British passport & Australian citizen

[davidj]

I'd say apply for the e-visa and see what happens? You just need this to show airline staff to pass you through.

This will get you past airline staff. On arrival as a citizen you will be fine.

 

[harvyk]

I'd say apply for the e-visa and see what happens? You just need this to show airline staff to pass you through.

This will get you past airline staff. On arrival as a citizen you will be fine.

An e-visa would give an automatic no, and then you've got an official record stating no.
Our Customs / Immi people can't prevent an AU citizen from arriving in AU, but there is no requirement for airline staff to allow travel. In fact there is a very big incentive for them to not allow travel unless they are 100% sure the person is allowed to travel. A visa denial is a pretty big red flag to them.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

This was my hope. To deal with it now and provide as much documentation as possible so maybe this can be arranged to smooth Dublin check in and Melbourne arrival

The UK passport will satisfy the AUH transit. Check with the Embassy in Dublin, but I wonder how much they will be able to smooth the process in advance. They may outright advise to get a new Aussie passport, which may not be helpful in this situation. The airport on the other hand can take the situation as it is on the day and seek pre-clearance for arrival without an Aussie passport. It will be interesting to hear what the embassy in Dublin suggests!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

...but there is no requirement for airline staff to allow travel. In fact there is a very big incentive for them to not allow travel unless they are 100% sure the person is allowed to travel.

I get the principle, but airline staff can only refuse travel on reasonable grounds. Whether they consider it reasonable to call Australian immigration is the question. The UK passport here is the key as it allows travel on the entire route to satisfy any transit countries. Without the UK (or another valid country) passport, airlines may have reasonable grounds to refuse travel.

 

[scarfinn]

Update
Australian embassy in Dublin staff are very helpful and accomodating. Advise is they can issue an emergency passport €115 7 month validity in 48 hrs. Insufficient time for a 10 yr passport. Wife has to present herself for an interview then return 48 hrs later to collect the passport. I will need to present to the passport office in Melb some original paperwork, mainly Citizenship Cert that will be sighted and certified.
Well worth it for the peace of mind.

Will let you know how it goes. Thanks again for everyone’s suggestions.

 

[Pushka]

Read this story the other and then had dinner with future Daughter in law who is a Brit. Travels on UK passport with visa. Then she announces that tomorrow she is undertaking her Aus citizenship examination. I flipped a bit having read this thread earlier in the day (she is also a US citizen). She too freaked - she’s like that, then decided she didn’t want to know. Issue is that she and son are travelling to the UK in early September. She said she’ll be fine as the citizenship takes a few weeks after the exam assuming she passes. She passed I heard yesterday, 100%.

 

[samh004]

There won’t be enough time for a new passport.

Passport Manual: Emergency Passport

Where the applicant has not previously held an Australian passport (normally overseas this would be a child) then the applicant must appear for a personal interview or in the case of a child, the parent or person with parental/caring responsibility must lodge on behalf of the child. The overseas mission must positively confirm the applicant’s identity, citizenship and entitlement before any type of document is considered. If confirmed, and the applicant cannot wait for the 10 working days or cannot meet all the requirements, then an Emergency passport can be considered by the overseas mission.

My sister has previously held an emergency passport, for a similar situation.

Edit: I see that this is the route you ended up going.

 

[Peter D]

Read this story the other and then had dinner with future Daughter in law who is a Brit. Travels on UK passport with visa. Then she announces that tomorrow she is undertaking her Aus citizenship examination. I flipped a bit having read this thread earlier in the day (she is also a US citizen). She too freaked - she’s like that, then decided she didn’t want to know. Issue is that she and son are travelling to the UK in early September. She said she’ll be fine as the citizenship takes a few weeks after the exam assuming she passes. She passed I heard yesterday, 100%.

She will be alright. Citizenship is not a bureaucratic letter that comes through in due course.

One is not a citizen (nor entitled to a passport) until after the ceremony and the pledge.

Until then one may and indeed must use the overseas passport and with an Australian visa.