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Visitors' passports useless

01 May 1992

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The Court of Appeal ruled in April that a British Visitors Passport (BVP) is not a "passport" which provides proof of British citizenship. An immigration officer is entitled to refuse entry to a person carrying a BVP if he is not satisfied that the holder is a British citizen and the holder has no right of appeal in the UK, they said dismissing an appeal by John Kwesi Minta Akuamoh.

The decision means that no-one going on holiday using a BVP can be sure of being allowed back in to Britain. In practice, the decision is likely to affect black British citizens, who can expect stringent questioning and possible refusal of entry if they rely on a BVP to return to Britain after a European holiday.

Guardian 8.4.92.

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