How to Travel with Two Passports 

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Nice video! I got 3 passports, US, Italy and Brazil 👍

Normally it won't be an issue to travel on multiple passports unless one of your passport 's country prohibit dual citizenship. For instance, if you are both Malaysian and Grenadian, you want to fly to China from Malaysia on your Grenadian passport, that would raises question when you are exiting the outbound inspection of Malaysia, usually the immigration officer don't question about your status in the destination country, but sometime they do, I was once asked by Turkish officer if my Caribbean passport can visit EU on visa free. Malaysia is like most Asian countries , it prohibit dual citizenship, hence it is challenging dual citizens to either travel out or come back, let's creates two scenarios: 1. Traveling out: you are flying out from Malaysia to China, but there is no Chinese visa on your Malaysian passport, you intends to visit China with your Grenadian passport, airline allows you to check in because Grenadian passport has visa free access to China, but when you check in the outbound immigration inspection of Malaysia, officer might ask you to present you Chinese visa, you don't have one on your Malaysian passport, you might be refused to officially exit Malaysia, And they are mostly likely gonna to speak to the airline about this, questions why do they print out a ticket for you since you don't have a Chinese visa, this is when they can eventually find out you are holding a Grenadian passport, under Malaysian citizenship law, it is prohibited to hold any passport apart from your valid Malaysian passport, you are therefore breaking Malaysian citizenship policy, you will face a consequence of penalty. 2. coming back in: You fly back to Malaysia from China, upon the entry of Malaysia, Malaysian officer doubt that you really flew from China because there are neither visa nor entry&exit stamp on your Malaysian passport, they will detain you for immigration fraud investigation, and gather information from airline, and possibly from China, eventually they can confirm that you was in China on a Grenadian passport, because when you exit China, China side already found out you was in China as a Grenadian but flying to Malaysia as a Malaysian. After Malaysia confirm that you are a Malaysian+Grenadian dual citizen, since under Malaysian citizenship law, it is prohibited to hold any passport apart from your valid Malaysian passport, you are therefore breaking Malaysian citizenship policy, you will face a consequence of penalty. The resolution to the above scenarios, to uses Hong Kong as a transit point, Hong Kong and Macau don't stamp on your travel documents anymore, like Israel, they give a white tap instead. So, you can fly to Hong Kong from Malaysia and fly back to Malaysia from Hong Kong, when they find neither entry stamp nor exit stamp on your Malaysian passport, you can teaches them a common sense that, Hong Kong doesn't issues stamp at all, and why were you in Hong Kong for that long? Because you was keep travelling in between Hong Kong and Macau, every time you re-enter each of these two places, you are granted a new 90 days range to stay. In reality, of course you are just using Hong Kong as your transit point, thus, after you land in Hong Kong, you can go anywhere else on your other passport, just make sure that you will fly to Malaysia from Hong Kong, and not directly from other places. Likewise for any other dual citizen who has one side that prohibit dual or more citizenship. Other than that, theoretically, people can also uses UK , Canada and U.S as transit, because they don't have outbound immigration check point, like: fly to U.K on their Malaysian passport, then to other country on Grenadian passport, but fly back to U.K again on Grenadian passport, and then fly back to Malaysia on Malaysian passport from UK, then upon entry, just shows them your UK entry stamp that was issued earlier when you first flew to UK, no need to worry about exit stamp from UK. One more critical situation, which is my personal case, I have different names on my various passports, so, but just explain it to the airline, they will be able to help it through, it happen just last month itself, I was travelling South East Asia on my Caribbean passport, and my name on the Caribbean passport is different from my other passport which has Canadian work permit on it, I need to check in my flight in Hong Kong, I just presented both passports to the airline, they issue me the ticket based on my name on Caribbean passport, because I was officially a Caribbean in Hong Kong with my name on Caribbean passport, but the airline system record my other passport along with the Canadian work permit, as a result, there was no hassle at all.

Thank you, Andrew! I always had this doubt!

Thank you I could not find someone who discussed this great video!

This was very helpful, l have two passports, the American and the Dominican passports, l find this video very helpful

Andrew thnak you so much for getting to my request. 😎

Greece is one of those EU countries that doesn't care so much whether you use your ID/passport to get in the country...sometimes it's even faster to go through non-EU as there's a backup often at customs for EU citizens.

