning back to the USA. I guess it would be better to use in Heathrow since the lines will be longer than Edinburgh.
This is our first family reunion in year. American/British airways are offering some good deals which worked out good. My younger sister, who is flying from another airport, will be traveling with her son. He has a US passport and she a UK one. I guess they will be split up in Heathrow when going thru passport control. Hope that does not happen since this is his first flight overseas and he is only 9 years old. How do they handle a person with a EU passport and a kid with a USA one?
Jan 18th 2012, 10:51 am
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Re: Dual Nationality USA/UK and flying to UK
My younger sister, who is flying from another airport, will be traveling with her son. He has a US passport and she a UK one. I guess they will be split up in Heathrow when going thru passport control. Hope that does not happen since this is his first flight overseas and he is only 9 years old. How do they handle a person with a EU passport and a kid with a USA one?
My wife and I (and our 4 kids) are also US/UK citizens. Last time I went to the UK, I only used a US passport at all stages and had no problems. Last time my wife went, she used her US passport to leave/enter the US and her UK passport to enter the UK. On the way back, she attempted to use her UK passport to leave the UK but she was asked a question (regarding her ability to enter the US as she doesn't have an ESTA) and so she produced her US passport as well.
So if you have both passports, take both. If you only take one passport, make sure it's a US passport as US citizens are legally required to leave/enter the US on US passports. The UK places no such restriction on its citizens.
Last edited by MarylandNed; Jan 18th 2012 at 10:56 am.
Jun 27th 2012, 8:44 pm
#18
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Re: Dual Nationality USA/UK and flying to UK
No - you do not need to be split up. My wife recently used a UK passport and our 10 year old daughter who was with her used a US passport to enter the UK. They both used the EU line. On another occasion they both used the non-EU line.
My wife and I (and our 4 kids) are also US/UK citizens. Last time I went to the UK, I only used a US passport at all stages and had no problems. Last time my wife went, she used her US passport to leave/enter the US and her UK passport to enter the UK. On the way back, she attempted to use her UK passport to leave the UK but she was asked a question (regarding her ability to enter the US as she doesn't have an ESTA) and so she produced her US passport as well.
So if you have both passports, take both. If you only take one passport, make sure it's a US passport as US citizens are legally required to leave/enter the US on US passports. The UK places no such restriction on its citizens.
My wife and I (and our 4 kids) are also US/UK citizens. Last time I went to the UK, I only used a US passport at all stages and had no problems. Last time my wife went, she used her US passport to leave/enter the US and her UK passport to enter the UK. On the way back, she attempted to use her UK passport to leave the UK but she was asked a question (regarding her ability to enter the US as she doesn't have an ESTA) and so she produced her US passport as well.
So if you have both passports, take both. If you only take one passport, make sure it's a US passport as US citizens are legally required to leave/enter the US on US passports. The UK places no such restriction on its citizens.
Jun 28th 2012, 2:01 am
#19
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Re: Dual Nationality USA/UK and flying to UK
Thanks for your replies. The last times, that I flew overseas was in 2009. At that time, I decided to use the US passport in Edinburgh as the immigration line was very short. The immigration officer suggested that I use the UK passport next time. I told her that I was worried about the USA giving me a hard time when returning back to the USA. I guess it would be better to use in Heathrow since the lines will be longer than Edinburgh.
This is our first family reunion in year. American/British airways are offering some good deals which worked out good. My younger sister, who is flying from another airport, will be traveling with her son. He has a US passport and she a UK one. I guess they will be split up in Heathrow when going thru passport control. Hope that does not happen since this is his first flight overseas and he is only 9 years old. How do they handle a person with a EU passport and a kid with a USA one?
This is our first family reunion in year. American/British airways are offering some good deals which worked out good. My younger sister, who is flying from another airport, will be traveling with her son. He has a US passport and she a UK one. I guess they will be split up in Heathrow when going thru passport control. Hope that does not happen since this is his first flight overseas and he is only 9 years old. How do they handle a person with a EU passport and a kid with a USA one?
