I learned that it has always been required to enter the US on a US passport if you have a claim to citizenship only that recently they are enforcing it more. I am reluctant to travel to the US in the circumstance I do get an immigration officer that is strictly by the book. This is the post that on the newsgroup that alerted it to me.
If they're convinced that the person at the port of entry is a US citizen,
then they would most likely admit that person. In theory, there is an
administrative penalty for a US citizen entering the US without having
sufficient proof of citizenship (a valid passport, or other documentation
when authorized), although currently the penalty is set at zero dollars.
In the case of a child born outside the US with US parentage, if a foreign
passport were presented for the child, the immigration officer would
most likely also advise them to verify that the child is or is not a US
citizen via a US consulate or the State Department.
An adult would get a more severe lecture on how the US requires
all US citizens to have US passports when they enter the country,
and not foreign passports (if they suspected that he was a US citizen),
even if they're allowed to use that foreign passport when outside the
US.
All the circumstance involved would take a part in the reaction of immigration.
I don't like that I have to schedule seperate appointments for my 2 children and have to take both of them and my husband to the embassy in London. Not only does it take 3 months to get an appointment but finding 2 appointments together or close to each other makes it more difficult. The only consolation is that I live close enough to London that it won't involve hours of travel.
I am going to email the embassy and see if they can help. I thought it would be presumptious of me to use the email when they specifically state on the website that they are only contactable through post.
Thanks for all your replies
K
