Question follow-through · 17227

Passports: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the cost of a Certificate of Entitlement for dual nationals who have difficulties obtaining a British Passport due to complex fam

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
13 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the cost of a Certificate of Entitlement for dual nationals who have difficulties obtaining a British Passport due to complex fam

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office has not carried out such an assessment. However, the fee for a Certificate of Entitlement (CoE) was recently exempted from wider fee increases made through Fee Regulations laid in March 2026, reflecting the transition of CoE from a physica...

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