Dual nationality = dual passport?

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Just wondered for those who have dual nationality, is it really necessary to have BOTH passports? I have an EU passport and a UK one and live in the EU. The UK one is trickier to renew and more expensive. Can I just renew the EU one or is there a risk that Pritti Patel will cut me off??! I've read that you should take both passports to travel but I am not sure that is actually true. I have travelled just on my UK passport without any problems. As it's not just me but the kids too, I would rather save money but not sure if it actually a bad idea. Thanks.

They were very grumpy Swiss & "protocolary" , they ultimately said that I wouldn't be able to return to France without the proof of residency so were being difficult about me leaving, (although I was already in transit in Switzerland).
I don't understand it completely either, I would have thought it wasn't their problem.

To be fair I can't claim to know anything at all about Swiss law, but I really don't think they can stop you leaving their country, unless they think you are evading justice (or why they would want to!). Where you go next and what happens when you try to enter another country is your problem, not theirs

I was travelling with my H & 2 adult DCs. My son was also travelling on UK passport & had the same problem at another desk.
H in wheelchair so whisked off to another control point from DC who boarded separately
Fortunately my DS his drivers license & health card on him, which they accepted.
But were both chastised & told to have both IDs in future.
Bravo Brexit

I'd rather do something else with the 300 quid!

I'm a dual national and live in the EU. Haven't used my UK passport since it expired about 15 years ago, always just travel on my Finnish one. Never been a problem so far but I haven't travelled to the UK since Brexit went into effect. Think I better take my lapsed British passport with me as well next month, just in case, as we're going for the whole summer. I want to renew my British passport and get the children British passports too but its such a hassle, the UK has such a ridiculous system for passports with all that counter signature nonsense, I hate it and keep putting it off.

I am dual UK and US, the US is super strict about you entering and leaving on the US passport, the UK doesnt seem to be as strict although I always carry both. DH, DCs and I have a funny tradition of changing nationalities mid atlantic by switching the passports over.

Just a small piece of advice for anyone whose dc are British but born abroad, the advice is often that you dont need to register the birth abroad as it isnt needed to get a passport as you just send in the parents birth certificates. However, what happens if those dc are now grownup and have their passport stolen, how do they easily apply for a replacement passport? That is where having a certificate of birth abroad is invaluable

I have a UK and Irish passport. I recently travelled with both but booked all travel with the Irish one. I took the UK one with me just in case but didn't get asked at all. When it expires I won't be bothering to renew. I will just bring the old one if asked. Why should I pay out anymore cash to reward the Government for yet more Brexit aggro. I was annoyed enough having to pay roaming charges I didn't used to pay. DD has already been abroad with just an Irish passport as her child one had expired and she had no probs. And you get to avoid the passport stamping queue. Fuck Brexit.

@JustSmallFry it cost me £70 not £300!!

I have duel nationality,
the only reason I have now got a British passport is because when travelling in Europe I would prefer to go through customs with DP and he doesn’t have an EU passport.

But I prefer to use my other passport otherwise.

Well here it's €286, plus a courier each way

Well said - my UK passport is being ceremonially shredded once my Irish one arrives.