emmab1995 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I am hoping someone will be able to advice me .... Our eldest is going back to the uk could be for good, but he only has his Australian passport to travel on will that be ok ??? Any advice would be great thanks :yes: xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiralx Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Well, he *has* to leave Aus on his Aus passport by law, and AFAIK can enter the UK on it even if a UK citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 When you enter the UK on an Australian passport you are given a 6 month visa so if he was to stay longer he would effectively be there illegally - in reality of course, assuming he is a British citizen, he can stay but it could cause problems next time he tried to travel. If you're out of time then I'd travel on the Australian passport but around the 6 month mark get in touch with the British Embassy and explain that you arrived on an Australian passport but now intend to stay and I am sure if would be sorted easily. My sons British passport is expired and we both travelled on our Australian passports at the weekend but it was an internal flight so we didn't actually go through passport control it was just for ID at check-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 No just show the UK border staff the expired british passport. don't enter on the Australian one. He is a british citizen so no dramas he will be allowed to enter on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen85 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 He can enter on it as everyone has said but I would suggest he just gets a new one when he is there, save any trouble down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmab1995 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Thanks so much guys i feel a little better now:biggrin: .... it has been a very quick decision for him to go back so we will not have time to get him a new british passport , he leaves first wk of march YIKES ..... xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Renewing a British passport in Australia is relatively quick. Mine took 2 weeks as it was a straight renewal and my old passport still have a month's validity. However if the passport has expired totally that is a different matter and I have heard that it can take months. It is cheaper to renew in UK anyway so I would just do it when he gets back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmab1995 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Thanks rossmoyne his has expired totally i think it ran out in 2009 :eek: so we are going to get him to travel on his australian one and sort out his british one when he gets back there ..xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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