Entering UK as British citizen on Australian passport (no British passport)
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I'm about to to leave the UK for Australia, but when I return in a month I'll be entering without any visa documentation as I had to hand it in once I became a UK citizen. But as yet I have not applied for a UK passport. DO I need to bring my original Britsh naturalisation/ citizenship certificate with me to re-enter at the UK border, as I no longer have my unlimited leave to remain UK visa card.
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asked Apr 26 at 14:35
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I'm about to to leave the UK for Australia, but when I return in a month I'll be entering without any visa documentation as I had to hand it in once I became a UK citizen. But as yet I have not applied for a UK passport. DO I need to bring my original Britsh naturalisation/ citizenship certificate with me to re-enter at the UK border, as I no longer have my unlimited leave to remain UK visa card.
Help!
visas passports
asked Apr 26 at 14:35
L Michelle
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Why not apply for a UK passport now?
– mdewey
Apr 26 at 15:00
@mdewey The application would take 6 weeks, and would involve sending in the citizenship certificate. It's not an options for imminent travel. passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/australia/first/…
– MJeffryes
Apr 26 at 15:41
Why didn't you apply for your passport while applying for citizenship ? That would have taken care of this. I am not sure the airline will allow you to board, but worth a try.
– DumbCoder
Apr 26 at 15:52
@DumbCoder Why wouldn't the airline allow an Australian passport holder to board a flight to the UK? If you have an answer which disagrees with mine, you should post it.
– MJeffryes
Apr 30 at 12:59
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up vote
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I'm about to to leave the UK for Australia, but when I return in a month I'll be entering without any visa documentation as I had to hand it in once I became a UK citizen. But as yet I have not applied for a UK passport. DO I need to bring my original Britsh naturalisation/ citizenship certificate with me to re-enter at the UK border, as I no longer have my unlimited leave to remain UK visa card.
Help!
visas passports
asked Apr 26 at 14:35
L Michelle
111
I'm about to to leave the UK for Australia, but when I return in a month I'll be entering without any visa documentation as I had to hand it in once I became a UK citizen. But as yet I have not applied for a UK passport. DO I need to bring my original Britsh naturalisation/ citizenship certificate with me to re-enter at the UK border, as I no longer have my unlimited leave to remain UK visa card.
Help!
visas passports
asked Apr 26 at 14:35
L Michelle
111
asked Apr 26 at 14:35
L Michelle
111
asked Apr 26 at 14:35
L Michelle
111
asked Apr 26 at 14:35
L Michelle
111
111
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Why not apply for a UK passport now?
– mdewey
Apr 26 at 15:00
@mdewey The application would take 6 weeks, and would involve sending in the citizenship certificate. It's not an options for imminent travel. passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/australia/first/…
– MJeffryes
Apr 26 at 15:41
Why didn't you apply for your passport while applying for citizenship ? That would have taken care of this. I am not sure the airline will allow you to board, but worth a try.
– DumbCoder
Apr 26 at 15:52
@DumbCoder Why wouldn't the airline allow an Australian passport holder to board a flight to the UK? If you have an answer which disagrees with mine, you should post it.
– MJeffryes
Apr 30 at 12:59
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1
Why not apply for a UK passport now?
– mdewey
Apr 26 at 15:00
@mdewey The application would take 6 weeks, and would involve sending in the citizenship certificate. It's not an options for imminent travel. passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/australia/first/…
– MJeffryes
Apr 26 at 15:41
Why didn't you apply for your passport while applying for citizenship ? That would have taken care of this. I am not sure the airline will allow you to board, but worth a try.
– DumbCoder
Apr 26 at 15:52
@DumbCoder Why wouldn't the airline allow an Australian passport holder to board a flight to the UK? If you have an answer which disagrees with mine, you should post it.
– MJeffryes
Apr 30 at 12:59
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Why not apply for a UK passport now?
– mdewey
Apr 26 at 15:00
Why not apply for a UK passport now?