I have both a US and a British passport. Two years ago, I was flying on the first leg of a round trip ticket US-UK-US. When I checked in online for my first leg of my journey from the US to the UK, it asked for my citizenship. I chose British, since I was going to use my British passport when I entered the UK after I landed. As soon as I chose British the check-in system asked me to indicate my current immigration status in the US. It allowed me choose Permanent Resident, ESTA visitor, or visa. If I chose Permanent Resident it asked for my green card number, if I chose ESTA it asked for my date of entry to the US, if I chose visa, it asked me for my visa type. There was no way for a dual US-other citizen to indicate being anything than a US citizen. I had go back and select US citizen in order to complete my check-in. I still used my British passport when I arrived in the UK without any problem. I don’t know what would have happened if the country I was traveling to required a visa to travel there and the online check in system required me to enter a visa number. I wouldn’t have one since I was a citizen of the destination country. Luckily, the UK is a visa free destination for US citizens.

The US legally permits dual citizenship. However, when I declared goods for inspection (which was what I was supposed to do) one time at SFO the CBP officer searched all my bags and person and demanded to see my foreign passport (ridiculous) and entered into the system. I was entering as a US citizen on a US passport at that time, and I was wondering why is it necessary for them to know that? This is how the US government treats non-white US citizens...like crap. I'm glad I renounced, because we must all follow Andrew Henderson's golden rule of going where you're treated best.

I'm sure you know it all, sir. I'm glad you're telling me the right way to teach me and everyone else out there learning the basics of how to use 2 Passports of Global Citizenship. This guy has the best skills in giving his experience on Passport strategies.

What is needed is a diagram showing clearly all use cases and pros/cons

Having two passports is quite handy when you think of a Middle East trip that includes Israel and some country which has "issues" with them... but then you have to plan it thoroughly, so that you don't arrive at a border with an empty passport - they will realize that you are trying to cover up your visit to a troublesome neighbor.

Andrew , awesome video . Thank you for explaining this !! I never fully understood how to work and juggle two or more passports . Very well explained 👏👍🏻. Also having a non -USA passport helps in many non friendly USA Countries...for certain elements that target US Citizens. Unfortunately, our foreign policies in the USA are not favorable with certain countries .i am tired of the USA being the bullies of the world in certain policies .🤔I love what I have in the USA , but don’t always agree ., IE , such as FACTA and bullying other countries into giving the USA info 🤔

Thank you!!

Can I present two passports at the same time at the country im going to. I have both US and Gambian passport. I have my visa in the Gambian passport and im going to saudi Arabia can I present both passports to have stamps in both? Because the US passport doesnt have the saudi visa but I need stamps to show where I have been when i return to the US

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Helpful video, as I'm investigating obtaining dual German citizenship by descent (currently an American citizen). I know this video is 3 years old, and some things are in the process of changing for travel between the US and EU, specifically the implementation of the EU's ETIAS visa waiver program in 2023 to allow US citizens entry into the EU. Similarly, the US requires EU citizens to complete an ESTA visa waiver application for entry into the US. As I understand it, airlines are required to check to see if you have the ETIAS or ESTA visa waivers before allowing you to board. So based on that, if I were to fly from my home in the US to visit family in Germany having dual passports, would this be the proper sequence of steps for traveling after ETIAS implementation: Flying US to Germany: 1. Book roundtrip ticket using my German passport number. 2. At airline check-in desk, present my German passport. (If I presented my US passport without ETIAS, I expect I would be denied boarding). 3. I'm not sure which passport to present at TSA security checkpoints. I would be inclined to present my US passport because part of me thinks that, if I present my German passport, that could raise some red flags in their system because it may show that I never entered the country on my German passport. 4. When boarding the aircraft, present my German passport and boarding pass. (No ETIAS needed for EU citizens.) 5. On arrival in Germany, present my German passport to border control. Flying from Germany to US: 1. Present US passport at the airline check-in desk. (If I presented my German passport without an ESTA authorizing entry into the US, I expect I would be denied boarding.) 2. Present German passport at security and border control. 3. When boarding the aircraft, present my US passport and boarding pass. (No ESTA needed for US citizens.) 4. On arrival in the US, present my US passport to border control. Does that make sense? Did I get anything wrong?

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Even if you are not allowed dual citizenship with one of your citizenships, the airlines don't care which passport you use, that is valid to enter the destination country. You need to leave one country on it's passport, and enter the other one that lets you in,(eg, visa waiver)

What if I have a Dutch and French passport and travel to Malaysia. Can I do a visa run alternating between the 2 passports to get easier access to the country

SOmetimes, even if the passports you have enable you equally to enter the country, sometimes it is more convenient to enter on one rather than the other, eg. Enter Brazil on a Spanish passport is less convenient than on a Portuguese passport even though they are both EU-Schengen nations ant in theory equal.

if u need a visa in your passport for say China or Turkey, you have to present that passport upon exit

Hello, I am Vietnamese American living in Houston. I just got my Vietnamese passport! I plan to go to Vietnam in the Summer. I bought a plane ticket using the U.S. passport number. When entering Vietnam, do I use the Vietnam passport? Do I also use it when exiting Vietnam? Finally, when I enter Houston, I know I have to the U.S. PASSPORT? What happened when they don’t see the Vietnam stamp on it (and wonder where I flew in from???)…

Hey Andrew, Question! :) If I am a citizen of Australia and a citizen of an EU country, say Germany or Poland.. If I am to "leave an enter both countries on their own passports", do I technically need to stop over somewhere in the middle and change passports? Or can one fly direct out of Australia on an Australian passport, and then stash it away and produce your German / Polish passport on arrival? I would have thought you would need to use the same document the whole way on a direct journey as switching them may raise flags or get you 'pulled aside'.

