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Can you link to this "small print"?blondesafari wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:56 amNo. Even Dual British passport holders cannot expect help from the British Government if they are in the country of their other passport. It’s in the small print.
More and more complications of dual nationality are coming out which makes me question the wisdom of keeping mine. I have been following the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran since the beginning, and I read somewhere that it is because of her dual nationality (British/Iranian), which has complicated the negotiations about her release. Now, this new complication..... if I happened to be in my birth country during this time, I’m wondering how this would affect my repatriation to the U.K.? When entering my birth country, I have been told that I have to use that country’s passport, not my British one. The same applies when I leave that country. I will never move back to that country permanently, so, I am questioning why I should keep that passport now, other than sentiment. Being a dual national also affects your security clearance level. You cannot get the top level with dual nationality. It seems that there are more cons than pros.alterhase58 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:32 amWhat is the definition of "diplomatic help"?
In my mind certainly, if you are imprisoned, especially where human rights are concerned.
However, if you have been robbed of your British passport, cards and cash? Would the embassy just say you are a dual citizen, not our problem?
And the unfortunate British travellers now stranded in all corners of the world are expected to pay their share of the costs of repatriation, unless they or the government can recover this from the airline and/or insurance companies.
alterhase58 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:32 amWhat is the definition of "diplomatic help"?
In my mind certainly, if you are imprisoned, especially where human rights are concerned.
However, if you have been robbed of your British passport, cards and cash? Would the embassy just say you are a dual citizen, not our problem?
And the unfortunate British travellers now stranded in all corners of the world are expected to pay their share of the costs of repatriation, unless they or the government can recover this from the airline and/or insurance companies.
Correct. That is consular access. As per international law, you don't have access to consular support from the UK if you are also the citizen of the country that you are currently in.blondesafari wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 9:06 amHi Secret Simon. It’s on the front page of this Gov.UK, so, not even in small print, but BOLD. I hold Dual and was told this when I applied.
https://www.gov.uk/dual-citizenship
“Travelling abroad
As a dual national you cannot get diplomatic help from the British government when you are in the other country where you hold citizenship.
For example, if you hold both British and Chinese citizenship you cannot get diplomatic help from the UK when you’re in China.”
Some people would have a strong attachment to their original nationality/identity, some would have family that they would want to visit regularly, for some it may be necessary to be a citizen of a country in which they have or hope to have property (i.e. foreign citizens are barred from inheriting or acquiring certain types of properties). So it really is dependent on the circumstances and feelings of the individual person as to whether it is worth having dual citizenship or not.blondesafari wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 2:55 pmMore and more complications of dual nationality are coming out which makes me question the wisdom of keeping mine. I have been following the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran since the beginning, and I read somewhere that it is because of her dual nationality (British/Iranian), which has complicated the negotiations about her release. Now, this new complication..... if I happened to be in my birth country during this time, I’m wondering how this would affect my repatriation to the U.K.? When entering my birth country, I have been told that I have to use that country’s passport, not my British one. The same applies when I leave that country. I will never move back to that country permanently, so, I am questioning why I should keep that passport now, other than sentiment. Being a dual national also affects your security clearance level. You cannot get the top level with dual nationality. It seems that there are more cons than pros.
India is known to have some quite excellent private health provisions (such as the Apollo chain of hospitals). Indeed, some Brits travel to India specifically for health reasons (i.e. the hospitals are supposed to be cleaner, the health care more superior, etc). So perhaps you may have to look at registering her with a local private hospital, until commercial flights start up again.
Not to put a dampener on the discussions in these threads, but I wonder if these repatriations will lead to the same type of reactions in the UK that occurred in Canada, a country much more liberally minded towards immigration, in 2006.Nicola Pollitt, the British ambassador in Nepal, confirmed there would be charter flights out of the country and that ticket prices would be capped.
She also revealed on social media that British Gurkhas had been helping to extract tourists from remote locations, including six trekkers in the Himalayan Langtang region and seven in the mountainous district of Manang.
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In India, the acting high commissioner is under severe pressure from worried Britons to reveal details of flights. Jan Thompson said there were “many thousand of British nationals” stranded and that the dates and location of flights would be announced as soon as they were confirmed.
So, based on that language, I would assume that @Zainabalvi and all of @bobby525's relatives mentioned in their post would be able to apply to use these facilities.Special return flights have been arranged for <<dates vary per airport>>. If you complete this registration, you should have your bags packed and be prepared to depart <<airport>> by the afternoon of <<date>>.
Please note that registration does not guarantee a place on a flight. You will be sent further information if you are allocated a flight. Those who are not allocated a place on a flight will be put on a waitlist for the next available set of flights.
These flights are offered to UK travellers who normally reside in the UK and their direct dependants (spouses and children, regardless of nationality, only). Anyone found not eligible to fly will be denied boarding and we reserve the right to deduct an administration fee before offering any refund.
