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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 5:18 pm
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Originally Posted by americaninuk
I sent my expired US passport in to the US Embassy in London for renewal a week ago. Then, just today I was told I need a biopsy. I may have come out of remission. I won't know for three weeks until the results come back.

If I do have cancer, it will mean treatment in the UK - where I live and am also a citizen - and no travel to the US for at least six months, maybe longer and who knows what will happen...

My doctor said if I want to fly back to the States, I should do it now while we await my results and I'm still feeling well. (I feel fine atm. I'm not sick.)

So my question is: can I fly home on my UK passport? My US passport is with the Embassy. Normal processing means it won't be ready for two more weeks and that's too late for me. I haven't phoned them yet about this, as I only found out today.

I'd be visiting my family for 10 days and then returning. I'd also be take my son who is only a UK citizen atm with a UK passport. I haven't applied for his US citizenship yet because I needed to renew my US passport first. That was going to be my next step but then this happened.

Thoughts? Thank you!
You would need an ESTA for your UK passport, get by the airline, and then on arrival to the US show your ESTA printout and UK passport to CBP in the Visitors line where you inform CBP that you are a US citizen. Having your son along may complicate the matter due perhaps to US citizenship considerations applicable to him, more so if he is a minor.

The alternative is to get the US Embassy/Consulate to issue an emergency travel doc for you to use for your trip to the US.
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