You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play or App Store Account

Re:You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play o... by dcminter on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:14AM (#47165032)

Most years I don't visit the UK. My european passport is far more useful to me.

Note that this is an active change to the status quo. Up to and including today I had no need for my UK passport when entering the UK on my Swedish passport. From tomorrow I cannot do that and there's no reasonable explanation given for why this must change.

Edit: And while obviously this is not a big deal for me financially, there are a bunch of pensioners in the 3 million Brits living abroad and for many of them the £100 fee is a significant and unnecessary outlay.

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Re:You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play o... by mytailorisrich on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:23AM (#47165099)

Well exactly what I wrote, then... visa-free travel and saving a little money/hassle by not keeping an up-to-date British passport.

Nothing to complain about, really.

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Re:You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play o... by dcminter on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:36AM (#47165204)

Yes, changes to the long standing status quo affecting 3 million people with no justification given, nothing to complain about. Sheesh.

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