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Originally Posted by OrvilleWright View Post
It appears that the above post, warning about bad advice, might itself contain bad advice.
A dual US/Taiwan national can't use the Taiwan passport to leave the U.S., despite the only person checking it being an airline employee. True, the airline and the carrier probably don't care, but the State Department does. In the off chance that something hits the fan later, better to follow the rules -
"Most U.S. citizens, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. "
But, rather than relying on opinions of travelers, why not go to the source?
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p.../cis_1753.html
I thought the advice was pretty clear and matches what the website says. Since we don't have exit immigration in the USA, I'm not sure what exactly you take issue with. APIS is not exit immigration, even though CBP fishes through the data.
And I'm not sure how you can believe that a U.S. citizen showing a Taiwanese passport in order to LEAVE the U.S. can possibly constitute compliance with the requirement to use a U.S. passport to leave the U.S. Like you said, CBP can and does "fish through the data." If you have a second passport and wish to try it, I'm not stopping you. But, as I said, in the off chance that something hits the fan later, showing the airline agent the U.S. passport is a safer path.