The off topic thread 6.0

[largebus]

How much does it cost? I got an Irish passport pretty early and it's not very expensive to renew and I haven't been over since 2018. I'm actually about to go through the process for my daughter. It's something like $100?

Currently UK is 120 pounds, dunno abt IRE

 

[Zidane98]

moomba you had experience with this dual passport nonsense for British / Aussie citizens?

We are travelling in March & have just been told Mrs Zidane needs a British passport because the rules change 26 Feb...

She hasn't had a passport since 2010. And the demand is sending all original documents via post (birth certificate, marriage certificate) - and wait for the passport to come back in the mail. Another $230 on top of a $412 Aussie passport.

Plus all 4 of us need a 16 quid ETA. Feels a bit like the UK version of Trump tariffs!

 

[SM]

moomba you had experience with this dual passport nonsense for British / Aussie citizens?

We are travelling in March & have just been told Mrs Zidane needs a British passport because the rules change 26 Feb...

She hasn't had a passport since 2010. And the demand is sending all original documents via post (birth certificate, marriage certificate) - and wait for the passport to come back in the mail. Another $230 on top of a $412 Aussie passport.

Plus all 4 of us need a 16 quid ETA. Feels a bit like the UK version of Trump tariffs!

If you have a UK passport you don't need an ETA?

 

[Bradesmaen]

moomba you had experience with this dual passport nonsense for British / Aussie citizens?

We are travelling in March & have just been told Mrs Zidane needs a British passport because the rules change 26 Feb...

She hasn't had a passport since 2010. And the demand is sending all original documents via post (birth certificate, marriage certificate) - and wait for the passport to come back in the mail. Another $230 on top of a $412 Aussie passport.

Plus all 4 of us need a 16 quid ETA. Feels a bit like the UK version of Trump tariffs!

It's very similar in the opposite direction. Australia doesn't let Australian citizens enter the country on non Australian passports. It's the reason why I haven't made my daughter a citizen yet as her passport will be useless and expensive for now.

 

[Zidane98]

If you have a UK passport you don't need an ETA?

Yes true but the UK passport costs $230.00


Id rather the 16 quid ETA.

Now stressing about documents having to get to UK and back to us in the post before we travel.

 

[SM]

Yes true but the UK passport costs $230.00


Id rather the 16 quid ETA.

Now stressing about documents having to get to UK and back to us in the post before we travel.

So why complain about the ETA?

Why do the documents have to go to the UK, they just have to go to Canberra.

 

[moomba]

moomba you had experience with this dual passport nonsense for British / Aussie citizens?

We are travelling in March & have just been told Mrs Zidane needs a British passport because the rules change 26 Feb...

She hasn't had a passport since 2010. And the demand is sending all original documents via post (birth certificate, marriage certificate) - and wait for the passport to come back in the mail. Another $230 on top of a $412 Aussie passport.

Plus all 4 of us need a 16 quid ETA. Feels a bit like the UK version of Trump tariffs!

Not with passports but had a nightmare last year with the kids. Both dual citizens with UK passports but not Australian passports. Applied for ETAs, daughter got one but son didnt as he was Australian citizen (as is my daughter). Checked into airport at Istanbul and they refused to let him on as he didnt have an ETA or Australian Passport. Got resolved in the end and we made the flight just in time. Got to Australia and problem with my daughter as she had an ETA, Customs said that every time she comes in on an ETA they create another person in their immigration system. She's been in the country 3 times and there are 4 separate records of her in immigration.

I have indefinite leave to remain in the UK (until Farage gets his way) but no passport.

 

[Frank Bunn]

It's very similar in the opposite direction. Australia doesn't let Australian citizens enter the country on non Australian passports. It's the reason why I haven't made my daughter a citizen yet as her passport will be useless and expensive for now.

Last time I came through Melbourne airport I had mislaid my Aussie passport so I presented my UK one. Something must have flagged on their system because they took me aside for 20 minutes. After they did some checks they let me through.

 

[Zidane98]

So why complain about the ETA?

