saobaht Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Hello, I hope I am posting in the correct forum but I am in a bit of a conundrum. I have both a Thai passport and an American passport (due to being half Thai half American). Currently I live in the United States but at the end of May 2014 I will be moving back to Thailand. Now here is the question: Originally I wanted to enter Thailand using my Thai passport (so that I can stay as long as I want) and whenever I go back to the US to visit family/friends I would use my American passport. However, someone told me that if I did that, I would not be able to enter the US because they would not have a record of me visiting anywhere (due to me using my Thai passport). This would force me to have to use US passport when entering Thailand and have to get a visa. I was wondering if anyone has ever encountered this situation before. Am I able to use my Thai passport when entering Thailand and US passport when going back to the US? Thank you in advance for any replies. Regards, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 US immigration does not look for entry/departure stamps for another country when entering the US. The info you got is absolutely false. When you leave the US show both your passports at check in for your flight The US passport to show you are legally in the US and the Thai passport to show you don't need a visa. When entering Thailand show only your Thai passport. Hide your US passport and absolutely do not show it to immigration. When departing Thailand show both passports at check in for your flight. The Thai to show you are here legally in the country and the US to prove you do not need a visa for there. Then only the Thai passport to departure immigration. Then only your US passport on entry there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Ubon is correct, my daughter holds both an has since she was 2 years old, ( now 20) currenty lives in the states an never has had any trouble doing exactly as u stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Yeap, my wife is a Thai and U.S. citizen and goes back and forth between the U.S. and Thailand. Show only your Thai passport to Thai immigration and show only your U.S. passport to U.S. immigration...wife's being doing it for years....it's OK to show airlines check-in "both" passports to prove you don't need a visa to go to either country since you are a citizen of that country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saobaht Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thank you all for the reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CThoksip Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Dumb question time.. Is it the same for Canadians? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Dumb question time.. Is it the same for Canadians? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Yes. (It is the same). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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