Can one have two valid US passports?
Jul 10, 2024 | 9:27 am
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Can one have two valid US passports?
Hi everyone,
A friend told me that a US citizen could simultaneously have two valid US passports. Is this true? Has anyone tried it?
This could come in handy while waiting for passport renewal or, in rare cases, for foreign entry visas.
Thank you!
A friend told me that a US citizen could simultaneously have two valid US passports. Is this true? Has anyone tried it?
This could come in handy while waiting for passport renewal or, in rare cases, for foreign entry visas.
Thank you!
Jul 10, 2024 | 10:04 am
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I have not heard of anyone having two valid blue US passports at the same time, but there's no reason why I would have. I have not tried to to get a second blue US passport while maintaining the validity of the previous passport, and if I tried, I would expect to fail.
Jul 10, 2024 | 10:45 am
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It's probably not what you meant to ask, but yes it's true and I have done it. However, one passport was a personal (blue) passport one was an official (maroon) passport.
I have not heard of anyone having two valid blue US passports at the same time, but there's no reason why I would have. I have not tried to to get a second blue US passport while maintaining the validity of the previous passport, and if I tried, I would expect to fail.
I have not heard of anyone having two valid blue US passports at the same time, but there's no reason why I would have. I have not tried to to get a second blue US passport while maintaining the validity of the previous passport, and if I tried, I would expect to fail.
My question is whether you can have two blue passports. I did some research and the answer appears to be "yes, under some conditions." Here is the link from DOS:
https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...port-book.html
Jul 10, 2024 | 10:53 am
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Yes it's possible to have a second personal passport, and the process is documented here: https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...port-book.html
Keeping a valid passport in-hand while the other one has been confiscated and/or cancelled during a renewal isn't an accepted reason. Even if you're a US citizen living abroad and your local consulate insists on leaving you with no valid passport while they process your renewal.
Pretty much the only case they're issued for these days is when one can show a recurring need to have one's passport out of one's possession for visa processing needed for business travel.
Keeping a valid passport in-hand while the other one has been confiscated and/or cancelled during a renewal isn't an accepted reason. Even if you're a US citizen living abroad and your local consulate insists on leaving you with no valid passport while they process your renewal.
Pretty much the only case they're issued for these days is when one can show a recurring need to have one's passport out of one's possession for visa processing needed for business travel.
Jul 10, 2024 | 11:09 am
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