Dual citizen travelling to Australia with valid UK passport and expired NZ passport
I've just had a business opportunity pop up and need to travel from Auckland to Sydney urgently the day after next. The thing is my New Zealand passport which would normally let me straight in has expired so I need to fall back to my UK passport, however travelling as a UK citizen requires an eVisitor visa. I went to the Australian immigration office in Auckland today and was told to apply online and that I would most likely be granted this very quickly, if not immediately. 6 hours have passed however and I still haven't even received a confirmation email. I'm starting to get a little nervous.
My question is can I enter Australia for the day using my UK passport for entry and my expired New Zealand passport (or my birth certificate) as proof of residency? I'm still a New Zealand citizen and therefore I assume entitled a SCV. If I present proof of my citizenship at customs will they just check my eligibility and let me through?
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Can an Australian citizen enter Australia with an expired passport?
If you are travelling to Australia, your Australian passport must be valid (not expired) on the date you arrive in Australia. If your passport expires while you are in Australia, you can apply for a new passport in Australia.Can I travel to Australia if my passport is about to expire?
Clients must have a valid passport and valid visa when they board their flight and when they enter Australia. However as a general rule the travel industry recommend that your passport is valid for at least 6 months as some airlines and some countries have a 6 month rule.Can you leave a country with one passport and enter with another?
Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country. Use of the foreign passport to travel to or from a country other than the United States is not inconsistent with U.S. law.Can you enter NZ on an expired passport?
The passport must be valid on the date you are entering/leaving New Zealand. However, in the case of people coming to New Zealand temporarily (including visitors, students, and workers), the passport must be valid either: for at least 3 months beyond the date you intend to depart New Zealand, or.Traveling with two passports - I almost got arrested | Jure Sanguinis Italian Dual Citizenship
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