Questions tagged [dual-nationality]
Issues that arise from having more than one passport, usually during immigration and visa processing.
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ESTA for dual national: what can happen if I lie about being American?
Please let me know what could happen... I was born in the US as an American - am now naturalized French, and have residency in the Dominican Republic (where all my documents say I'm French).
I didn't ...
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Avoiding USA "gambling tax"
If I go to the USA on say Australian passport and win over $1200 then Uncle Sam keeps I think it is 30%.
If I go to the USA on say a UK passport and win over $1200 then Uncle Sam lets me keep it all.
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French passport has my maiden name [duplicate]
My French passport shows my first name followed by my maiden name followed by the word "spouse" followed by my married name.
My Australian passport shows my first name followed by my ...
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Dual citizenship French Australian, different names on passports [duplicate]
I have dual citizenship French and Australian, however my French passport shows my maiden name followed by "spouse" married name, my Australian passport only shows my married name.
I am ...
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Dual citizenship: Travelling with British and Turkish passports [duplicate]
I wonder if anyone can help me with some questions about using my 2 passports correctly.
My country of birth is Turkey but I live in the UK and I recently gained British citizenship - ie I now have ...
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Dual UK/CAN national travelling from UK to Canada and back - which passport should I use to book tickets?
I have dual UK and Canadian citizenship, with both passports, and am ordinarily resident in the UK. I have an upcoming trip to Canada and I'm dimly aware that Canada now requires me to travel on my ...
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Which passport should a non-US/Canada citizen, temp worker in Canada, use for travel to US?
I have looked around similar questions but none apply directly to my case. For example, this answer is not appropriate for the US and Canada because these countries do not have exit controls. I am a ...
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Hong Kong/US dual citizenship entering China by air
I am a dual Hong kong/U.S. citizen. Plan to fly to Shanghai from HK and enter with my Hk passport + home return permit, then fly to US from Shanghai and exit with HK passport. Would Chinese custom ...
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Is there any country/case where entering with two different passports at two different times may cause an issue?
After reading:
Can I enter South Korea with 2 different passports (in separate times)
Can I enter Japan with 2 different passports (in separate times)
To avoid getting that question ~200 times, I'm ...
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Can I enter Japan with 2 different passports (in separate times)
I have dual citizenship, Passport A & B.
I've been using Passport A to enter Japan from all my previous travels, but currently I need to renew it and cannot use it during renewal time.
So does ...
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B1/B2 Dual nationality Visa refused? [duplicate]
I have dual nationality: Iranian, the country that I born in, and Netherlands where I've been living for quite some time. I had a visa interview with the consular section as I am not eligible for ESTA ...
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Dual citizenship with USA & South Africa and exited South Africa on wrong passport (USA). What passport do I use to reenter SA?
My daughter lives in SA permanently and left SA mistakenly with her USA passport for a holiday. She is 19 years old and was not aware that this could be a problem. What passport should she use to ...
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re-entering the UK after code 3 stamp
My situation:
I have two nationalities, one of them is visa free. I was on a tier 4 student visa (associated to the non-visa-free passport), which got canceled when I took an interuption of studies. I ...
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Can I use my Japanese Passport to travel outside in the Philippines and returning back to the Philippines?
I was born and raised in the Philippines and I also possess Japanese passport but I am living in the Philippines since birth. I have a PH passport but it was already expired. I was about to renew my ...
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What exactly is APIS in airports and how does it work?
I would like to understand how exactly APIS work? Does it actually connect your passport data at check-in with the airline all along the line - at security, at immigration exit and immigration entry ...
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Is security at the airport connected with immigration exit point in Ukraine?
This might be a stupid question but I’m curious if the airport security has anything to do with checking your immigration status in Ukraine?
Meaning, I’m dual citizen of Ukraine and USA. Ukraine doesn’...
