[Acrogeokickic]

If you do not show your UK passport when you leave Thailand it can and has caused problems as there is no visa in the Thai Passport so they will not know you have entry clearance for the UK .

I've never read a report like that regarding Thai immigration. They don't need to check whether you have clearance for the UK. That's the airline's responsibility and that's why you show both passports at check-in.

[enlinnyGoob]

I am not so sure, it might be legal but there might be problems later, because if she switches between these Passports it might happen that she has the Entry Stamp in one Passport and the Exit Stamp in another, this way it might be difficult for the Customs to see if she has left the Country or not, might be problems with overstaying etc.

But as I said not so sure about it, but for my understanding it sounds odd doing so.

Anyway isn't dual citizenship forbidden, I would think the moment she gets the British Citizenship she has to give away her Thai Passport???

[jimmy28]

If you do not show your UK passport when you leave Thailand it can and has caused problems as there is no visa in the Thai Passport so they will not know you have entry clearance for the UK .

[jimmy28]

I've never read a report like that regarding Thai immigration. They don't need to check whether you have clearance for the UK. That's the airline's responsibility and that's why you show both passports at check-in.

It has happened to my wife at Thai Passport control on her way back to the UK.
My wife has had a dual nationality for 10 years and has travelled many times back and forth from the UK.
However if you have never heard of this happening then of course you must be right.

[spaxiaroorbes]

My Thai wife recently gained British citizenship and now holds two passports.One British and her original Thai passport which is valid for another two years.

We plan on visiting Thai for around two months and i need to know if we can use her British passport to leave the UK and enter Thailand with her Thai passport.


Is this legal? Thanks in advance

[TOD4wDTQ]

I am not so sure, it might be legal but there might be problems later, because if she switches between these Passports it might happen that she has the Entry Stamp in one Passport and the Exit Stamp in another, this way it might be difficult for the Customs to see if she has left the Country or not, might be problems with overstaying etc.

But as I said not so sure about it, but for my understanding it sounds odd doing so.

Anyway isn't dual citizenship forbidden, I would think the moment she gets the British Citizenship she has to give away her Thai Passport???

A Thai citizen have always the right to remain in the kingdom for an unlimited period of time, and thus can never overstay.

Dual citizenship is legal in both UK and Thailand but is for example illegal in Denmark.

[Acrogeokickic]

As long as both Passports are shown at immigration there will be no problem.

Don't do that at Thai immigration. Though dual citizenship is not illegal for Thais, you may occasionally run into immigration officers who are unaware of this. To save the hassle of having to talk to their superiors, just show the Thai passport when you enter and leave Thailand. It's only the airline that needs to see both passports.

[jimmy28]

As long as both Passports are shown at immigration there will be no problem.
It is common practice to do this is you are a British and Thai Passport holder.

[Acrogeokickic]

Well, now I have. And it's the first one I've read which is fine by me (after many reports where it's not looked at by immigration - and they've never been troubled enough to ask my daughter). And if you'd posted that to start with, then I'd have heard of one before. Which would have saved you the trouble of getting all tetchy. Not so many rights and wrongs, or uniform experiences where Thai authorities are concerned so all stories are good to hear.

[jimmy28]

Yes.

[spaxiaroorbes]

Thank you for your replies,i just wanted to make sure that my wife isn't breaking the law