hello

my wife just got a 6 month tourist visa to come over stay with me for a while in uk . i am a french citizen . my son is 1 year old and has got a french and a thai passport .both lives in thailand

not sure how to proceed as to airline booking and imigration control at swampy regarding my son

when doing an airline booking they ask you for their nationality and passport number .

if i put his thai passport details i assume they will ask to see his visa prior to give him his boarding card . so shall i give his french passport details ? they might not give him his boarding pass if he hasnot got the imigration stamp of entry in his passport ?

same for imigration . he cant go throught imigration at swampy with a french passport without a entry stamp and imigration card .... what about with his thai passport without a uk visa ...

entry in uk should be simpler i assume . french passport no visa should be fine i guess ,

a bit confusing . any help would be appreciated , iam pretty sure ther is a lot of you guys that went through the same process .

my solicitor told me it should be fine with bith his passport for imigration check . but i d rather have a first hand advice .

i have been told i can get some kind of oficial paper ( from my embassy or hers not sure ...) any ideas .?

thans in advance . i am due to buy their tickets as soon as possible as the wify is already giving me yakyak about buying tickets reo reo ;-)

I have dual Thai/Australian citizenship. As a general rule, it really doesn't matter what passport you enter into the online booking system, but for consistency sake I generally enter my Australian passport details for all non-ASEAN travel.

For ASEAN travel, I use my Thai passport details given than I generally get better visa entry conditions using my Thai passport.

As for your son, it is quite simple.

BKK AIRPORT

- Airport Check in: show both Thai and French passports to the check in people. It lets them know that 1) the child will need a departure card for the Thai passport and 2) the French passport shows they do not need a visa for their final destination. They will issue you with the boarding pass.

The check in staff are very familiar with people travelling on two passports, and you will not have an issue with them.

- Airport immigration: Fill in the departure card for the Thai passport. Show the Thai passport, departure card and boarding pass to the immigration officer. He will be stamped out no problem in the Thai passport. The arrivals card which he should use on return will be stapled into the Thai passport

UK

- Enter using French passport with no limit on the time of stay.

- Departure: show both passports as was done in Thailand, this time the Thai passport lets the airline know that your son can enter Thailand with no immigration restrictions and thus can enter without a return ticket (which is generally required for most foreigners).

BKK AIRPORT

- Show the Thai passport to immigration on arrival and he will be stamped in on that.

nb...given the nature of international air travel these days where many countries simply don't stamp people in or out, airport immigration don't need to see 'stamp' trails in passports so swapping passports is easy.

I have dual Thai/Australian citizenship. As a general rule, it really doesn't matter what passport you enter into the online booking system, but for consistency sake I generally enter my Australian passport details for all non-ASEAN travel.

For ASEAN travel, I use my Thai passport details given than I generally get better visa entry conditions using my Thai passport.

As for your son, it is quite simple.

BKK AIRPORT

- Airport Check in: show both Thai and French passports to the check in people. It lets them know that 1) the child will need a departure card for the Thai passport and 2) the French passport shows they do not need a visa for their final destination. They will issue you with the boarding pass.

The check in staff are very familiar with people travelling on two passports, and you will not have an issue with them.

- Airport immigration: Fill in the departure card for the Thai passport. Show the Thai passport, departure card and boarding pass to the immigration officer. He will be stamped out no problem in the Thai passport. The arrivals card which he should use on return will be stapled into the Thai passport

UK

- Enter using French passport with no limit on the time of stay.

- Departure: show both passports as was done in Thailand, this time the Thai passport lets the airline know that your son can enter Thailand with no immigration restrictions and thus can enter without a return ticket (which is generally required for most foreigners).

BKK AIRPORT

- Show the Thai passport to immigration on arrival and he will be stamped in on that.

nb...given the nature of international air travel these days where many countries simply don't stamp people in or out, airport immigration don't need to see 'stamp' trails in passports so swapping passports is easy.

thanks a lot indeed . everything makes sense .

clarification greatly appreciated