ThaiHome Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Leave US on US passport (not really as there is no outbound immigration in US and no exit stamp), enter Thailand on Thai passport. Reverse on return. Only problem you should see is on air line check in leaving Bangkok when you give the Thai passport they will look for the US visa, show US passport you have in your pocket. Have a colleague that has been doing this each yearly home leave with his wife and 2 kids for over 10 years. He says Thai immigration as never questioned entering or leaving, only airline TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Himmaparn Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thanks to all of you for the information. We'll keep both passports together and do as suggested above. So, is it still Gullivers on the 19th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 That's how my daughters have been doing it for years also. No dramas at all, even when they were travelling as unaccompanied minors. But I believe that we checked in with their US passports and merely used the Thai passport to exit the country (could be wrong tho', can't really remember). Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
was_usvirgin Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Yep, that's the way. Just never do the reverse. Otherwise, US immigration will look for entry stamps and tell you you haven't been anywhere. Not a good situation to be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Himmaparn Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 But I believe that we checked in with their US passports and merely used the Thai passport to exit the country (could be wrong tho', can't really remember). Well, that would work as no visa is necessary to enter from the US, but would the lack of a Thai exit stamp in her US passport be a concern for US immigration? Both passports are new so I'd like to do it right the first time as this is a yearly ritual for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 As I said, never any dramas from either side. Daughters have been travelling on dual passports for 15+ years now... Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 US Immigration does not need to look in passport to see where you are coming from. All passanger data is transmitted to them prior to airplane landing in US. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 General rule of thumb is you enter and leave on the passports of that country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Himmaparn Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thanks guys... appreciate the info. See you all in 10 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jai-dee Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 She MUST enter on her Thai passport, was told this a while back as it is a rule Thais must enter and leave on their thai passport, DOG There may well be such a rule, but it certainly isn't enforced in practice. And how would the immigration know a person is a Thai citizen if they enter with a foreign passport. In December my 2 daughters entered Thailand with their Australian passports. There we made Thai passports for them and last week they departed using their Thai passports. No questions asked. It does get a bit complicated to travel like that. On the way back I was juggling with 7 passports for the 4 of us. In Singapore we totally confused the immigration staff on exit, because we entered with Thai passports and tried to depart with Australian ones. They searched and searched, called the supervisor for advice, until it dawned on me what they were after and showed them entry stamps in Thai passports. A big smile of relief and they stamped us out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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