From: Patty on
In article <1hu2446.111lfnm1s7veqoN%d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk>,
David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> As you
>probably know, it is illegal to enter the US on another passport if you
>have an US one.

Is it illegal, or just stupid? If you try to enter the U.S. with
a non-U.S. passport, you'll be subject to the same visitation rules
as other foreign nationals. Which means they wouldn't be too happy
when they ask "How long do you plan to stay?" and you say "Forever." :-)


Patty

From: d4g4hd on
<Patty> wrote:

> In article <1hu2446.111lfnm1s7veqoN%d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk>,
> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > As you
> >probably know, it is illegal to enter the US on another passport if you
> >have an US one.
>
> Is it illegal, or just stupid? If you try to enter the U.S. with
> a non-U.S. passport, you'll be subject to the same visitation rules
> as other foreign nationals. Which means they wouldn't be too happy
> when they ask "How long do you plan to stay?" and you say "Forever." :-)

Sure, but the same applies to someone entering the EU with a US
passport, and no residency visa.

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
From: 223rem on
patty1(a)wintertime.com wrote:
> In article <1hu2446.111lfnm1s7veqoN%d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk>,
> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> As you
>> probably know, it is illegal to enter the US on another passport if you
>> have an US one.
>
> Is it illegal, or just stupid?

Perhaps because you could enter the US on a foreign passport, commit a
crime in the US, then exit the country, and then reenter with your US
passport. Then use the entry stamp on your US passport as an alibi. Maybe.
From: Dave Smith on

223rem wrote:
>
> When traveling from the US to the EU and back: if I use an EU country
> passport to enter the EU, and my US passport when returning to the US,
> will the US border agent wonder why I have no foreign stamps on my US
> passport corresponding to my travel dates? Is it even legal to do
> something like that?

I doubt it. They do not always stamp your passport. Sometimes they don't
even look at it. I have been to Europe. The first time was to Paris where
we just held up our Canadian passport and the guy waved us through. While
travelling around by train people in uniform came on the train in Germany
as we approached Switzerland and again from Switzerland to Italy. We just
held up our passports and we they never even looked in them. The next time
I flew Toronto to Copenhagen via Schipol. I did not have to pass through
customs and immigration until I got to Copenhagen where my passport was
stamped. The third time was Toronto to Hamburg via Munich where they looked
carefully at the passport and asked me a few questions but no stamp.
From: Patty on
In article <1hu24mz.1lz89ol6y2gcjN%d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk>,
David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
><Patty> wrote:
>
>> In article <1hu2446.111lfnm1s7veqoN%d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk>,
>> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4hd(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> > As you
>> >probably know, it is illegal to enter the US on another passport if you
>> >have an US one.
>>
>> Is it illegal, or just stupid? If you try to enter the U.S. with
>> a non-U.S. passport, you'll be subject to the same visitation rules
>> as other foreign nationals. Which means they wouldn't be too happy
>> when they ask "How long do you plan to stay?" and you say "Forever." :-)
>
>Sure, but the same applies to someone entering the EU with a US
>passport, and no residency visa.

Of course. But either way, is it illegal, or just not very smart?
I'd be interested in a citation that shows it's actually illegal.
(For the U.S.; I don't care as much about the reverse situation.)


Patty