Travel visas to/from EU

Polterry

My wife has dual nationality/passports Polish/ British.With the new travel visas starting soon can she

1. Travel UK -EU using her Polish passport

2. Return EU to UK using her British passport

If the answer is yes can she insist the airline accepts the 2 passports as above. I am thinking of budget airlines in particular Wizzair and Ryanair. Also Easyjet at times.

if they will not on a return ticket I assume singles bought each way would be acceptable

Regards

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Hoenir

Arriving back in the UK without departing may prove a hassle. 

Brie

Hoenir said:

Arriving back in the UK without departing may prove a hassle. 

I know people often did this in the past - using the most convenient passport on different bits of their journey.  And when you were just dealing with people it worked just fine.  Automation might have complicated things which is what I think the implication of Hoenir's post.  

PyGuru

Yes, your wife can travel UK-EU using her Polish passport and return EU-UK with her British passport, as dual nationals are entitled to do so. However, budget airlines like Ryanair and Wizzair might require consistency in the passport shown for the entire journey. To avoid complications, it’s worth contacting the airline directly to confirm their policy. Alternatively, booking single tickets each way could bypass any potential issues.

Diddidi

IvanOpinion said:

I thought people had to inform the passport office if they have dual passports, allowing them to link the 2 passports together.

Yes, as a dual national, a copy of my EU passport was taken when I renewed my British one (in person) and they check the names match exactly - presumably for this purpose (ie linking). 

eDicky

Recent thread, similar question:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6579333/right-passport-to-use-for-dual-nationals/p1

jimi_man

Polterry said:

My wife has dual nationality/passports Polish/ British.With the new travel visas starting soon can she

1. Travel UK -EU using her Polish passport

2. Return EU to UK using her British passport

If the answer is yes can she insist the airline accepts the 2 passports as above. I am thinking of budget airlines in particular Wizzair and Ryanair. Also Easyjet at times.

if they will not on a return ticket I assume singles bought each way would be acceptable

Regards

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Yes she can do this, it’s very common and won’t present any problems.