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Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Veserr@sh.itjust.works to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 4 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

How is this an issue?? You just use your UK passport when travelling to the UK, and your EU passport when travelling to the EU. Just as anyone normally would - you go through the shortest queue you're entiteled to use.

If you're a dual national, you already have two passports. Certainly you at least have an entitlement to them.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 hours ago

If you’re a dual national, you already have two passports.

That assumption is mistaken, and where the issues likely come from in practise.

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

That's what I do - an extra bonus is avoiding the tourist tax in the country of my birth.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But Spain requires non-nationals naturalising to renounce their previous nationality and presenting her British passport at the airport will legally risk her Spanish nationality.

Surely if she's renounced her nationality she isn't a British national?

[–] RubberDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If I'm reading it right, she told Spain that she had so she could get her Spanish citizenship, but she hadn't actually, so now she could be found out.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So she broke the law? And is upset about it?

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I lived in the US. The UK embassy was openly recommending this to folks taking US citizen ship.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But does the US require you to renounce your old citizenship like Spain?

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's not what this page says: https://www.usa.gov/dual-citizenship

Whether you were born an American citizen or became one through naturalization, if you have dual citizenship, you:

Do not have to choose one nationality over the other. As a U.S. citizen, you may naturalize in another country without risking your U.S. citizenship.

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 1 points 16 hours ago

It used to be the case that the US formally didn't allow dual nationality, but other nations didn't mind if you had US nationality as well as theirs. So many people were just not telling the US about their second nationality that the US got rid of that rule maybe 15 or so years ago.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting that the US already has this requirement

Must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the U.S.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 2 points 18 hours ago

Kinda makes sense to me. I don't understand the issue this brings up. If you're a dual national and want to enter the UK (or the US as in the above example) carry your UK (or US) passport. Otherwise if you don't want to then pay a large unnecessary sum of money for a shitty stamp.

I don't get the outrage here. It's not hard to carry a passport 🤷🏼‍♀️. What am I missing?