But then what citizenship do you note down that you have when you purchase a round trip ticket? Because both sides EU and USA will see that information right?

Any thing I should keep in my with a mex and USA citizenship,? 3rd country entry?

I would have thought you needed to show the same passport to the country you are arriving in as the country you boarded from.

I have an Americana and Canadian passport. I have traveled to the either country with opposite passport, never I had an issue. But I do prefer showing my American passport when entering the U.S ad my Canadian passport entering Canada for simplicity sake.

once passportless travel is implemented using Iris scan at airports, how will the system know which citizenship to refer to you?

I have two passports. One is UK and the other is Irish. I have been to Iran on my Irish passport. How likely this would come back on me if trying to enter the US on my British passport using visa waiver?

Any issues w airlines sharing the passenger manifesto? US citizens are supposed to exit and leave on US passport so is that an issue going somewhere on arrival where I present my EU passport but the airline had me leaving on US passport on the manifesto?

The Mexico thing you mention is this: you can´t be a resident and a tourist at the same time.

What about when security looks at your ticket and they see that your ticket is for a different passport then the one you were giving to them?

When booking a ticket online, can I give the airline two different passport info? Because if I'm leaving New York to Senegal, I would want to show them my Senegal passport? But on the way back, they want to see that I can enter the US?

lesson of the story and comments: if your country doesnt allow dual citizenship, you need a 3rd country to go to, meaning not transit but it needs to show that it will be your end destination, you can either spend 1 night there or book 2 separate tickets, in case of booking 2 separate tickets

Thanks a lot for all info. When you say that one must use their US passport when entering or leaving the US. Now, how does the US authority knows that I departed or used my passport upon leaving if there is no specific CBP check by any customs officers in Departures? So, how do I prove that I have used my US passport? I look forward to hearing from you answer Thanks a million, in advance

But what if the countries I am a citizen of require visas from one another? Let’s say I’m a citizen of the UK and an EU country. If I leave the UK with my UK passport, will the airline query how long I am staying in the EU and whether I have the correct visa to enter the EU? Will I have to present both passports in that case? Similarly, if I then leave the EU with my EU passport and return to the UK, will I have to explain to the airline that I can enter the UK as a British citizen?

What about leaving Australia going to USA Have duel citizenship have both countries pp

TLDW; follow the rules of the country you are leaving and heading to. For example, if you’re still a U.S citizen “U.S. nationals, including U.S. dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. U.S. dual nationals may also be required by the country of their foreign nationality to use that country’s passport to enter and leave that country. Use of the foreign passport to travel to or from a country other than the United States is not inconsistent with U.S. law. “ As for traveling to other countries outside of your nationalities, it really depends on which one gives you the best advantage for where you want to go. For example, I want to visit Ghana but on a U.S passport that would require a visa. However, on a Jamaican passport, I would be able to travel there visa free, and that’s the case for some other countries (Russia, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, etc.) where using that passport would be more suitable. Just be smart, but follow the laws and procedures.

I travel with both of my passaports US and North Macedonian I use the US passaport to leave United States and also in the other connecting flights like from Germany to Beograd then when i arrive at North Macedonia i use my North Macedonian passaport, easy as that.

It gets WAAAAAY more complicated when crossing land borders (non airport customs checks)

Triple citizen by birth of myself in USA, dad in Ireland and grandparents in Italy. USA & Irish passports, working on the Italian one. I guess that would be dual USA and EU (Irish & Italian). My spouse is also dual Taiwan and USA.

I have US passport through birth and I recently obtained a free Mexican passport through my parents. I believe the only benefit my Mexican passport has over my US is that I can enter Brazil without needing a visa. Yaaaay

Land borders can be issue-- as the receiving country often checks for the outgoing country's stamp. So problem when switching passports. Used my Turk passport to enter Georgia, then switched to USA passport at land border to Armenia. When returning back to Georgia, immigration took one-hour because there was no Armenian stamp in my Turk passport. Took escalation to resolve.

Wait you can get a passport if you have an ancestry background like for example if I have Spain heritage but I'm from the USA ?

