Heathrow Border Question

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28 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

The thing is that as a dual citizen, you can keep using the expired UK passport to prove citizenship - and in this case, avoid ETA- and the other unexpired passport to board the plane, train or ship.

Guess it’s a wait and see, what rules the Home Office will introduce. Everything I’ve read says it’ll be the same as other countries with a similar scheme such as Canada or the US, with a legal requirement to enter on a British passport, but until full details are released nobody can know for sure. 

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Update: He used his US passport throughout inspection, no problems, and was never asked to show his UK passport as the system was all automated. He just inserted his passport in a machine and there was (he thinks) some sort of facial recognition system. While it did not work for everyone it worked for him, and everything moved expeditiously and smoothly. He didn't think he went in any special queue. 

 

I asked him what he thought of being back, it being the first time for him in nearly 15 years, and he said, "What a dump." Except he used a rather more vulgar word than "dump." Shocking! Apparently the best part is the easy access to Melton Mowbray pies.