Avoid Airport Anxiety: Check your passport can be used for travel to the UK – Rules change significantly on 25 February 2026, especially dual-nationals
UK travel document rules will now be strictly enforced by airlines and people will be denied boarding, even British citizens. in date, not expired) British or Irish passport or another passport with a ‘certificate of entitlement’ attached. Her British passport expired in December 2025. She travelled to the UK in November 2025 with no problems with her valid French passport and her expired British passport. Renewing a British passport costs around £100 and takes between 1 and 6 weeks.
Source: The Guardian February 18, 2026 19:57 UTC
