<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by tinkybelle:
I may probably get flamed for this but I need to pose the question.
In this day of the 21st century-WHY is anyone allowed to have 2 passports.
2 identities with which to cavort the world?
I was asked to book a flight for someone this week.
This person has just come back to me to ask to change the name on the ticket as they need a visa for the country to which they are travelling and dont have the time so they need to change the name on the ticket to suit the other passport which they possess.
This is not on!!!
if they need the visa -then they need the visa.
so they slip through the net cause they have another identity?????
I have one passport.
If I need a visa I obtain one.
if I dont get entry-I dont go.
this should be the norm.
Am I missing something here??????</font>
Yes... but you are missing the wrong thing. The principally messed up thing here is that the immigration/emigration policies and procedures (such as useless methods of "identification" and stupid policies) are seriously flawed and inconsistently and unfairly applied.