Land borders in Africa !!! You can not enter a country without the exit stamp of the last country in your passport. If you start a journey on one passport you need to continue with that passport. I made the mistake of using my UK passport to enter Namibia and couldn’t change to my South African one when leaving. Cost an extra 250 dollars in visa fees

What if your two passports have two different names on them? My wife entered Australia as an American but we got held up at the airport when she was leaving as a Vietnamese citizen with a different name. (We can't even pronounce it 😂) We have great access to the world with the US passport but when we come home to Vietnam...she need to be Vietnamese!

I have a Pakistani passport and living in Thailand as a permanent resident but I just got my st.kits and Nevis passport it's blank and new so I wanna travel to Singapore? What should I do

Hey Andrew how many passports do you have?

I think it is a matter of interpretation unfortunately I don’t know if there is a binding “international law” or treaty among nations in effect that would ease this type of global issue. Will the addition of a second citizenship while (still) keeping your original citizenship be valid? Meaning you have now 2. Or when you apply for a second one does that constitute as a cancellation of the original citizenship. Countries don’t like you to have too”many” loyalties. Like for example when you become a US citizen, on said oath it expressly state that you relinquish you loyalties to any other sovereign authority. Unfortunately, when you seek a second one, when say a naturalized American citizen, does that not defeat the purpose? I am a Filipino and when Filipinos become US citizens they take this oath and most Filipinos also revert back and get their Philippine citizenship again while retaining their US passports.

So if I fly from home (USA) to Mexico on my U.S. passport, then switch passports to my Grenada passport to fly to Cuba, if the airline is one that also flies to the States and they share my info with America, can I get into any trouble with the U.S. flying to Cuba on another passport?

I’m a Malawian in studying in India on a student visa but I also have a Portuguese passport so I’m a Portuguese citizen. I currently hold both my Malawian and Portuguese passport. My Indian visa is in my Malawian passport but I want to travel to the United kingdom using my Portuguese passport to avoid getting a visa. How do I do that?

I have dual citizenship and what I’d like to find out is whether I could enter the Schengen area, leave in 90 days (which is the limit) and come back right away on the other passport. Rinse and repeat every 90 days. Would that be perfectly legal or is the limit applicable to the individual, not the passport?

With today fingerprint technology, one can be easily spotted as using two passports, which may raise the eyebrows of customs officials? Can it happen?

This whole video acts like it "isn't a big deal" but it really is. If I leave the US to Japan with my US passport they will only give me 90 days. If I enter Japan with my Japanese passport they will ask where my stamp is and why it shows me leaving more than 90 days ago (assuming I've been gone for many years). So what do you do in this case?

As a EU-Moroccan citizen, my parents told me that I cannot use 2 passports, because Moroccan police, despite showing them my Moroccan passport at the exit with a Moroccan entry stamp (Morocco stamps even its own passports) they will block me and ask me for a VISA if I'm going to West, and that's weird because they're not supposed to do that. Thereby dual Moroccan citizenships must travel with the other passport and the Moroccan National ID, or they may even make a person enter Morocco as a Moroccan citizen even if he presents only a foreign passport.

The easiest way to (accidentally) become an over-stayer. Enter and exit a country allowing you time limited visa free access with different nationality passports. People also sometimes use different nationality passports to enter-exit countries they are nationals of, to work-around tax residency rules. This somewhat works in EU states where someone holds two EU passports or an EU + visa free country passport using that one as visitor to avoid exceeding time limits triggering tax residency as a national of the country being visited. Not entirely legal, but a trick that often works.

6:10 , Your advice is incorrect; Its completely illegal to hold or retain dual citizenship in India, However after obtaining any other citizenship an Indian can convert his passport to an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card, which gives you a universal lifetime visa-free travel to India (minus the citizenship benefits), after conversion you are allowed to proceed for renunciation.

And when you have 3?

why complicate things, the issue can be explained in a 90 seconds video.

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So, who is the nomad capitalist clientele, I was so unfortunately to be born in the Caribbean. Andrew doesn’t accept clients from my country nor does the customer support answer any questions that’s not a client. I’d imagine it would be high net worth weak passport holders that’d be your clients. Rather strange

It is very American to think about passport(s). If I travel internationally, I would just carry one passport, but both national photo IDs. For entering the country I am citizen of I can use the respective national photo ID. Within in the EU, I can use either national photo ID as both citizenship allow freedom of movement. So really: The only time I would need a passport is for outside EU travel. That also nicely prevents issues with board officers not understanding dual citizenship. By carrying only one passport, I only show one nationality. The national photo IDs are usually not recognized outside the EU, but are more then good enough to go to either embassy to prove identity.

The Rule is to use the passport of the country one is currently in. It's simple.

Cringeworthy. US doesn’t have exit immigration.