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Agreed.meself2 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 5:57 amTo enter at the border, sure, that's okay. You're a British citizen, they will let you in.
But I don't know how you will be able to board the flight to India. I don't think airlines take naturalization certificate as a proof of your status in the UK (but I'm happy to be corrected if that's not the case), so they could certainly choose not to put you on the flight.
No.
alterhase58 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:53 amuse the certificate at the UK border - Border Force have access to Home Office systems and can validate your citizenship.
And yes, your passport is valid, as per the link.
You cannot get a visa if you are a British Citizen.
Do you have a Schengen visa by any chance? You could go to France and take a train from Gare du Nord or take a ferry from Calais, there you can get to the UK officer before boarding train/ferry. That way worked for many people who i.e. lost their documents/brp's and can't catch a flight.raththam wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 9:33 pmmid of june i received naturalisation…where i mis conceived the information is that i can go to india with indian passport and naturalisation certificate ( three months grace period ) and use the same document to return to uk with in three weeks.. now left with no option as brp card also returned at first week of july with out realising that’s the one i should have holded on ( as it says to send it back immediately, i did not risk it and send it back as soon as i received naturalisation certificate) .. so no option whatsoever left isn’t ?
"You usually cannot get an emergency travel document if you’ve never had a UK passport."
Extremely not advised. It will a) take way longer than in the UK (people say 6 months - a year) and b) will cast doubts on applicant's true intentions to live in the UK (see post1841460.html#p1841460 ).
Safest to postpone travel and apply for a first British passport now.
Do not book travel until you get your passport.
..what are the options then? Apply for Schengen visa and getting to the UK Immigration officer at Eurotunnel/Eurostar train?meself2 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 2:05 amExtremely not advised. It will a) take way longer than in the UK (people say 6 months - a year) and b) will cast doubts on applicant's true intentions to live in the UK (see post1841460.html#p1841460 ).
Not sure where you got that option from. The UK government advises it's citizens not to leave the UK without getting a passport first. Attempting to do that is taking the mick. Don't expect any immigration officer outside the UK to look at the naturalisation cert and say "It's okay mate, you can go right in".Ixeon659 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 11:57 pmwhat are the options then? Apply for Schengen visa and getting to the UK Immigration officer at Eurotunnel/Eurostar train?meself2 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 2:05 amExtremely not advised. It will a) take way longer than in the UK (people say 6 months - a year) and b) will cast doubts on applicant's true intentions to live in the UK (see post1841460.html#p1841460 ).
Once you get a British passport you must use this to enter the UK. If you do not want a British passport you can apply for a certificate of entitlement instead. You cannot enter the UK using your certificate of British citizenship.
For CoA person must have a valid passport to put CoA in; as OP has naturalized as British and subsequently lost their Indian citizenship, I don't think it would be possible to use Indian passport for CoA.
