The Home Office has warned that British citizens living abroad risk being refused entry to the UK from February 25 unless they hold a valid British passport.
The new border control rules come into effect for the first time in 65 years of modern immigration policy.
With these new rules, anyone traveling to the UK must be permitted to enter unless they are British or Irish citizens or otherwise exempt.
While visitors must apply for a £16 electronic travel authorisation, dual nationals face a more complex requirement: they must produce a UK passport or pay £589 for a “proof of eligibility” linked to their second nationality passport.
Those citizens who are naturalized in another country, especially in the EU after Brexit, may be locked out of their own country.
A Home Office spokesman said the digitization program enables a “seamless travel experience” while giving the government greater authority to “stop those who pose a threat.”
The 3 million campaign group called on the government to introduce a low-cost travel permit similar to Canada’s system, warning that British citizens risk being “locked out of their own country.”
