Originally Posted by danfan (Post 4687327)

If you have a UK & and US passprt can't you do it as:


US DL => Leave US (boarding ID) - show US passport
UK PPort => Enter UK - show UK passport
UK PPort => Leave UK (for want of anything else, as ID) - UK passport
US PPort => Enter US - US passport

??

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 4687348)

Isn't that what he said? :confused:

Originally Posted by danfan (Post 4687369)

I dunno, I got cofused LOL could have!

Originally Posted by Lycanthrop (Post 4687222)

I have never heard that before......thought it was just a preference of the State Dept.......you know, you are unprotected by the US Embassy if in trouble in the UK.......but if you are a UK Cit, why run to the US Embassy anyway? Unless you are really in trouble..... :eek:

.......hang on, something just went *boing* in my head.....:blink: :blink:

OK, here's a question then......do you need to show a Passport to leave a country?.....I honestly cant remember.

US DL => Leave US (boarding ID)
UK PPort => Enter UK
UK PPort => Leave UK (for want of anything else, as ID)
US PPort => Enter US

Originally Posted by Mallory (Post 4687819)

I always thought if you were USC, you left with your US PP, traveled around Europe with your UK PP if you so desire, and then return to the USA on your US pp. We need an expert to chime in, because I don't think we really know for sure.

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 4687828)

Isn't that what we've been saying? You must leave and enter the US using your US PP.

Originally Posted by Mallory (Post 4687851)

i dunno. i thought he said he was going to leave on the UK pp, and come back on the US pp. i wouldn't want to chance leaving the US with a US pp, and arriving in the UK with a UK pp, seems a bit dodgy to me.

Originally Posted by Lycanthrop (Post 4689003)

I think JG has it when she says:

"As a rule of thumb you use the PP of the country you are in...whether you are departing or arriving."

I thought it was a bit dodgy at first......sort of like "Mr & Mrs Smith" ;) but it does make sense that you'd do it that way......

Originally Posted by gazzpfc (Post 4689284)

I arrived back from States into Gatwick on Sunday and can assure anyone your kids even foreign passport will go through with a UKC parent but if the other parent is non UK or EU citizen I am afraid to say they will be sent to the non EU line.

Originally Posted by Elvira (Post 4689783)

It doesn't just make sense, it is the only legal way to do it - unless you want to be an alien in your own country... :blink:

Originally Posted by Lycanthrop (Post 4681137)

What? They just ask them do they.....or is the name enough.....which doesn't necc prove birth birth Father......:confused:

Originally Posted by Cal 74 (Post 4691829)

Hi all,
It doesn't actually matter which queue (line!) you stand in. We arrived back in the UK this morning. I'm a UKC and my wife is a USC. As always we stand in the 'citizens' line for our respective countries as it's usually the shortest.
If they allow it for married couples, I'm sure it's the same for parents and children.

Originally Posted by Lycanthrop (Post 4691864)

Thanks for that......but she's allready decided she wants the strip seach and full cavity examination....:eek:

Ho hum.......there's just no pleasing foreigners ;)