Dual Nationallity Thai / Dutch

[robblok]

Hi,

A friend of mine who has both Thai and Dutch nationality states he cant enter Thailand on his Thai passport because if he wants to leave Thailand to go to Holland (and use his Dutch passport) he will get into trouble because his Dutch passport wont have a Thai entry stamp and arrival card.

So basically he enters with his Dutch passport and gets a visa based on being Thai (1900bt for a year) and does 90 day reporting.

Im sure there must be an other way.

[saengsureeya]

What people usually do if the have 2 valid passports:

Leave the foreign country on the foreign passport and enter and stay in Thailand on the Thai passport.

Don't understand the concern regarding the stamps in the Dutch passports. Maybe the problem is, that your friend doesn't posses the departure/arrival card which he/she received when exitting Thailand previously.

[robblok]

He worries that if you enter with a Thai passport there is no record of you entering Thailand with your foreign passport. Also you have no arrival card in your foreign passport. He thinks that will cause problems when he tries to exit the country.

[Mario2008]

if he is now on a Dutch passport, he simly leaves Thailand on his Dutch passport. Once he returns to Thailand he enetrs on his Thai passport and leaves on his Thai passport. At heck-in at the airport he shows both passports, to confirm that no visa is required.

Immigration only wants to see an exit stamp at land borders, not at the airport. In case of a returning Thai, he cannot be denied entry anyway exit stamp or not.

Entering Thailand with a foreign passport does not has any advantages if you are Thai. You are still a Thai national (and a foreign national), regardless of with passport you entered on. Only for immigration is there a difference.

[IMA_FARANG]

The way it should be done is:

Exit from the Netherlands on your Dutch passport.

Enter Thailand on your Thai passport.

Exit Thailand again on your Thai passport.

Re-enter the Netherlands again on your Dutch passport,

Carry both passports so if questioned you can show them and explain about your dual nationality,

Always remember that airport security/immigration personnel are hired because they will accept a low wage, not their intelligence...especially for TSA people in the U.S. A.

(Okay, that last was a cheap shot at the TSA in the U.S.)

[robblok]

You have to show your passport that you bought the ticket with. There is no visa in the Thai one and you did not buy it on the Dutch one.. so he has a problem. I understand it but like others said the people on the airport might see it differently.

[Mario2008]

Many people have dual nationality. Ailrlines deal with that every day, if not every hour. At check-in at the airport you simply how both passports, to confirm no visa is necesarry.

[Maestro]

You have to show your passport that you bought the ticket with. There is no visa in the Thai one and you did not buy it on the Dutch one.. so he has a problem. I understand it but like others said the people on the airport might see it differently.

I find your post very confusing. First of all, there is no link between the airline ticket and the passport number.

I understand that the OP's friend is currently in Holland and this is what he should do:

1. Leave Holland on his Dutch passport. If required, show the check-in staff also his Thai passport as proof that he needs no visa for Thailand. Show only the Dutch passport to the Dutch immigration officer.
   
2. Enter Thailand with his Thai passport. Take the immigration line for Thai nationals. Do not show the Dutch passport to the Thai immigration officer.
   
3. Leave Thailand on his Thai passport. If required, show the check-in staff also his Dutch passport as proof that he needs no visa for Holland. Show only the Thai passport to the Thai immigration officer.
   
4. On his return to Holland, enter the country with his Dutch passport. Take the immigration line for Dutch/EU nationals. Do not show the Thai passport to the Dutch immigration officer.
   

[samran]

You have to show your passport that you bought the ticket with. There is no visa in the Thai one and you did not buy it on the Dutch one.. so he has a problem. I understand it but like others said the people on the airport might see it differently.

I've never bought a ticket with my passport....and I travel lots.

[TerryLH]

"You have to show your passport that you bought the ticket with."

You may be asked to show the credit card the ticket was booked with.

[Maestro]

Yes, some airlines or check-in staff insist on seeing the credit card. Checking in at Suvarnabhumi for a Thai Airways flight to Chiang Mai the check-in girl made a big fuss because after I bought my ticket online my card expired and Bangkok Bank issued me a the new card with a new number as part of a change from gold to platinum. At Chiang Mai airport, on the other hand, nobody asked for my credit card on check-in. SWISS airline never asked me for the credit card at any airport for their flights.