Dual nationals could use expired UK passports to prove they are British, Home Office says
Carriers could accept expired passport ‘at their own discretion’, Home Office says, as new rules imminentUK politics live – latest updatesBritish dual nationals may be able to use expired UK passports to prove to airlines they are British when controversial new immigration rules come into...
<p>Carriers could accept expired passport ‘at their own discretion’, Home Office says, as new rules imminent</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/19/keir-starmer-antonia-romeo-cabinet-secretary-donald-trump-chagos-islands-deal-uk-politics-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>British dual nationals may be able to use expired UK passports to prove to airlines they are British when controversial new immigration rules come into force, the Home Office has said.</p><p>New rules, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/13/dual-nationals-denied-entry-to-uk-british-passport-border-control">coming into force on Wednesday</a>, require anyone who is coming into the UK with British dual nationality to present a British passport when boarding a plane, ferry or train or buy a “certificate of entitlement” costing £589 to attach to their foreign passport.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/19/dual-nationals-expired-uk-passports-prove-british-home-office">Continue reading...</a>
Read the full article at:
The Guardian World →