Published July 16, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policy

A British girl was prevented from returning to her school in the UK for six weeks after a trip to see her grandmother in Italy because of the Home Office’s new rule requiring dual British nationals to have a British passport to get back into the country.

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The 15-year-old, who was stranded in Rome in April, is just the latest of a number of children and young adults hit by a new Labour government rule that came into force in February.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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