UK citizen with US citizen partner/kids question
Jul 22nd 2007, 4:25 am
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UK citizen with US citizen partner/kids question
When you make trips back to the UK do you go through the international passport control with your family or do you take them through the UK line with you... has anyone had any probs either way?
Jul 22nd 2007, 4:38 am
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Re: UK citizen with US citizen partner/kids question
depends what passport you have ....
Jul 22nd 2007, 5:08 am
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UK citizen=UK passport (me) US citizen= US passport (my hubby and girls).
Jul 22nd 2007, 5:12 am
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Re: UK citizen with US citizen partner/kids question
go through the UK line.
I did have problems once at Manchester, but there weren't up with the new rules that dependents and spouses of UK citizens can go through the UK line.
I did have problems once at Manchester, but there weren't up with the new rules that dependents and spouses of UK citizens can go through the UK line.
Jul 22nd 2007, 5:14 am
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Just aim for the UK line. What's the worst they can do?
Jul 22nd 2007, 5:31 am
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out of the horses mouth, she works for immigration checking passports. British passport holders to UK line, non UK passport holders to other. They dont like non UK passport holders going thru UK line because it holds the flow of traffic up. Nothing doing they take them if its busy u will get redirected to Non UK side!
Jul 22nd 2007, 5:33 am
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I always get the UK immigration officers telling me how wonder it is in their home country ... India ...
Jul 22nd 2007, 6:06 am
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Jul 22nd 2007, 1:20 pm
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Re: UK citizen with US citizen partner/kids question
I went through Heathrow a few weeks ago with my 18 yr old USC step-daughter. We both went through the UK line and had no problems at all.
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Jul 23rd 2007, 7:16 pm
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Re: UK citizen with US citizen partner/kids question
I always take my daughter through the UK line, even though she's a US citizen. Of course, she is only 16 months old....
I've never actually entered the UK with both spouse and daughter (neither of whom are UK citizens) but if I did, I think we'd probably separate and my husband would take my daughter through the non-citizens line.
I've never actually entered the UK with both spouse and daughter (neither of whom are UK citizens) but if I did, I think we'd probably separate and my husband would take my daughter through the non-citizens line.
Jul 23rd 2007, 7:32 pm
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Last time we went through Heathrow I went in UK line and hubby and daughter went in other line. Lady asked my hubby why he was here and he pointed at me and she told him next time we could all go through UK line together.
Jul 23rd 2007, 7:33 pm
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By the way, can you bring me Refreshers back, the chewy yellow ones with the sherbet in the middle, pleeeeeeeeaaaasee