– mdewey
Apr 26 at 15:00
@mdewey The application would take 6 weeks, and would involve sending in the citizenship certificate. It's not an options for imminent travel. passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/australia/first/…
– MJeffryes
Apr 26 at 15:41
@mdewey The application would take 6 weeks, and would involve sending in the citizenship certificate. It's not an options for imminent travel. passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/australia/first/…
– MJeffryes
Apr 26 at 15:41
Why didn't you apply for your passport while applying for citizenship ? That would have taken care of this. I am not sure the airline will allow you to board, but worth a try.
– DumbCoder
Apr 26 at 15:52
Why didn't you apply for your passport while applying for citizenship ? That would have taken care of this. I am not sure the airline will allow you to board, but worth a try.
– DumbCoder
Apr 26 at 15:52
@DumbCoder Why wouldn't the airline allow an Australian passport holder to board a flight to the UK? If you have an answer which disagrees with mine, you should post it.
– MJeffryes
Apr 30 at 12:59
@DumbCoder Why wouldn't the airline allow an Australian passport holder to board a flight to the UK? If you have an answer which disagrees with mine, you should post it.
– MJeffryes
Apr 30 at 12:59
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You will have two points at which your documentation is checked. First, your airline will check whether you have the correct documentation for entering the UK. Since you have an Australian passport, you are allowed to travel to the UK visa free. So you are in the clear here.
Once you reach the UK border, you will fill in a landing card. It is now your choice how you want to present yourself. Unlike some countries, the UK does not require that its citizens enter the country on a passport which it has issued. However, if you are presenting yourself as a British citizen who intends to remain in the UK indefinitely, you will need to provide evidence. This doesn't need to be a passport. A citizenship certificate will likely make this process very smooth, but it could in principle be anything that can convince the border force officer that you are a British citizen.
If your visit to the UK is short, then you could choose to present yourself as an Australian on a visit, and you will likely not face any further scrutiny. However, if the border force officer suspects that you will not comply with the conditions of visa free travel, then you may put yourself in the position of needing to prove that you are a British citizen.
To be safe, you ought to bring your citizenship certificate.
answered Apr 26 at 15:21
MJeffryes
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Thank you so much! That answers my question.I should have applied for a Brit passport earlier, so I will simply take my Citizenship certificate with me to show upon return. Many thanks.
– L Michelle
Apr 27 at 15:44
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1 Answer
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You will have two points at which your documentation is checked. First, your airline will check whether you have the correct documentation for entering the UK. Since you have an Australian passport, you are allowed to travel to the UK visa free. So you are in the clear here.
Once you reach the UK border, you will fill in a landing card. It is now your choice how you want to present yourself. Unlike some countries, the UK does not require that its citizens enter the country on a passport which it has issued. However, if you are presenting yourself as a British citizen who intends to remain in the UK indefinitely, you will need to provide evidence. This doesn't need to be a passport. A citizenship certificate will likely make this process very smooth, but it could in principle be anything that can convince the border force officer that you are a British citizen.
If your visit to the UK is short, then you could choose to present yourself as an Australian on a visit, and you will likely not face any further scrutiny. However, if the border force officer suspects that you will not comply with the conditions of visa free travel, then you may put yourself in the position of needing to prove that you are a British citizen.
To be safe, you ought to bring your citizenship certificate.
answered Apr 26 at 15:21
MJeffryes
2,9742826
Thank you so much! That answers my question.I should have applied for a Brit passport earlier, so I will simply take my Citizenship certificate with me to show upon return. Many thanks.
– L Michelle
Apr 27 at 15:44
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
You will have two points at which your documentation is checked. First, your airline will check whether you have the correct documentation for entering the UK. Since you have an Australian passport, you are allowed to travel to the UK visa free. So you are in the clear here.
Once you reach the UK border, you will fill in a landing card. It is now your choice how you want to present yourself. Unlike some countries, the UK does not require that its citizens enter the country on a passport which it has issued. However, if you are presenting yourself as a British citizen who intends to remain in the UK indefinitely, you will need to provide evidence. This doesn't need to be a passport. A citizenship certificate will likely make this process very smooth, but it could in principle be anything that can convince the border force officer that you are a British citizen.
If your visit to the UK is short, then you could choose to present yourself as an Australian on a visit, and you will likely not face any further scrutiny. However, if the border force officer suspects that you will not comply with the conditions of visa free travel, then you may put yourself in the position of needing to prove that you are a British citizen.
