Originally Posted by chinatraderjmr

I never said I would "brag about it" or waive my stamps in front of them. That's just ridiculous. I ignore the fact they are there & immigration does as well. The UAE has seen these stamps at the very least when I got my residency & that was years ago - they didn't care then & they don't care now. But your right, I certainly would not point them out to anyone.

In your post You said "older threads". that's the key. I have always had 2 passports for this same reason but it's no longer necessary (has not been for 2 years at least). In fact, the US used to allow a 2nd passport for people who visited Israel & the GCC & other Arab countries. Now they no longer allow it as ALL Arab/Muslim countries have agreed to allow US citizens in even w Israeli Stamps (except Lebanon & Syria) you can still get 2 passports if visiting Lebanon.

I have not had problems in any GCC country except KSA because of my Israeli stamps & even KSA let me in, they just questioned the stamps