Why do the documents have to go to the UK, they just have to go to Canberra.

Nope. You have to send them to UK now.

 

[Zidane98]

Not with passports but had a nightmare last year with the kids. Both dual citizens with UK passports but not Australian passports. Applied for ETAs, daughter got one but son didnt as he was Australian citizen (as is my daughter). Checked into airport at Istanbul and they refused to let him on as he didnt have an ETA or Australian Passport. Got resolved in the end and we made the flight just in time. Got to Australia and problem with my daughter as she had an ETA, Customs said that every time she comes in on an ETA they create another person in their immigration system. She's been in the country 3 times and there are 4 separate records of her in immigration.

I have indefinite leave to remain in the UK (until Farage gets his way) but no passport.

Do Aussies living in England have the option of doing their passports at the high commission in London? They've stopped doing British passports over here completely.

British citizens now have to send all paperwork (original documents, not certified copies!!) in a courier to UK and wait for them to return the same way. Can't do it electronically either which is ridiculous.

 

[SM]

Nope. You have to send them to UK now.

Irish passports used to go to Dublin but now just go to Canberra.

 

[SM]

Do Aussies living in England have the option of doing their passports at the high commission in London? They've stopped doing British passports over here completely.

British citizens now have to send all paperwork (original documents, not certified copies!!) in a courier to UK and wait for them to return the same way. Can't do it electronically either which is ridiculous.

Original doesn't mean original original, it just means not a photo copy. It needs to be a new issuance of the document. Irish passports have always been this way.

 

[Zidane98]

Irish passports used to go to Dublin but now just go to Canberra.

They're not doing it here anymore. Confirmed again today on the phone.

It's nuts because from my side I can organise a French passport at the French consulate in Melbourne. French expat community in Australia is in the 10s of thousands.

1.2 million expat British citizens in Australia all needing passports to visit the UK now. Home passport office is gonna be busy.

 

[SM]

They're not doing it here anymore. Confirmed again today on the phone.

It's nuts because from my side I can organise a French passport at the French consulate in Melbourne. French expat community in Australia is in the 10s of thousands.

1.2 million expat British citizens in Australia all needing passports to visit the UK now. Home passport office is gonna be busy.

I suspect a large percentage of them already have British passports.

 

[Zidane98]

I suspect a large percentage of them already have British passports.

Anyone I know that is based here permanently hasn't had a British passport since becoming a citizen.

I'd expect most would be in that boat - why bother with a British passport especially post Brexit?

 

[SM]

Anyone I know that is based here permanently hasn't had a British passport since becoming a citizen.

I'd expect most would be in that boat - why bother with a British passport especially post Brexit?

To skip the queue at customs? Much easier getting into a country on that country's passport..

 

[Zidane98]

To skip the queue at customs? Much easier getting into a country on that country's passport..

Bit different with Australians travelling to England who usually get priority treatment at border control. That's been my experience in every time (6 times now) I've been to the UK.

This will be the first post covid / Brexit trip for me so perhaps it's changed since last time.

 

[RPCB]

I am happy with my decision to let my passport expire last year because I am not intending on travelling overseas at all in the future. The whole thing sounds like one big hassle lol.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Only places I’d go to is Japan & NZ.

 

[Zidane98]

I am happy with my decision to let my passport expire last year because I am not intending on travelling overseas at all in the future. The whole thing sounds like one big hassle lol.

Good choice.

Did you have a Greek passport?

 

[RPCB]

Good choice.

Did you have a Greek passport?

No. I didn’t.

 

[RPCB]

Holy shit. The crazy bastard is trying to setup his own Super League lol.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Holy shit. The crazy bastard is trying to setup his own Super League lol.

'Sir' Tony Blair should be perma locked up for war crimes. It's almost like a knighthood is acknowledgement for being a shit bloke. Jimmy Savile. Robert Mugabe. Jim Ratcliffe.

 

[Zidane98]

Why hasn't Kim Jong received an invite?

 

[RPCB]

I thought Kouta’s souvlaki hut commercial was bad. What did I just watch?