Timeline for Dual citizenship, question about which one can I use
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| Nov 21, 2017 at 13:42 | comment | added | phoog | @Fattie in OP's defense, nobody's talking about flying around without a passport. He's asking whether he can travel with his Swiss passport only to the USA. | |
| Nov 21, 2017 at 11:59 | comment | added | Fattie | You must get your US passport renewed, it's that simple. It's really remarkable when folks think they can fly around without a passport, it comes up often on this site! Indeed it's very unlikely they will even sell a ticket, or let you board in the outwards direction, if you "don't have a passport". | |
| Nov 21, 2017 at 2:04 | comment | added | phoog | @Harper if the border officer isn't convinced that the traveler is a US citizen, they'll try to get the traveler to agree to voluntary departure, but if the traveler does not agree, they must give the traveler a hearing before a US immigration judge. | |
| Nov 21, 2017 at 2:03 | comment | added | phoog | @Coke the return ticket requirement aside, they won't board a Swiss passenger without ESTA authorization, will they? Also, the statutory requirement is actually for a "return or onward ticket," which must be valid for one year. Does the airline have a stricter requirement than the statute? | |
| Nov 21, 2017 at 2:01 | comment | added | phoog | I don't see any element of the justice department pdf you linked to that would actually apply to a US citizen omitting that fact when applying for ESTA authorization on a foreign passport. Which part of it did you have in mind? | |
| Nov 21, 2017 at 0:29 | comment | added | Crazydre | @JimMacKenzie Swiss Airport staff will not board a passenger travelling on a Swiss passport without a visa if they don't hold a return ticket (which they check electronically at special control booths before you reach the gate) | |
| Nov 21, 2017 at 0:27 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | If they cannot validate your US citizenship but can validate your swiss citizenship, I would think they could potentially claim you are lying about US citizenship and deport you to Switzerland. They just can't deport you to a place you aren't guaranteed right to enter i.e. A citizen. They can't refuse me entry more because they can't prove another country must take me. | |
| Nov 20, 2017 at 23:53 | history | edited | Hilmar | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added a few sources and rephrased with hopefully more clarity
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| Nov 20, 2017 at 23:48 | comment | added | Hilmar | Updated based on the comments. | |
| Nov 20, 2017 at 23:48 | history | edited | Hilmar | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added a few sources and rephrased with hopefully more clarity
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| Nov 20, 2017 at 22:32 | comment | added | Peter Green | The question then becomes can a US citizen get an ESTA on their foreign passport without lying to the US authorities? An alternative approach would be to fly to Canada or Mexico on the Swiss passport and then approach the US border by land but ultimately what the asker should really be doing is applying for an urgent passport renewal. | |
| Nov 20, 2017 at 22:28 | comment | added | Jim MacKenzie | He can use his Swiss passport to board the plane... but it's technically the wrong passport for entering the US as a US citizen. Presenting the expired US one with his Swiss one at US Customs might satisfy the immigration officer, even if this isn't the ideal way to proceed. | |
| Nov 20, 2017 at 22:22 | history | answered | Hilmar | CC BY-SA 3.0 |