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British-Danish couple say new UK passport rules may separate them from children
PoliticsThe Guardian1mo ago

British-Danish couple say new UK passport rules may separate them from children

Family learned of change while abroad, and fear dual-national children will have to stay with relatives while they return to apply for passports A British man and a Danish woman fear they will be separated from their young children in Copenhagen airport because of new border control rules on British dual nationals. James Scrivens and his wife, Sara, who live in the UK in Wales, were visiting relatives in Norway and Denmark during the school holidays, and learned about the new Home Office rule...

New UK Travel Rules for Dual Nationals from February 2026
WorldTimes of India1mo ago

New UK Travel Rules for Dual Nationals from February 2026

New UK border rules effective February 25, 2026, will require dual British citizens, particularly those in the UAE and Gulf, to use a British passport or a Certificate of Entitlement to enter the UK, causing potential travel disruptions.

Home Office denies ‘absurd’ criticism over rule change that could leave dual nationals stranded
PoliticsThe Guardian1mo ago

Home Office denies ‘absurd’ criticism over rule change that could leave dual nationals stranded

MPs raise cases of honeymooners and other Britons caught out by new passport requirements as minister rejects calls for a grace period The Home Office has dismissed as “absurd” claims that it failed to properly communicate new border rules that left some British dual nationals at risk of being denied boarding flights to the UK. During a heated session in parliament on Wednesday, the Home Office minister Mike Tapp suggested that media coverage in the Guardian and BBC reflected the department’s...

‘Illegitimacy tax’: new UK border rules for dual nationals throwing lives into chaos
PoliticsThe Guardian1mo ago

‘Illegitimacy tax’: new UK border rules for dual nationals throwing lives into chaos

Two women who have lived almost all their lives in UK, but whose British fathers were not married, tell how they are having to battle for British citizenship Two women who have lived almost all their lives in the UK have had their lives thrown into chaos due to the new border control rules for British dual nationals because their French mothers were not married to their British fathers. Both women have been forced to prove their right to British passports as a result of archaic laws, which di...

UK tightens border rules for dual nationals
PoliticsDawn1mo ago

UK tightens border rules for dual nationals

LONDON: Thousands of dual British nationals risk being denied boarding on flights, ferries and trains to the United Kingdom from Feb 25, unless they carry a valid British passport as new border controls come into force this week. The change confirmed by the UK Home Office means British citizens who also hold another nationality will be required to present a British passport when travelling to the UK. Those without one must apply for a “certificate of entitlement” attac­hed to their non-Britis...