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Australian citizen married to dual Australian/Italian citizen wanting to travel Europe for 6 months
My wife and I are looking to travel Europe for 6 months next year and are finding it very difficult/anxiety-inducing to sort through the visa rules afforded to non-EU spouses of EU citizens.
I am an ...
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Dual-national British child with Italian mother. Which document can she use to travel to/from Italy on her own?
My child is British, 17 years old and born in the UK. As I am Italian she is a dual national.
Can she travel to Italy on her own with her British passport or could she face problems? Last year she was ...
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Dual Passports: Advice on API and destination entry procedures
Many countries, such as Japan, now require API (Advanced Passenger Information) before travel.
My wife is a dual passport holder (UK passport and Chinese passport with Japanese working permit). We ...
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Are dual citizenship passports linked?
My wife is from Ukraine and fled, after the war started, to Austria for nearly 2 years until I met her. She is now here in Australia where we got married.
When she gets her Australian passport with my ...
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Enter Malaysia on dual citizenship (NOT including Malaysian)
I heard that Malaysia is a strict single-nationality recognition country. Even if you have two passports (NOT including Malaysian), you can only choose one nationality to visit this county. For ...
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Dual British-Italian citizen, what passport should I use travelling to Italy on holiday? [duplicate]
I am an Italian citizen by birth and hold an Italian passport; in 2015 I moved to the UK using said passport, and I recently acquired British citizenship (both Italy and the UK allow dual citizenship) ...
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Dual UK Australian national visiting Vietnam
I have dual Australian and UK citizenship/passports. I am leaving Australia, travelling to Vietnam, then returning to Australia after 13 days.
I was planning to leave Australia with my Australian ...
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Renewing UK passport also holding an Irish passport
I am a British Citizen from birth but hold an Irish passport. My British passport has expired and I am trying to renew it. The passport office is asking that I send them my foreign passport. I don't ...
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Two passports, one name transliterated slightly differently
My 2-year-old Anglo-Russian granddaughter has just received her first Russian passport for a family trip to the UK in July (The family lives in Russia and she was born there). Her British passport is ...
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How should a dual citizen answer the nationality questions on the ESTA application form?
I'm currently applying for my ESTA and have run into some issues regarding these two questions:
Are you now a citizen or national of any other country?
Have you ever been a citizen or national of ...
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Travelling with two passports (same name) - which passport should be used for booking? [duplicate]
I need advice for my family's itinerary: China - Indonesia - UK - China. My kids have Chinese and UK passports. Can I book their tickets using only their Chinese passports? Exiting China with the ...
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Staying in Romania for longer than 90 days with two passports
I have both US and UK passports. I’m considering visiting Romania for longer than 90 days. Can I do this by entering on one passport, staying the allowed 90 days, exiting, and entering the next day on ...
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Dual Israeli - American citizen. Which countries can a normal American enter, that I cannot as an American and Israeli?
As per wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_passport#Countries_that_do_not_accept_Israeli_passports
six countries — Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Syria and Yemen — do not allow entry to ...
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Accidentally entered and exited the UK with different passports
I hold dual Chinese and Canadian citizenships. Last year, I was returning to China from Canada, but the only available flight option was a transfer flight with a layover in London. Upon passing ...
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My son has dual citizenship. Will I have to pay overstay fine for him to leave Mexico to return to the US?
He has the dual citizenship certificate from the embassy. He has social security of United States, Mexican birth certificate, and American passport. He's been in Mexico 2 years on an American passport....
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B1/B2 pending, received new citizenship with possibility to use ESTA
It has been more than 3 months since my relative applied for a B1/B2 visa with a Russian passport. They went to the interview, but didn't get an answer yet. In the past, it always took less than 3 ...
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South African born travelling to SA on NZ passport
I am travelling to South Africa for the first time since we emigrated to New Zealand in 1999.
My understanding has always been that my SA citizenship was revoked when I became a NZ citizen. A new SA ...
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Dual passport holder leaving and entering China
I've seen similar questions asked, but I would really appreciate some clarity.
