airdig_oneApr 5, 2025

UK ETA for dual citizen

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UK ETA for dual citizen - sh.itjust.works

Anyone had experience as a Canada/UK dual citizen applying for an ETA using their Canadian passport? I’m travelling to the UK from Canada later this year; already booked my flights using my Canadian passport (my UK one expired some time ago). I’ve tried both the UK ETA app and the UK ETA website, and in both cases there is no option to select UK as the dual nationality after I have entered all my Canadian info. Seems like every other country in the world is listed but not UK. It says all other nationalities must be declared, so I’m not inclined to skip over this step. I’ve been emailing with the website support team on and off all afternoon, and they just keep telling me to select “United Kingdom” even though I’ve sent them screenshots of the dropdown menu showing that it’s not listed. Anyone had a similar problem, and have a solution?

Show threadGreg ClarkeApr 5, 2025
AFAIK, you can’t enter the UK using your Canadian passport if you’re a British citizen. You need to enter the UK using a British passport as a British citizen. I have Australian, Canadian, British, and Irish citizenship. It’s a lot in passport fees.
Show threadairdig_one
Thanks, it definitely sounds like that’s now the case with the implementation of the ETA. Since Brexit, I’ve been pretty much exclusively using my Canadian passport, which is why I let my UK passport expire. I had been thinking of applying for an Irish passport (Irish grandfather) at one time so that I could have a European passport but maybe I’ll rethink that now (all those fees!). Anyway, I’m off to get some new passport photos on Monday morning….
Apr 6, 2025 at 3:44amWeb
Show threadGreg ClarkeApr 6, 2025

applying for an Irish passport (Irish grandfather)

That’s how I got my Irish citizenship. I applied after Brexit so I could keep my EU citizenship.