Travelling on two passports

Lansbury wrote:
>
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:38:36 +0100, "Stephen Harman"
> <Stephen@Harman-edotdemondotco.uk> wrote:
>
> >Would be a bit crazy not to use the UK one as otherwise you would only have
> >temporary leave to remain.
>
> My wife has an indefinite leave to remain visa in her US passport. We
> used to get that stamped on entry into the UK to prove she had exited
> the US on it if need be. As we normally use the fast track at LHR it
> doesn't delay as to do so
>
Out of curiousity - when the US passport with the indefinite leave stamp
expires - will she try to/is it possible to have a replacement stamp in the
new US passport? I've never had to deal with this - my kids and I are dual
US/UK citizens by birth, not naturalisation, but it may be an issue for
another relative in the future.

Sheila

In message <3F76D779.9926A7E4@which.net>, S Viemeister
<sheila.veimeister@which.net> writes
>Out of curiousity - when the US passport with the indefinite leave stamp
>expires - will she try to/is it possible to have a replacement stamp in the
>new US passport?

Yes, the UK immigration people will transfer the stamp next time you
enter the UK (with both passports, of course).
--
Roland Perry

In message <8pBdb.1738$QH3.155@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net>, Stephen
Harman <Stephen@Harman-edotdemondotco.uk> writes
>My Wife is still traveling in her maiden name as to change her passport
>requires moving this stamp. While the US find the new passport no problem,
>the UK required hers mine and her new one for 8-12 weeks to process this.

You've moved the goal-posts with the issue about change of name. What I
know is that if the only thing to be done is move the permanent resident
stamp from an expired US passport to a new US passport, then I've seen
that done at the immigration desk. If the husband with UK passport is
there at the same time, it might help, but I can't see why it would be
strictly necessary. You might try asking if the stamp could be
transferred that way if you are both there and also have your marriage
certificate. It would probably have helped if the lady had asked the US
authority to change the name on her old US passport before it expired.
Then there'd not be a problem. That's the sort of thing the US Embassy
in London used to do "while you wait", but they have new procedures
recently.
--
Roland Perry

In message <BPGdb.1842$RU4.20550@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net>, Stephen
Harman <Stephen@Harman-edotdemondotco.uk> writes
>Her current passport is not expired. It is only due to the hastles with
>Croydon that she has not changed her name on it. The US embassy could deal
>with it in minutes (well hours), but then croydon is weeks or months.
>
>With loss of passports and no travel possible.

You seem unwilling to go to Croydon and get it done on the spot. You
also seem to think that arriving at immigration with a convincing story
won't work either. Surely having the (first) US passport clearly changed
from the maiden to married name could only help?
--
Roland Perry