FLR M... are we allowed to go out of UK? PART 2

[ConfusedMe]

So here's the follow up situation:

FLR M Visa: Maiden Name
New Passport: Spouse's family name

What name should we follow in purchasing plane ticket?

What questions do I expect to encounter in immigration when I get back to the UK? What other documents do I have to present to them to prove my identity?

Thanks a lot

[grahamw48]

If your Visa is in an old passport, always take both passports with you (and always take photocopies of the visa and keep them in a safe place).

Buy the air ticket using the name on your CURRENT passport.

Could also be useful to carry a photocopy of your marriage certificate.

[ConfusedMe]

Thanks again Graham

[Bluebirdjones]

Slight correction on Graham's advice.

You book the air ticket in the name on your passport.
On re-entry to the UK, you MUST present both your passport and your FLR ID card.

..... and remember, for the vast majority of European countries, you'll need to obtain a visa BEFORE travelling (see the various threads under Schengen visa).

[grahamw48]

I thought that's what I said.

[Bluebirdjones]

Not quite....If your Visa is in an old passport

.... the (new) FLR is not a visa stamped into a passport, it's an actual ID card, which also features your biometrics.

On re-entry to the UK, the card is usually fed into a reader, and your fingerprint is checked.

so... no FLR card = big problems at border control.