Overstayed in UK 10 years ago wants to visit UK under different nationality
I left UK in 2009 after overstaying by few years. I was interrogated at the airport before departing and I believe they entered my info in their system. I was leaving voluntarily and was not deported to make it clear. I was citizen of one of country in Asia (Do not want to disclose) when I overstayed in UK. Now I am US citizen and wants to visit UK for vacation. Being US citizen I do not require visa to enter UK but I want to know if there will be any problem visiting UK for vacation? Please advice.
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tl;dr: Apply for a UK visa in the USA.
First, welcome to the USA as a citizen!
Second, as a dual citizen myself, I know your immigration history belongs to you as a person and neither of your passports. Consider if your history would be passport and not person bound then the first thing anyone deported would do is very conveniently lose their passports with the red deported stamp. This also works in a positive direction as well: you can use a visa in an expired passport with a new passport (you can -- I crossed the US border countless times like that) because the visa is for you and not your passport.
So it is for dual citizens as well. I got my NEXUS card as a Hungarian citizen / Canadian resident and could just attach my Canadian passport when I finally got one to it because my "trusted traveller" status is about me and not my passport.
All in all, you becoming a US citizen doesn't wash you clean. It does, however, significantly reduce the risk of you becoming an illegal immigrant in the UK. (Although not always -- I was pulled once into secondary on the US border despite being a Canadian resident aka. completing the long, grueling process to legally migrate to Canada, who would want to live illegally in the USA after that? Ridiculous.) Anyways, the thing is to do is apply for a visa. Link on top.
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Can I come back to UK after overstaying?
If your visa has expired, you have 30 days to leave the UK voluntarily at your own expense before you face a ban on re-entry. Alternatively, you may seek to rely on the 14-day rule. Changes to the Immigration Act and law on overstaying are likely to take effect in 2022.Can an overstayer apply for leave to remain UK?
Under certain circumstances, an overstayer in the UK is allowed to apply for leave to remain in the UK and succeed in the application despite being an overstayer. (ii) beyond the period that his leave was extended under sections 3C or 3D of the Immigration Act 1971.What happens if you overstay your visa for 10 years?
What are the consequences of overstaying my visa? You can face removal proceedings (deportation), a 3-year bar, a 10-year bar, or a permanent bar depending on the amount of unlawful presence you have accrued and your conditions.What happens if you overstay UK?
Technically, under section 24 of the Immigration Act 1971, any period of overstaying in the UK is a criminal offence punishable by fine or imprisonment. You may be able to benefit from the 14 day grace period if you have a \u201cgood reason\u201d for making a late immigration application.What if you overstay on your UK Visit Visa?
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