UK citizen without UK passport re-entering the UK
I am a UK citizen that is currently in Hong Kong and will be going back to the UK for studies. I also have a Hong Kong Passport.
Before leaving the UK for summer, I had lost my passport and started the process for getting a new one. I also still have the application number to prove this. However, I left the UK before the process was complete and thus I don't have a UK passport with me.
I am going to go back to the UK as semester starts, but entering the UK using my HK passport isn't really desirable.
So my question is, would it be possible to re-enter the UK without my UK passport? Or would I have to enter with my HK passport then leave and come back again after getting back my UK passport? If not, which number should I be calling to get an official response? (Called around and kept getting redirected without getting an actual response)
Added: I literally just found the passport that I lost before this one was applied for.
Best Answer
You usually get a 6-month leave to enter on the basis of a Hong Kong passport, though you will be questioned as to why you're coming to the UK and will need to produce evidence of your studies (and if you reveal you'll be staying for over 6 months, this will be a Problem).
That is, unless you can also produce evidence of your British citizenship at the border.
If you can't, then as soon as you're in, you need to obtain evidence of your citizenship, so that once the six months are up, you won't be flagged with the Home Office.
To contact UKBF, the people sitting in the passport control booths, you Need to send a letter to:
Lunar House 11th floor Long Corridor 40 Wellesley Road Croydon CR9 2BY United Kingdom
Or try calling Heathrow at +44 20 8745 9800 and asking to be connected to the Border Force
To contact UKVI, responsible for regulations regarding stays and residence in the UK (as opposed to border checks), either send an e-mail or call (be warned though - calling is pretty expensive) from this page https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-outside-uk
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