A Passport to Confusion: The Unintended Consequences of Britain's New Rule A 15 year old British girl was stranded in Rome for six weeks due to a new rule requiring dual nationals to present a valid British passport or certificate of entitlement upon return to the UK.
This is one of many cases of children and young adults caught out by the Home Office's poorly communicated policy change.
The rules, which came into effect in February, dictate that individuals with dual nationality must possess either a current or expired British passport, or a certificate of entitlement attached to their second nationality.