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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lisa O’Carroll

‘Scandalous and unacceptable’: readers on the new UK entry rules for dual nationals

Queues at border control at Heathrow
British dual nationals will be required to present a British passport or a certificate of entitlement to enter the UK from 25 February. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

British dual nationals living abroad have told of their disgust, fury and distress over new UK border rules that mean they could risk being denied boarding on a flight, ferry or train.

The new rules, which come into force on 25 February, have caught many by surprise and require British dual nationals to present a British passport or a “certificate of entitlement”, which costs £589, to visit the UK on their non-British passport.

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