Hot answers tagged dual-nationality
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You are actually showing your passport to several different officials.
The airline.
They will check your passport at check-in time to insure that you have the right to enter the country you are flying to. That is because under international treaties, if an airline delivers you to a country that you do not have permission to enter, they are legally obliged ...
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Aas long as you leave a country with the same passport that you entered in on, then you're ok.
So:
Option 1: Entering Aus on Aus passport, leaving on Greek = bad
Option 2: Entering on Greek, leaving on Aus = bad
Option 3: Entering and leaving on Greek passport = good
Option 4: Entering and leaving on Aus passport = good
The reason being for counts and ...
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Definitely you should use your Australian passport in Australia and Greek passport in Greece (because for these countries you are their citizen and they don't really care if you have a dual nationality). And as others have said it's safest to use the same passport to enter and exit the country. However, in many countries the police would not check your ...
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Technically there's no issue at all with doing this.
However where she could have a problem is in convincing the immigration officials that she is the child's true parent, and has authority to take him across country lines. I'd suggest taking a copy of your son's birth certificate showing that she is the child's mother, as well as a letter from you giving ...
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You need a visa for neither country because you are a citizen of each.
When you enter a country, in order not to need a visa, you show them the passport of that country.
In your case, when arriving to Saudi Arabia, you show them the Saudi passport. When arriving to the UK, say after you get back, you show them the UK one. You obviously need to have both ...
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As an American citizen you are required to the follow the laws of the USA despite any other nationality that you may have. Most laws don't apply to citizens residing abroad, but some do. Perhaps the most significant is paying taxes on world-wide income, but also includes participating in the selective service (military draft), reporting foreign bank account ...
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As an American citizen, you are bound by the laws and embargos of the U.S. no matter which passport you present. So, you would technically be breaking the law by visiting Cuba and spending money.
As per the Treasury Cuba Sanctions
Unless authorized by a general or specific license, any person subject
to U.S. jurisdiction who engages in any Cuba ...
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A few searches through this site will discover pairs of countries that don't like to see each other's stamps in your passport. If you plan things right, you can use separate passports to make this less of a worry for you. For example you might use one passport for Israel and the other for all the countries that might not like seeing an Israel stamp, or whose ...
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As long as you leave and enter on the same passport it is fine...
for instance I have a South African and Swiss passport.
Leave and enter SA on my SA passport and enter and leave Switzerland on my Swiss passport.
No hassles!
It does seem weird but for all the country cares you haven't left an airplane the whole time!
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You only need to show the one you're travelling with. I have two passports* as well, and NEVER use my South African one.
However, if you need to show the other one merely for ID for the plane ticket, then it's just like a form of photo ID, and only at the checkin counter. However, for the actual travelling bit, you'll know need to use one at a time.
(* ...
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(I am assuming by China you mean the People's Republic of China.) In your case, the bigger problem than multiple passports is, according to Chinese nationality law (section 9), you automatically lose your Chinese citizenship when you voluntarily apply for and acquire another citizenship. So from a legal point of view, you are no longer a Chinese citizen, and ...
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I have dual nationality (UK - Australia), and I always show both on departure. This stops them getting worried that they will have to deny me access to the flight because of visa issues. They should still only use one of them (the 'local' one) for their record keeping though. On arrival I just show the local one as that is less hassle for everyone.
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The Cuba Information Manual ("The Definitive Guide to Legal and Illegal Travel to Cuba") says:
The embargo laws do not forbid U.S. citizens from traveling to Cuba.
They do, however, forbid U.S. citizens from spending money there
without the proper permits, which essentially amounts to the same
thing—unless you plan on begging your way around the ...
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Yes. That's the general rule for traveling as a dual national (or multiple national) -- entering and leaving one of the countries of nationality should be done with that country's passport. For other countries, use whichever passport is most convenient, but you should always enter and leave a country with the same passport.
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I guess that answer might depends on the country you are living in. I am in a similar situation as you are and I am not aware of any nationality related issue.
What seems to be an issue is that many insures require you to be a resident (not a citizen) of the country they are in. I am for example a Dutch citizen living in Belgium, but I can't get Dutch ...
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I don't see what the problem with the scenario is - I can buy travel insurance by simply telling an insurer that my family and I will be in Spain for two weeks, and that we won't be taking part in any risky sports (skydiving etc)
They don't ask whether it is booked through a single travel agent or whether we are organising every bit separately.
I am ...
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The nitty-gritty depends on the consular worker you encounter but then there is a different problem.
If you look at the application that needs to be submitted to the Consulate for a VISA there are 2 different forms:
Everyone except citizens of US, Great Britain, Canada, and Georgia
Citizens of US, Great Britain, Canada, and Georgia
You can take a look ...
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There are usually multiple places where you'll have to show passports and things can get a bit tricky. Obviously you'll use the passport of the country whose passport you are at. But often you want to show the passport of the destination country at check in to show the airline company that you have the appropriate visas/residency.
So for example for a trip ...
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You can take a look at the Immigration Forum discussion on the same subject. Generally unless it's an emergency(medical, or similar) extension of VWP will not be granted.
You would need to contact the immigration lawyer to see if it is even possible and under what circumstances this could get removed. But my guess this ban is for life.
Now as far as ...
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As an U.S. citizen the only way to enter in Cuba legally to the U.S eyes is by using the “people-to-people” program authorized by the OFAC. These trips are not touristic.
It’s then illegal for you as U.S. citizen to enter Cuba no matter which passport to use, however you may enter and U.S. government will never know, but that will be illegal:
If you fly to ...
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