Comments on: Travelling With Two Passports: Advantages of Dual Citizenship

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:29:48 +0000

In reply to Adriana.

Hi Adriana, you hold the same passports as I do. TBH I’ve entered with the US passport just to get the stamp and then have left with the Spanish, never had a problem. This said, the way to do it properly is to enter with the Spanish passport and do the bookings for the tickets with it too. When you leave Spain use your Spanish passport too 🙂 Hope this helps…no tendras ningun problema si haces esto 🙂

By: Adriana

Adriana — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:50:57 +0000

Hello!

I am an EU (Spanish) and US citizen. Born in the US and Spanish from my Spanish mother. I wish to travel to Spain and stay longer than 90 days, which should not be an issue as long as I plan and travel correctly.
How would you recommend I travel with 2 passports to avoid confusion or any issues at border control? I do not want Spain to think that I overstayed the Schengen law as an American citizen, while I actually have the right to be there as a Spanish citizen. Which passport should I use when purchasing the flights? Should I buy round-trip with only one of the passports?

This is all quite confusing so I hope you can share your personal experience with having these dual nationalities!!

Thank you so much!

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:53:10 +0000

In reply to chris walker. Hi Chris, I believe you should be able to...

By: chris walker

chris walker — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 18:30:55 +0000

Hi
Ime a dual national British and Canadian.
Given the recent changes following the Brexit situation, I can only stay in the EU for 90 days in any 180 days, using my British passport.
I wonder if I can use my Canadian passport to go to the EU again even if I need a visa?

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:56:57 +0000

In reply to John Haven.

Hi John, the quickest way to get this sorted it to contact the Canadian consulate that is closest to you. If you’re in Boston this https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/us-eu/boston.aspx?lang=eng their website with info you’ll probably need. Hope this helps!

By: John Haven

John Haven — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 02:01:35 +0000

Hello, as USA passport holder, I would like to apply for “Canadian passport“ as
Mother was Canadian . Where do I start ? Boston’s customs ?
Thanking you in advance …..

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:47:35 +0000

In reply to Eva. Hi Eva, sorry for not getting back to you before. Truth is it doesn't really matter. As your kid has both passports and none of them requires a visa to get into Swtizerland, you can use any of the two. The passport on the flight does not have to be the same as the one you use through immigration; I've done this dozens of times myself. There is a chance though the airline might not let you book a ticket with a passport that is due to be expired the day of travel (if the booking systems is well done it shouldn't). But you can always use one valid passport to book and the other to enter the country. Hope this helps and again sorry for the delay in the response. Happy 2020!

By: Eva

Eva — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:02:29 +0000

I am planning to travel from Canada to Switzerland with my two kids in February. My kids are dual citizens of both those countries, I am Swiss citizen with Canadian permanent residency status. My son’s passport has expired in October and I am getting a new one done for him tomorrow so I should have it in about 10-15 days. But now I wonder how I should book the flight for him since they request a passport number to finalize the booking. Should I use the expired Canadian passport or the valid Swiss passport for him? I’ll be using the Swiss for myself obviously. My daughter’s are both valid… not sure how to best do this. Does the passport number on the flight ticket have to be the same as the one I am using to go through Immigration? Thank you in advance for your insight!

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:39:29 +0000

In reply to Russell Pick. Hey Russell, yup, you shouldn't have any problems as I have done it myself with me EU/ US passports :) Hope this helps!

By: Russell Pick

Russell Pick — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:19:38 +0000

I am traveling to England and have a British Passport and a US passport.
Before leaving the US the airline would like me to fill out a advance passport information.
If I put in the British passport information will I get a opportunity to change that to US passport information for my return flight?

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Mon, 13 May 2019 14:36:00 +0000

In reply to kishwer. If Pakistan allows you to have two passports then certainly!

By: kishwer

kishwer — Sat, 11 May 2019 17:42:30 +0000

Hello, Can I keep American passport and a Pakistani passport?

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 22:34:21 +0000

In reply to Gale Ann. Hi Gale, you shouldn't have a problem, however in the future make sure you type the name as it appears in your passport. Have fun in your trip!

By: Gale Ann

Gale Ann — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:18:34 +0000

Traveling from US to EU soon. If my airline ticket has my married name on it which includes my maiden name too, will it be a problem when I arrive in the EU at customs and show my EU passport that only bears my maiden name?

