ANOTHER Brit was banned from boarding his flight home due to confusing passport rules recently introduced.
Dad-of-two, Kyle Harris, was refused boarding onto his booked Jet2 flight from Kefalonia in Greece back to the UK due to only having an American passport.
The 39-year-old had been on holiday with his wife and two sons and was unaware that new passport rules impacting dual-national Brits was introduced back in February.
Dual-national Brits used to be able to fly back to the UK on their second passport, which in Kyle’s case is his American passport.
However, now, a UK or Irish passport must be shown at the border or the traveller can get a digital ‘certificate of entitlement’, but this would cost a steep £589.
Ruth – Kyle’s wife – wrote on Facebook: “Imagine being told your husband can’t come home to the UK – despite living there for 39 years, paying 24 years of tax and national insurance, attending nursery, primary and secondary school, raising British children and building his entire life there.
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“That’s exactly what happened to us on Saturday.
The family has had to extend their time away and has reached out to the British consulate in Greece as well as the Foreign Office in London.
Ruth added: “Not once during booking, travel, or check-in were we warned this could happen.
“Nor have we seen any of a large campaign that has apparently taken place to ensure people travelling this way know. This situation needs attention.
“How can a system be rolled out with so little communication that someone who has lived in the UK virtually their entire life suddenly feels unwelcome, forgotten, and forced to prove they belong?
“Right now my husband feels more like a foreigner than a citizen of the country he calls home.”
A Jet2 spokesperson said they were “sorry” for the situation but added: “Our cabin crew acted in accordance with government legislation and sought guidance from the Home Office, as the passenger did not have the correct documentation at the time of travel.
“We advise all customers to check Foreign Office travel requirements before travelling.”
The change comes as new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) has been introduced, which requires all Brits to enter the UK on their British passport.
The change comes as the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) has been introduced, which is a £20 digital travel permit required from all non-British travellers entering the UK.
Dual-national Brits are not able to apply for one.
He also isn’t the first person to fall victim to the new rules – back in April, 26-year-old Natasha Cochrane De La Rosa was left stuck in Spain after trying to return to the UK without a British passport.
A British-French student was stuck in Madrid for the same reason, as well as an 18-year-old British-Danish student who was banned from her return flight to the UK from Mumbai.