Question about UK Passport and Australian Passport

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Your mother cannot and does not need to apply for a UK visa because she is a British citizen. British citizens cannot be denied entry to the UK. Proving British citizenship does not require a current, valid passport. An expired British is acceptable evidence that she is British.

However, airlines require proof of entitlement to enter a country before they will let you board. In general, you might have difficulty persuading them to let your mother on the plane with only an expired British passport. Fortunately, she has a valid Australian passport. Australians are allowed to travel to the UK without a visa, so when boarding the plane, she should show the staff her Australian passport. At the UK border, she should show both her Australian passport and her British passport. It sounds like you will be travelling back with her, so you should go up to the border officer together, and you can help explain the situation.

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