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From 25 February, dual citizens of the UK and Ireland will have to follow new passport regulations, implemented by each country separately.
The changes have caused panic among many New Zealanders with dual citizenship who plan to travel to the UK or Ireland in the next few months.
Here's how to make sure you won't get caught out.
What are the changes?
From 25 February, British/Irish dual citizens will be prevented from entering the UK using a passport from a different country, such as a New Zealand passport.
They will need to use their valid British or Irish passport, or another valid passport containing a certificate of entitlement (COE).
This means dual citizens will have to choose whether to pay for a British passport, the COE or renounce their British citizenship.
This has created many complications because British nationals and Irish nationals who have New Zealand passports or New Zealand citizenship are usually counted as dual citizens unless they renounce their Irish/UK citizenship.
If they have just decid
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