flynn Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I am on my second year on my O-A visa in my Australian passport and have recently returned to Australia, I obtained a single re-entry permit before I left, I have the chance of a weeks holiday in Thailand,can I return on my British passport to save me the hassle of having to get another re-entry permit if I go back on my Australian passport ? Cheers,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 As a practical matter, I cannot imagine it being a problem. There nay be some obscure legal reason why you technically should not use a tourist visa exemption while being a long stay Non Imm resident. Anyone know for sure? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtomtom69 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Yes, but wouldn't you be better off using the passport with the visa already in it? I can't imagine it would be a good idea to choose to travel to Thailand visa-free when you already have a perfectly good visa. Pay the 1000 Baht, get the re-entry permit at the airport if you want. Unless you absolutely hate interacting with any government officials, it's hardly a "hassle". Just costs a few minutes of your time and less than A$40. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Some people take exception to you having 2 passports. I used to have 2 when I worked in North Africa. The reason was I was working 4/4 and had to send my passport to the countries Embassy in London to get the next period stamped. with one passport I could not do that and get back to Thailand and my family. The British Embassy in Thailand understood and I got the 2nd passport. Checking n at Heathrow at the Qantas desk the girl was taken back when I took my passports out. I told her "They were issued by the UK government and they don't have a problem, so why do you have one? Now I dont work in North Africa I let my second passport expire and had it cancelled by the Consulate in Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midas Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 " the Qantas desk the girl was taken back when I took my passports out." I was a bit naive in doing exactly the same at the immigration desk in Moscow of all places during the 1980s just as Perestroika was starting. Well what a flurry of activity that caused and they were running about in a panic with both passports like “ headless chooks “ as Australian’s say . It was as if they had no concept whatsoever of a person being allowed to hold two passports at the same time. So I learnt from the exercise never to do that again whichever country I am in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandG Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Used to travel all over Europe, including East Germany, in the 70's with 2 different passports (UK / Canada) without any problem. Admittedly never had a resident visa for any of those countries. Also never experienced any "reaction" from airlines when pulling 2 passports out of my pocket. My daughter has 3; never been an issue to date. There are plenty of people with 2 passports, particularly commonwealth combinations, such as UK/Canada, UK/Australia etc., so am surprised by one comment about reaction by Qantas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynn Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Thanks for the replies, but is it ok to travel on my uk passport while I still have a valid visa in my Australian one ? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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