Right Of Abode

[british8230]

I will be travelling back to the UK shortly with the family so I've already arranged the wifes visa and paperwork etc.

However for my son who is one today I have just registered his birth and applied for his British passport , I understand that there could be a requirement for a right of abode stamp in both his british and Thai passports but its not legal requirement but its advisable. My question is has anyone travelled back to the UK without the right of abode and what was your experience where there any questions either from either British or Thai immergration etc.

cheers

Brit

[samran]

I'm not British, but I have dual Australian Thai nationality with UK residency in my Australian passport.

The right of abode thing is a personal decision, but in my humble opinion, I don't think a right of abode sticker is needed and is a waste of 7,000 odd baht when you already have a UK passport, which is the ultimate eveidence or right of abode in the UK anyway.

The deal is simply to leave Thailand on the Thai and enter the UK through the EU channel flashing the UK passport on the way in. When coming back to Thailand, reverse the proceedure.

Thai immigration don't hassle you on the way out, they just stamp you out on the Thai passport. Same on the way back.

UK immigration doesn't give a hoot where you have come from, especially if you are British. Neither Thai or UK immigration in my experience care about chasing stamp trails in passports.

The only people who want to see some sort of evidence are the airlines that your son will have the right to enter the UK. Showing them a UK passport achives this when you check in.