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 15:53:43 +0000

In reply to Carla. Hi Carla! You will be fine. I do that all the time! :)

By: Carla

Carla — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 04:14:33 +0000

Hi! I recently traveled to the UK with my EU passport. I also have a US passport but I didn’t use it when I left the US. Will I get in trouble if I show my US passport when I return to the US?

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Tue, 02 May 2017 15:44:09 +0000

In reply to Simone. Hi Simone! You should be able to do that, I have done it myself. Remember to use the same passport when entering and leaving a country, but you can swap to another when reaching immigration of the next country. This I wrote on how to travel with two passports may also help you. Cheers!

By: Simone

Simone — Mon, 01 May 2017 06:02:53 +0000

I have dual citizenship with Netherlands and NZ.
I have a working holiday visa for Canada on my NL (Netherlands Passport), however I am flying to LA/Seattle first, and then bussing across the border to Vancouver. I already have a multiple entry B1 tourist visa for the USA in my NZ Passport. Does anyone have any advice on whether i could enter the USA on my NZ passport, and then at the Canada border show my Dutch passport with the working holiday visa for Canada?

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:58:55 +0000

In reply to Orrick.

Hi Orrick! If using the Filipino passport is going to save you money then use it! There’s no need to pay a visa to enter with a US passport if you have another one you can use. What you’re suggesting is what I did when visiting Brazil, for example. But it is up to you… hope this helps! 🙂

By: Orrick

Orrick — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:54:25 +0000

I enjoyed your post.

I have dual citizenship to both the US and Philippines. I am traveling to China and Myanmar this summer with my school. We are going to HK first. We are also doing a day trip to mainland China during our stay in HK. From KH we go to Myanmar. After Myanmar we go back to the US.

I was planning to use my US passport to enter and leave HK but use my Philipino passport to enter and leave Myanmar and then use my US passport to re-enter the US. Does it make sense to do this or should I just use my US passport all the way and pay the visa to enter Myanmar?

I am using my US passport into HK since we also need a visa into mainland China. My school is taking care of that and to avoid the hassels with school, I decided to just use my US passport for that leg of the trip.

Any information is appreciated.

Thanks.

Orrick

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:28:44 +0000

In reply to Peter Mckenzy. Yes you can, but it depends on the countries. I, for example, have a dual citizenship and 2 passports. Other have more...

By: Peter Mckenzy

Peter Mckenzy — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:35:57 +0000

Can a person have dual citizenship..? ok y can have 2 or more passports.

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 01:17:05 +0000

In reply to Michelle. I understand you. The same thing happens with me and my Spanish passport, but I suppose they'd be pretty serious. As for Mexico, what can I say. As a current resident of this country I seriously doubt they'd do much...

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 12:00:21 +0000

I think my biggest worry is that my american passport would give me more protection than my mexican passport. I am a dual citizen as well and can pretty much travel to any latin country I want freely unlike Americans need a visa for certain latin countries. I am like if something happens would Mexico come to my rescue, lol. Maybe I shouldn’t have those concerns but seriously I do.

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:45:20 +0000

In reply to Wendy Was Here. Hey Wendy, it does make things a lot simpler if you use them correctly!

By: Wendy Was Here

Wendy Was Here — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:55:21 +0000

I always have wondered about this, and the line about not volunteering the information sure seems like the best way to go. It’s not that you are doing anything wrong, but border patrol people have a tendency to get confused by things like 2 passports and then will start asking questions. I only have one, but dream of an EU passport one day!

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:08:51 +0000

In reply to Jack Johnson. Hey Jack, having two passports really is an advantage. Thanks for dropping by,will check your site too! :)

By: Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:13:38 +0000

I dont qualify for 2 passports, which is a shamebecause I’d really like to stay in Europe for more than the allowed time in the Shengen region.

I have a few friends who have an EU passport in addition to their own country passport. So jealous of them.

Nice blog post here btw. If you’ve got a few minutes, stop by my blog at protravelblog.com. I blog about travel tips 🙂

By: maitravelsite

maitravelsite — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 05:45:23 +0000

In reply to Lily Lau. Hey Lili! Very glad the post helped out :)

By: Lily Lau

Lily Lau — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:07:37 +0000

Francisco, thanks really very much for your post! It was so helpful… you can’t imagine how long I’ve been surfing the net to find answers about how to travel with two passports and it was all so confusing!