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Passport Sequence
« on: May 23, 2018, 08:52:30 PM »
Our little one has her two passports now in preparation for our July visit!

Just curious as to the order at which we present her passports at the different airport stages. Correct me if I am wrong...

UK Check-in/Departure
British

US Arrival
American

US Check-in/Departure
American

UK Arrival
British
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Re: Passport Sequence
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2018, 09:00:49 PM »
Our little one has her two passports now in preparation for our July visit!

Just curious as to the order at which we present her passports at the different airport stages. Correct me if I am wrong...

UK Check-in/Departure
British

US Arrival
American

US Check-in/Departure
American

UK Arrival
British

You use the US one for all except arrival into the UK.


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Re: Passport Sequence
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2018, 09:09:27 PM »
You use the US one for all except arrival into the UK.

How will the UK ever know you've left the country though?
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Re: Passport Sequence
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2018, 09:16:17 PM »
How will the UK ever know you've left the country though?

I believe they do exit checks now.

The US passport must be used to leave the UK because:
a) the airline will check that everyone on the flight holds either a US passport or a valid US visa/ESTA
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b) as a US citizen, it is illegal for your daughter to enter the US on a UK passport... so she has no choice - she MUST use her US passport for the flight booking, for checking in and for entering the US

Basically:
- by law, all US citizens must travel to and from the US on a US passport
- there is no such law for UK citizens, so she can use either passport to leave, and then she needs to use her UK passport to return, so that they know she is a UK citizen

So, in summary, she uses her US passport for the majority of the trip (leaving the UK, entering the US, leaving the US) and then just shows her UK passport to UK immigration when she returns.


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Re: Passport Sequence
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2018, 10:03:14 AM »
I do:

UK check in (USA passports so they know you don’t need an ESTA)
USA immigration (USA passports and request a stamp to keep track of dates)
USA check in for departure (UK passport so they know I don’t need a return ticket or visa)
UK immigration (UK passport)


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Re: Passport Sequence
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2018, 03:42:47 PM »
How KFdancer does it!

Last year after having yet another second passport check upon departure the BA clerk told me my life would be easier if I did entire UK to US trip on American passport and entire US to UK leg on British passport.  So when checking in in London = American passport and when checking in in US = UK passport.  He was right, no 2nd and 3rd checks, and ma'am, could we just confirm...


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Re: Passport Sequence
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2018, 10:03:42 AM »
Super helpful thread. Had same questions. Can I add a question...did you all bother doing the Advanced Passenger info on the airline's online check in? I would imagine if so, you would use American Passort # and say country of Residence UK....I did mine only (as I'm the only one w just one passport...American...) and it's holding me up while they "check with my government" on my status...sheesh!
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Biometrics done - 13 January 2020
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