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Post by Mish1979 on Jul 26, 2014 16:32:54 GMT
Hi peeps,
I need some advice on dual citizenship holders. I have citizenship for both SA and UK, KSA visa is in my SA passport. I need to know if I'll experience any issues if I exited on SA passport, entered Dubai or UK on British passport and then re entered KSA on SA passport?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by vpainter on Jul 26, 2014 22:10:18 GMT
No problem.
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Post by GroveWanderer on Jul 27, 2014 15:13:19 GMT
One thing to be aware of - if you are travelling out of one country with a different passport to the one you will use when arriving at your destination, you may need to show both passports during check-in/departure formalities. Depending on the visa rules of the countries involved, you may need to show one passport at check-in, to verify that you are enled to enter the country you are flying to and the other passport to the immigration control to show you have entered and are now leaving the first country legally.
So in the example you give, you might have to show your UK passport to immigration control as you leave Dubai, since it's the one you used to enter the UAE but the check-in staff will also need to see the your SA passport with your KSA residence visa, so they know you are enled to re-enter KSA once you get there.
My daughter has dual nationality and often faces a similar situation (albeit involving different countries). So far, she has not had a problem with using the two passports on one trip.
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Post by Mish1979 on Jul 27, 2014 16:19:47 GMT
Hi there, Thanks for the clarification, I feel much better now. Don't want to spend unnecessary money on visas when I don't have to. Thanks again  |
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Post by derekg on Jul 27, 2014 16:35:29 GMT
If you are a dual citizen and switch passports when traveling, it is important to be aware that some countries do not acknowledge dual citizenship and consider holding two passports to be illegal in their territories. Penalties for this could be swift so if you are traveling with two passports and show both in one of these countries you could encounter some difficulties.
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