To be safe, you ought to bring your citizenship certificate.
answered Apr 26 at 15:21
MJeffryes
2,9742826
Thank you so much! That answers my question.I should have applied for a Brit passport earlier, so I will simply take my Citizenship certificate with me to show upon return. Many thanks.
– L Michelle
Apr 27 at 15:44
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
You will have two points at which your documentation is checked. First, your airline will check whether you have the correct documentation for entering the UK. Since you have an Australian passport, you are allowed to travel to the UK visa free. So you are in the clear here.
Once you reach the UK border, you will fill in a landing card. It is now your choice how you want to present yourself. Unlike some countries, the UK does not require that its citizens enter the country on a passport which it has issued. However, if you are presenting yourself as a British citizen who intends to remain in the UK indefinitely, you will need to provide evidence. This doesn't need to be a passport. A citizenship certificate will likely make this process very smooth, but it could in principle be anything that can convince the border force officer that you are a British citizen.
If your visit to the UK is short, then you could choose to present yourself as an Australian on a visit, and you will likely not face any further scrutiny. However, if the border force officer suspects that you will not comply with the conditions of visa free travel, then you may put yourself in the position of needing to prove that you are a British citizen.
To be safe, you ought to bring your citizenship certificate.
answered Apr 26 at 15:21
MJeffryes
2,9742826
You will have two points at which your documentation is checked. First, your airline will check whether you have the correct documentation for entering the UK. Since you have an Australian passport, you are allowed to travel to the UK visa free. So you are in the clear here.
Once you reach the UK border, you will fill in a landing card. It is now your choice how you want to present yourself. Unlike some countries, the UK does not require that its citizens enter the country on a passport which it has issued. However, if you are presenting yourself as a British citizen who intends to remain in the UK indefinitely, you will need to provide evidence. This doesn't need to be a passport. A citizenship certificate will likely make this process very smooth, but it could in principle be anything that can convince the border force officer that you are a British citizen.
If your visit to the UK is short, then you could choose to present yourself as an Australian on a visit, and you will likely not face any further scrutiny. However, if the border force officer suspects that you will not comply with the conditions of visa free travel, then you may put yourself in the position of needing to prove that you are a British citizen.
To be safe, you ought to bring your citizenship certificate.
answered Apr 26 at 15:21
MJeffryes
2,9742826
answered Apr 26 at 15:21
MJeffryes
2,9742826
answered Apr 26 at 15:21
MJeffryes
2,9742826
answered Apr 26 at 15:21
MJeffryes
2,9742826
2,9742826
Thank you so much! That answers my question.I should have applied for a Brit passport earlier, so I will simply take my Citizenship certificate with me to show upon return. Many thanks.
– L Michelle
Apr 27 at 15:44
add a comment |Â
Thank you so much! That answers my question.I should have applied for a Brit passport earlier, so I will simply take my Citizenship certificate with me to show upon return. Many thanks.
– L Michelle
Apr 27 at 15:44
Thank you so much! That answers my question.I should have applied for a Brit passport earlier, so I will simply take my Citizenship certificate with me to show upon return. Many thanks.
– L Michelle
Apr 27 at 15:44
Thank you so much! That answers my question.I should have applied for a Brit passport earlier, so I will simply take my Citizenship certificate with me to show upon return. Many thanks.
– L Michelle
Apr 27 at 15:44
add a comment |Â
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Why not apply for a UK passport now?
– mdewey
Apr 26 at 15:00
@mdewey The application would take 6 weeks, and would involve sending in the citizenship certificate. It's not an options for imminent travel. passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/australia/first/…
– MJeffryes
Apr 26 at 15:41
Why didn't you apply for your passport while applying for citizenship ? That would have taken care of this. I am not sure the airline will allow you to board, but worth a try.
– DumbCoder
Apr 26 at 15:52
@DumbCoder Why wouldn't the airline allow an Australian passport holder to board a flight to the UK? If you have an answer which disagrees with mine, you should post it.
– MJeffryes
Apr 30 at 12:59