Is there a problem to use 2 passports, one for getting into country and another whilst coming back? [duplicate]

I am dual national of country X and Y.

When I will be traveling from country X to Y, I want to use country Y's passport.

When I will be coming back to country X from Y, I want to use country X's passport.

Would there be any issues what so ever not just on airports but in future ?

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Best Answer

That's generally not a good idea. Whether it's actually a real problem depends on your specific citizenships.

Best & safest rule in my experience is

Always enter and leave a country on the same passport

Keep in mind that the round trip contains 4 border interactions, not just 2. Leave X, enter Y, leave Y, enter X.

So if you are going from X to Y you should use BOTH passports: PassX to exit X and PassY to enter Y. On the return do it the other way around use PassY to exit Y an PassX to enter X.

You can use two passports for a single flight and Airlines are perfectly capable of handling two passports when you check in.

CAVEAT: there are over 30,000 combination of X and Y and this post is only inteded to cover the "typical" rules. Many countries don't have exit controls (US) and many countries simply don't care which passport you use.

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Can you travel with one passport and come back with another?

You can use whichever passport is more convenient for leaving country A, and whichever passport is more convenient for arriving in country B. They do not have to be the same passport. But you must enter and leave a country on the same passport.

Can I enter a country with two different passports?

U.S. nationals, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country.

When you have two passports which one do you use?

The general rule of thumb for dual nationals going to one of their countries is enter and exit on that country's passport. Dual national US citizens must use their US passport when entering and leaving the United States, which after all makes sense: You're an American leaving, or returning to, America.

What happens if you have two passports?

People having dual citizenship often have a passport for each country. Dual citizenship or nationality means that a person is a citizen of two countries at the same time. The U.S. allows (but does not encourage) dual citizenship. Your home country might or might not allow it.

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