I am a dual citizen (passport holder) of South Africa and UK. I am currently living and working in Shanghai, China. My ...
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Dual citizenship: passport with valid visa is expired
TLDR: travelling to Japan and back from Australia with expired Spanish passport (AUS visa linked to it) and valid French passport (AUS visa not linked to it but AUS Immigration is aware of dual ...
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What happens if I enter a Schengen country with a UK passport, overstay, and leave with EU ID?
I have a UK passport. I am a dual citizen of Bulgaria but I don't have a Bulgarian national ID (I can get one).
What happens if I enter an EU country with my UK passport (e.g. London → Madrid), stay ...
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Do Chinese immigration officers check foreigners' visas for other countries?
Consider a traveler arriving by air in China from the United States who presents a passport from a country whose citizens enjoy a visa exemption in China. Citizens of this country do require a visa ...
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EU citizen traveled to Europe on US passport
2 years ago my partner (US and Polish citizen living in the US) entered the EU on a US passport. It was just a one week-trip. On the way back, exit Schengen in Sweden, border officers took her US ...
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Plans to travel to China, but recognized as a USA-China dual citizen? Any issues?
I am 26 years old, US citizen (born and raised), have never been to China but planning on going this year. My parents were Chinese nationals at the time I was born so I am considered a Chinese ...
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Dual citizen check-in and enter on different passports [duplicate]
So, I'm a dual citizen of China and Canada, working in the US. Chinese passport has a US tourist visa (B1/B2). Canadian Passport has a work visa for US. I need to fly from China to the US.
Here's the ...
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Dual passport different family name
My son has 2 passsports with different family names. 1 passport is German with my family name (I am a single parent) and the 2nd one is Filipino where they used the family name of his father (my son ...
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I have 2 passports (UK and EU). Both with the same name but different surname. I want to only use my UK passport. Is it possible?
I want to use my UK passport to go visit a country in the EU. I don't want to keep changing my passport during my trip, its time consuming.
As a Brit I can enter any EU country for 90 days without a ...
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Travelling through USA with double nationality [duplicate]
My children are holding dual citizenship - Mexico and Austria. We are currently in Mexico and will travel back to Austria with a flight from Mexico City to Miami and from there to Schengen (Madrid) ...
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UK/US dual citizen traveling from UK to US
I'm travelling on Monday to the US from the UK. I live in UK and have dual nationality. My US passport expired so I got an ESTA for my UK passport... I've just heard from an American friend that I ...
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If I have dual citizenship, but one of my passports is expiring soon, can I enter EU/Schengen with the one that expires further out?
I have USA & Colombia citizenship and passports. I usually use my US passport when traveling to Europe, but my US passport is expiring March 1st 2024. My Colombian passport expires in 2025, so it'...
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Travelling from US to Indonesia with Dual citizenship [duplicate]
I understand this question has been asked a few times.
A solution is booking two tickets from US - [Middle Country] - Indonesia. The middle country can be either Singapore or Malaysia. I heard that ...
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Travelling to the US from Dubai/UK while having US passport and Indonesian passport [duplicate]
I am planning to go to the US from the UK or Dubai soon. I have Indonesian passport and US passport. I want to go to the US with my US passport and live and work there. Does anyone know how to do it? ...
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Entered UK with Vietnamese passport but flying to Canada with a Canadian one
I'm having doubts on which passport to use for my coming flight from the UK to Canada. I have Vietnamese and Canadian dual nationality, and previously entered the UK on my Vietnamese passport with a ...
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Have dual citizenship with expiring US passport
My daughter has dual citizenship, US and Taiwan. We are traveling in October to Germany for a 2 week visit. Her US passport expires in December. I know entering Germany you have to have at least 3 ...
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Dual Passport Filipino traveling from Saudi Arabia
I am a dual citizen by birth, as my mother is a Filipina and I am currently holding a valid Filipino passport. However, due to the laws of my current country of residence, I am required to use my ...
