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Passports: Dual Nationality

Commons · Question 17227 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 13 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

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

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 13 Jul 2026

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...