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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 11:56 am
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Originally Posted by johnndor
Maybe this belongs in Safety/Securtity, I don't know...

Anyway, I may be traveling to Brazil in the future, and have found out that (due to my birth in Brazil, but to US citizens) I must get a Brazilian passport. I have always traveled on my US passport in the past, but have never been back to Brazil since birth. Not a problem, and I think it's kinda cool, but some questions:

Anyone here have a US passport plus some other country? What is the method of travel? Do I use my US passport at US immigration and Brazilian passport at Brazilian immigration? This seems to make sense, but would there be problems with the stamps not matching?

I should be visiting the Brazilian consulate in the near future to get my passport... can't do it by mail.

Also, of course I would desire to be in the fastest line at any immigration - sometimes entering a foreign country it is much faster in the non-citizen line (because it is shorter). Maybe the exception being the US, as the questioning is more routine?

If it makes a difference (and appearances usually do), I am obviously not Brazilian (I'm a white male) and, to my shame, speak no Portuguese.

Thanks for any advice - I am anxious to return to my "homeland"!
there are several threads on this (search for passport and/or dual).

Upshot is you must use your US passport to leave and enter the US. Outside of that the US doesn't care whether you use a US passport or some other passport to travel into/out/between other countries.
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