Passport question - dual

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The other thread about dual citizens prompted this question.

I’ve had dual citizenship since I was a teenager. I was always told that any trip I take has to be on one passport. For example, if I leave the US that entire trip, I need to be traveling on the US passport or it could cause confusion in airport and border systems.however, people in the other thread are saying you’re supposed to depart the US on your US passport and land in your dual nationality on your dual nationality passport.

I’ve never heard this before and I’ve always traveled into my other country just on my American passport since I’m flying from America. Never had a problem. Obviously borders are more tense now and I want to make sure I’m doing this right but I can’t seem to find clear guidance.

I am a dual citizen with Ireland. Should I be leaving Dulles airport on my American passport but then whip out my Irish one when I land in Ireland? Or should I remain on one passport for the entirety of an international travel trip?

My daughters leave on US, enter UK on UK, leave on UK, enter US on US. It was new to me too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never traveled with both. I have always used only one passport. Seems too suspicious to exit using one and enter another country using a different passport. You should be entering and exiting using the same passport and not traveling with multiple passports.

If you’re entering a place where you are a citizen, you always need to use that passport. If you’re a dual citizen with Canada and flying to Paris, you should just use one passport for the trip (the one where you are flying back to).

Once Americans need a visa to enter Europe, there wont really a choice if your dual citizenship is EU. You can’t get a visa to enter someplace you have citizenship, so you’d have to use your EU passport.

Not true . I’m the PP that has a UK passport and travels to the UK once a year. I always use my US passport.

And that is likely to change, please read the other posters' explanations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never traveled with both. I have always used only one passport. Seems too suspicious to exit using one and enter another country using a different passport. You should be entering and exiting using the same passport and not traveling with multiple passports.

If you’re entering a place where you are a citizen, you always need to use that passport. If you’re a dual citizen with Canada and flying to Paris, you should just use one passport for the trip (the one where you are flying back to).

Once Americans need a visa to enter Europe, there wont really a choice if your dual citizenship is EU. You can’t get a visa to enter someplace you have citizenship, so you’d have to use your EU passport.

Not true . I’m the PP that has a UK passport and travels to the UK once a year. I always use my US passport.

So you're going to get an ETA to enter the UK where you're a citizen? Is that even legal? Have you traveled there since the ETA system was introduced this year? This is the issue that has been causing problems for UK dual citizens not using a valid UK passport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never traveled with both. I have always used only one passport. Seems too suspicious to exit using one and enter another country using a different passport. You should be entering and exiting using the same passport and not traveling with multiple passports.

If you’re entering a place where you are a citizen, you always need to use that passport. If you’re a dual citizen with Canada and flying to Paris, you should just use one passport for the trip (the one where you are flying back to).

Once Americans need a visa to enter Europe, there wont really a choice if your dual citizenship is EU. You can’t get a visa to enter someplace you have citizenship, so you’d have to use your EU passport.

Not true . I’m the PP that has a UK passport and travels to the UK once a year. I always use my US passport.

So you're going to get an ETA to enter the UK where you're a citizen? Is that even legal? Have you traveled there since the ETA system was introduced this year? This is the issue that has been causing problems for UK dual citizens not using a valid UK passport.

https://www.thelocal.com/20250410/disgraceful-british-dual-nationals-express-fury-over-uks-changing-eta-advice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am dual British and US. I use US only. There is no advantage to using my UK passport at Heathrow, it’s all the same line.
Went to Ireland last year ( after UK) and used the US passport for all legs.

Sorry, meant to add were traveling now too and filled in the ETA for UK. It took 5 minutes.

So did you lie on the form about your nationality?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am dual British and US. I use US only. There is no advantage to using my UK passport at Heathrow, it’s all the same line.
Went to Ireland last year ( after UK) and used the US passport for all legs.

That is because the UK is not part of the EU. The EU line at Dublin is easy. I have waited over 2 hrs in the summer for the non-EU line when I forgot my EU passport. Moving forward I don't know but I plan to use my Irish passport leaving US to Dublin in two weeks so I will let you know!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am the Irish dual from the other thread. I go out on American and In at Dublin in my Irish. They have kiosks in Dublin so you don't even talk to anyone and is very quick. Leaving Ireland at preclearance you use your American. I have done it that way for other EU countries and also UK.

I have always done it that way. I used to get questions sometimes on how I got in/out without a stamp but now with the kiosks I just automatically go in and out.

Everyone in my family except for me is dual w/ Ireland. This is what they do

[Anonymous]

I have US and EU. I would never ever enter any country on my USA passport. Often you have to pay for a visa outside Europe and really why???