--- title: "‘I’m always rejected at airport e-gates – so the Passport Office suggested changing my name’" url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-always-rejected-at-airport-e-gates-so-the-passport-office-suggested-changing-my-name--ozamh7ro4 source_url: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advice/problems-passport-office-e-gate/ type: article source: "Hacker News" published: 2024-04-08T14:42:47.600Z updated: 2024-05-09T09:21:59.549Z tags: ["facial-recognition"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # ‘I’m always rejected at airport e-gates – so the Passport Office suggested changing my name’ **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A British citizen living in Portugal is facing issues with entering the UK due to their passport not being accepted at airport e-gates. The Passport Office suggested changing their name as a solution. However, the reason for rejection could be a common name or other factors such as facial changes. The Border Force's IT system has been criticized for its inefficiency. Similar cases have been reported, highlighting the need for improvement in the system. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#facial-recognition](https://daily.dev/tags/facial-recognition) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-always-rejected-at-airport-e-gates-so-the-passport-office-suggested-changing-my-name--ozamh7ro4)