Airport - post Brexit - do we now have to go through the NON-EU citizens queue?

[WhiskersOnCats]

Will be flying shortly, don't fly often so post Brexit, which queue should we go through? Are we still EU? As in European, or is it part of being in the EU?

Really? in transition we are not in the EU, what we have is most of the existing benefits.

OP i'd join the longest queue, most european airports don't have to many "Non EU/EEA" passport booths.

To avoid confusion, they could have Leavers and Remainers queues

@azulmariposa but the brits that are currently making up the vast majority of the EU queue at stanstead will move to the non-EU queue. Has this not occurred to you?

I have found that in some European airports they lump together non-EU and non-Schengen EU anyway, so it won't make much difference. Frankfurt springs to mind, I remember coming in from Gatwick one evening at the same time as a flight from Turkey and being in the queue for about an hour. That was a long time ago though.

it wouldn't surprise me if it was decided that UK citizens could still use the e-gates (if we reciprocate).

@whitesoxx well no as the majority of brits go though the ePassport gates. And they hardly ever have queues as they pretty much go straight though.
The only brits in the EU queues are those with kids. Cause people can travel in the EU with ID cards instead of passports then that's what's causing the holdups. They take longer to process than passports (mainly as they are easier to fake!).
So if they will have to go through a r.o.w channel instead of a UK/EU one it will still mean queues will be less.

Yes because if the UK leaves the EU we won't be EU citizens any more. So no perks.

To be honest, airport queues, whilst annoying, are the least of my worries. The brexit associated job losses & opportunities and the impact on research and healthcare all worry me far far more than queuing for a bit. That and becoming an unofficial colony of the US without any of the benefits of being an actual state. Just look at most of Latin America... If I wanted to live in the US I'd emigrate there.

The only brits in the EU queues are those with kids

I got told off at Copenhagen airport for not using the e-gates. But you had to be 16(?) to use them, and ds was 15 at the time and I wasn't going through and leaving him in the queue on his own! It's 12 in the UK. Not sure why it's not the same age all over. Or is the UK out of step (ha ha).

That and becoming an unofficial colony of the US without any of the benefits of being an actual state. Just look at most of Latin America... If I wanted to live in the US I'd emigrate there

Well yes - that's part of the issue isn't it. Some people want us to to be an unofficial 51st state of Trumpland, others want us aligned to Europe.

PS not sure why we can't have decent relationships with both (at least once Trump is no longer in power).

Indeed, that's the rub. At least within the EU we have an equal voice to that of our partners.

I’m feeling a bit gloomy today in anticipation of this wretched vote, so I’ll quip to say that if we crash out the queues at airports will be the least of our problems. Pound parity to euro will mean a lot less holidays for brits to the EU...

not sure why we can't have decent relationships with both

Trade deals involve preferential terms. You can't have preferential terms with both the US and the EU as a stand-alone partner. You must make a choice, its either you favour one or the other. If we stayed within the EU we could have a trade deal with the US but as part of a bloc. However the EU still hates the terms offered by the US so there's no agreement yet.

Some people want us to to be an unofficial 51st state of Trumpland, others want us aligned to Europe.

And the 51st State ones won't be shouting about Sovereignty or Taking Back Control.

No indeed. Funny how that argument only ever goes one way.

Also, I doubt very much that the US would offer us free movement as part of a deal with the UK. At least if all Brits had the possibility to work in the US visa free it could become more interesting. Never gonna happen though.

It will be the non EU queue - it’s a longer process as more checks are done on your passport and potentially additional questions about your travel plans. I have an EU passport, DH and DC’s have Canadian. When DC’s were little they use to have a competition with me as to which countries they could get through passport control before me!

We're flying into the UK from Ireland on 11th April and home on the 15th April - am still hopeful that the UK won't crash out on the 12th April without a deal because even with the common travel area between Ireland and the UK I can still imagine it being chaotic at Heathrow. To think we purposefully planned this trip so it would be after 29th March!

well, why don't you just see and wait? Presumably if you're no longer a EU-citizen, then you join the non-EU queue? Not rocket science?

When you arrive back in Heathrow you will come into the domestic side, no passport checks. It will be fine whatever.

That was to LittleSF

There is not going to be a Brexit. We are staying in the EU.

There is not going to be a Brexit. We are staying in the EU

I sincerely hope you are right. Lets see what happens with the vote. If it's defeated, it's certainly more likely that we get to stay - for another year or so at least.

Lol @CatGoals

Is it a case of burying your head in the sand and if you can't see it happening it ain't happening?

@CosyAsAToasty

It was just a question - no need to be patronising. You don't even know which queue, so try not to be a know-it-all all your life. Good girl.

My concern is the vote gets rejected today but the EU won’t give any further extensions and nothing will get agreed in time. The EU is ready to throw its toys out of the pram over the conduct of the UK and everything will be in the control of the EU not the UK.