zerosleeps

Some musings about an incredibly privileged problem to have: from 25 February 2026, as a dual national I must:

…travel to the UK using either:

• a valid UK passport or Irish passport
• any other valid passport with a certificate of entitlement

I only found out about this change by stumbling upon some articles on ABC News’ website.

So if I want to enter the UK from next month I’ll either have to renew my British passport, which is an expensive pain in the arse when you’re not actually in the UK. Or get a certificate of entitlement which I assume is also an expensive pain in the arse, and is attached to my Australian passport so would have to be renewed alongside that as well.

Or I renounce my British citizenship. That option also costs money which adds a little stab. But I left the UK 16 years ago and won’t be returning as a resident, and the UK obviously isn’t bothered about me keeping my citizenship. So yeah, maybe?

As an aside, good grief things like this push my buttons. If the UK has the ability to prevent me from entering the country using my Australian passport because they know who I am and they know I’m a British citizen, then they know who I am and they know I’m a British citizen!