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If you have dual citizenship, can you enter a country on one passport and another country on your 2nd pport? |
Travel Info My daughter has two passports, one Thai and one USA. We are going to the USA soon. Can she enter the USA on her US passport and then when we return to Thailand use her Thai passport? Travel Tips I also have a daughter that holds both Thai and US passports, you will need to use her Thai passport to leave and return to Thailand, and use her US passport to enter and leave the US, this alleviates obvious visa issues. At least this is the way we've done it when we travel, but as your first answer stated, keep both of them handy. I'm assuming she was born in Thailand, it's a good idea to also bring copies of her birth certificate and the consular report of a birth abroad. One time Thai Immigration asked to see her birth certificate, we didn't have it with us and it caused a slight problem, although we were allowed to travel. I strongly suggest you call the US Embassy here in Thailand if you have any other questions, they're very helpful there, and should be able to give you the correct information. Good luck. Others Yes! I do this regularly as I also possess two passports. It is best to have the other passport in hand, just in case they ask for it. I've never run in to any trouble. Good luck! Been to four continents with two passports. The answer to this question of two passports poses the problem with using more than one passport on one trip. The answer depends on the laws of the country or countries involved. Obviously, you don't want to exit with one passport and return with a different (foreign passport) to any country. You also don't want to enter one country with a domestic passport, and try and depart with a foreign passport (one that doesn't show when and where you entered ! ) You can get into serious customs and immigration problems with this situation. I am not sure what the laws of Thailand are, and whether they have a procedure for their citizens to register their departure from Thailand. You must check with their regulations. If this is not permitted, you can get into serious problems with that country as well. Here is the information for the United States State Department regarding more than one passport: "Which passport to use Section 215 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1185) requires U.S. citizens to use U.S. passports when entering or leaving the United States unless one of the exceptions listed in Section 53.2 of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations applies. (One of these exceptions permits a child under the age of 12, who is included in the foreign passport of a parent who has no claim to U.S. citizenship, to enter the United States without a U.S. passport, provided the child presents evidenceof his/her U.S. citizenship when entering the United States.) Dual nationals may be required by the other country of which they are citizens to enter or leave that country using its passport, but do not endanger their U.S. citizenship by complying with such a requirement." You may encounter visa issues with some countries as well. Some do not require a visa for citizens from one country, but may require it from another. (European "Schengen" countries, for example, or US or Canadian or British countries, for another.) In total, I would rather carry a US passport over another country's. Not just for chauvinism, but for the protections that are afforded to US citizens by our embassy or consulates around the world. For countries that are not friendly to the US, you may get into their country easier with a Thai passport, but may not be as protected in the event of emergency or arrest. Even if you are stopped and searched, if they find you with two passports in your possession, it will at least cause a delay with officials, if not temporary detention while they check out the validity of either or both of them, to verify they are not counterfeit. I don't know the age of your daughter, but if you are travelling with her, and have a different country's passport, this might present some problems and need of explanations as well. Yes you can. In fact when entering the US, citizens must use their US passport. I don't know what the laws are in Thailand about that though. I'm also not sure of this issue myself. I have 2 passports as well; one of USA and the other is Thai. So when I went back to Thailand, I exited the US with Thai passport as same as entering Thailand with it. When I came back to the US, the immigration officer informed me that if i'm a US citizen, I need to enter with US passport. I told him that I left the US with Thai passport so all the stamps were in the Thai passport. He insisted that I had to show him the US one. Luckily I always carry both. So I showed him both. I think it doesn't hurt to carry both when you travel back to Thailand. many do it all the time |
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