Taking my Thai daughter to UK 1st time

[solentstu]

Hi all

My Thai partner and I (UK citizen) live in Thailand and are planning to take our Thai daughter to the UK for the first time for a holiday.

My daughter has 2 passports and Im a bit confused about which one to use when we check in and also go through Thai immigration. I would have thought she should use the Thai one but obviously she wont have a UK visa in it as she will yse the UK passport in UK.

Can anyone help?

[7by7]

The procedure is simple, and followed on numerous occasions by dual nationals without any problems at all.

Thailand to UK:-

1. At check in, show her British passport so that the airline know she can enter the UK.
2. Show her Thai passport to Thai immigration so they know she has been in Thailand legally, e.g. not overstayed.
3. On arrival in the UK, show her British passport to UK immigration.

UK to Thailand:-

1. At check in, show her Thai passport to the airline so they know she can enter Thailand.
2. If required, show UK immigration her British passport so they know she was in the UK legally, e.g. not overstayed.
3. On arrival in Thailand, show her Thai passport to Thai immigration.

[Bredbury Blue]

^Agree with #2. Also do not offer both passports unless asked for them (have ready in case needed). If going through an airport on route to the uk, I.e. Dubai, they will want to see the right to enter the Uk so show the Uk passport before boarding.

[Bredbury Blue]

^Entering the Uk (Manchester for me), they want the thai spouse to go through the foreigners queue at passport control, but entering thailand they don't mind the farlang joining the thai family members in the thai passport control queue.

[theoldgit]

^Entering the Uk (Manchester for me), they want the thai spouse to go through the foreigners queue at passport control, but entering thailand they don't mind the farlang joining the thai family members in the thai passport control queue.

Border Force staff in the won't/shouldn't split up families travelling together, it useful for them if you're both available at the desk, in case there is anything they want clarifying.

We've presented ourselves at both desks on arrival, making a decision when we look at the queues at either section, never been an issue with this approach.

[brewsterbudgen]

^Entering the Uk (Manchester for me), they want the thai spouse to go through the foreigners queue at passport control, but entering thailand they don't mind the farlang joining the thai family members in the thai passport control queue.

Border Force staff in the won't/shouldn't split up families travelling together, it useful for them if you're both available at the desk, in case there is anything they want clarifying.

We've presented ourselves at both desks on arrival, making a decision when we look at the queues at either section, never been an issue with this approach.

At Heathrow we (my son and I with UK passports, girlfriend with a Lao passport) were directed to the shorter queue for EU passport holders.

[bobrussell]

History for my family as they all have British passports but we previously went to the shortest queue. If fights arrived from Thailand, India and Pakistan at similar times, it was the EU gates. If not then the non-EU desks were often better manned and the queue moved quickly!

Not sure whether Manchester have different ideas but Heathrow seem happy with this plan.