Dual nationals face scramble for UK passports as new rules come into force

Entry requirements to the UK for dual nationals are being overhauled as part of sweeping changes to the immigration system.

‘Scandalous and unacceptable’: readers on the new UK entry rules for dual nationals

Some say they may stop visiting or even renounce their British citizenship owing to stricter requirements British dual nationals living abroad have told of their disgust, fury and distress over new UK border rules that mean they could risk be denied boarding on a flight, ferry or train. The new rules, which come into force on 25 February, have caught many by surprise and require British dual nationals to present a British passport or a “certificate of entitlement”, which costs £589, to visit the UK on their non-British passport. Continue reading...

By Lisa O’Carroll