Most of my friends keep their name/don't marry, and when they're in mixed race relationships border guards get really heavy-handed/offensive
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It also assumes that same surname is some kind of proof of parentage, rather than being a cousin, or their estranged father's sister, or...
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Happened to me today at Gare du Nord - even though I gave daughter my surname as a middle name and it appears on passport.
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It's happened to me. I pointed out that nobody in their right mind would strL teenagers and border guard accepted the logic. But crazy.
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her own fault, giving her daughter father's last name.
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My wife has a diff surname AND nationality to our children. If they travel without me, I have to authorise it in writing. It's outrageous.
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Rather go through hassle knowing it's for children's security than have children easily trafficked across borders. Can't have ya cake
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*checks emergencies page in passport* Yep. Fill it in yourself with biro. Well that'll make it easier to abduct children then. Great advice!
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I remember when it just said how many children you had in Mum's passport & as long as you had the same number or less with you, it was cool!
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Passport applications for children have details of *both* parents. British border employees have no excuse for not quickly looking it up.
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