Originally Posted by
nd_eric_77
My daughter is a US citizen. She is also an Indonesian citizen (as is my wife - though my wife is a US LPR). So when we travel to Indonesia and then Australia, we would like to use our daughter's Indonesian passport for her entry into Indonesia (thereby no need for Indonesian visa); when we go from CGK to SYD, we would like to use her US passport (thereby no need for Aussie visa). And of course, we will use her US passport when returning to US.
Any drawbacks to this approach? Btw, my daughter is all of 2 yrs old - no security risk unless a soiled diaper is considered a WMD.
No problem whatsoever. The US allows dual citizenship and the Indonesians allow it for children up to the age of 18. See
http://www.indonesiamatters.com/830/dual-nationality/
Use her Indonesian passport to enter and leave Indonesia, and her US passport to enter and leave the US and Australia. Show her Indonesian passport at check-in when departing for Indonesia, and her US passport at check-in when departing for Australia and the US.
Millions of people have two (or three, or four) passports and travel without any problems on the passport of their choice.