I have both UK and USA passports. I know that you have to use your US passport when entering and leaving the States. But can I then use my UK passport when arriving at UK immigration to avoid being treated as a tourist (as I live here)? Or does this cause problems?
2007-02-05 10:39:42 · 10 answers · asked by jctstoker 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
When travelling in a country in which you hold Citizenship, you MUST travel as a Citizen of that Country. When at U.K. immigration, you use your U.K. passport when you're at U.S. immigration, you use your U.S. passport.
When travelling between the U.S. and the U.K., inform your airline that you have both--as it may cause problems to present your airline with a U.S. passport and present a U.K. passport upon arrival.
When outside the U.K. and U.S., you can travel on whichever you like or whichever is more convenient, although when in the E.U. or Commonwealth (with the possible exception of Canada) I would use your U.K. passport.
While you are perfectly permitted to have more than one passport---it is often illegal to travel into a nation of your own citizenship on a passport of another nation.
2007-02-05 10:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jamie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Use your UK passport to enter UK .A few years ago due to complaints from other nationals the UK immigration started taking more notice of UK citizens who having being born in USA were using USA passports.I was in the police at the time and had two cases where people were stopped and passports taken.They asked purpose of visit and when thet sais they were British they were told told they had thirty days to prove it or they would be sent back to USA. IT ISNT WORTH THE HASSLE.I would always be sure to have both with you if you have them just in case.
2007-02-05 23:07:20 · answer #2 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use which ever one you want. My ex husband use to use which ever one was the country he was traveling to so he would not get stuck in tourist lines. As to the legalities of it, you can use which ever one you like but you are advised to use the nationality of the country you are traveling to so you will enter into that country under the protection of that government. For example, if you use a British passport to come to America, you can only stay 90 days, so on that passport you must leave after 90 days, even though you are a dual national. If you had come in on an American passport you could have stayed indefinitely! And vice versa in Britain.
2007-02-05 11:20:30 · answer #3 · answered by Head Chef Emzere69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're so lucky...
Yes, use your US passport to travel in and out of the US / Canada ... and all countries like Mexico that have no-visa for US passports...
Use your UK passport for Europe to go straight through immigration as a UK citizen...
and the same for all countries in the EU ...
you can travel all over Europe and the only limit on you will be how much money you have...
2007-02-05 18:59:42 · answer #4 · answered by Our Man In Bananas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Following on from rinkrats answer....using UK passport should not cause problems in UK. I use a Hong Kong ID card to enter and leave Hong Kong...and UK passport to enter and leave the UK.
2007-02-05 10:53:35 · answer #5 · answered by ladypeonie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can't. It doesn't matter how many citizenship or passports you have. YOU, the person, are not allowed to stay longer than 6 months. Both of your passports are biometric now. Add your first name, your last name, your date of birth, your place of birth, your height, weight, eye color, and tell me that a $1,000,000,000.00 computer system that does DNA and fingerprint matches from a flying spaceship can't figure out that you are the same person? Pleeeaaase . . .
2016-05-24 19:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't see a problem with using either.
Unless there is a problem with your US passport it shouldn't take you any longer through passport control than it would with a UK passport.
2007-02-05 10:52:10 · answer #7 · answered by Donna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, if you're travelling to the UK, then use your British passport. They won't eye you with suspiction then, as our immigration officials don't really take to outsiders!
2007-02-05 10:45:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend travels with both a US and Japanese passport. She uses the US one at the US end of the trip and the Japanese one at the Japan end of the trip, and says it makes life much easier in both countries.
2007-02-05 10:48:24 · answer #9 · answered by rinkrat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are better off going to the 'returning residents' section at the airport, then give them your UK visa. When you go back to the US, use your US visa and also show them your UK one to show where you were. They are very particular those American customs officials. So, do things their way.
2007-02-05 23:08:12 · answer #10 · answered by DolphinLami 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