macduy wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:30 pm
Thank you for your replies. In the past, our friend (perhaps luckily) has boarded a BA flight with just the certificate. If she were to bring other proof of her legal stay in the UK (e.g. past copy of the ILR, marriage certificate, employment contract..), would they perhaps let her board? We are flying EasyJet.
We wouldn't want the effort and money that was sunk into this holiday to go entirely to waste, but I understand this is totally on us. If there are other options we could take, we are eager to listen.
In the worst case, what are the options for applying for a first British passport from abroad?
Your friend got lucky. The naturalization certificate is not a travel document so no airline working normally would allow you to board with that.
Easyjet is a low cost busy company. Their agents won't have the patience to listen to your story. They need to see either a VISA or a passport. They won't entertain conversations about marriage, employment contracts, copies of past leaves... You are just going to get denied unless a miracle happens.
You can't apply for a passport from a holiday destination. It may take weeks to get it. You may need an interview... etc. Especially for a first passport. So it's not practically feasible.
I am sorry, I don't have a solution here and I don't believe thee is any apart from applying for passport first then only when you have it in hand going to your holiday destination.