dual citizenship/ dual passport (ina/us)

**tony3n** · 25-06-11, 13:37

dear friends,

we have a daughter that was born in 2007,and went back to indonesia more than a year and want to travel back to usa.....the question is will there be any problem when she travel back to usa in us immigration questioning that she left us more than a year....(when she went back to indonesia she's using the ina passport, we didn't show her us passport, so the one which got stamp only the ina passport, as well when arrived in ina).....pls advise......

thanks all

**travellingchez** · 26-06-11, 04:40

There shouldn't be any problem from US immigration. By nephew has dual US and UK citizenship and travels in and out of the US with the American passport and in and out of the UK on the British one without any problems. It is legal to have dual citizenship in the UK so no questions should be asked.

**Davita** · 26-06-11, 05:00

I think the OP's question needs a little more detail to be answered properly.
There should be no concern if the 4 year old girl travels to the US and enters on a US passport.
There will be concern if she is not accompanied by parents. The US is very reluctant to freely allow young people into the country without scrutinizing the reason for the entry.
So many children have been abducted by one parent, or other family members, that it causes suspicion.
I suggest having all documentation available, reasons practiced, and authority for the visit signed by both parents, if relevant.

**redsnapr** · 27-06-11, 08:17

I'm with Davita. OP does not even mention if the daughter is the bearer of a US passport already.

**Jaime C** · 28-03-13, 21:00

Originally Posted by redsnapr

I'm with Davita. OP does not even mention if the daughter is the bearer of a US passport already.

Actually, the OP stated they showed the "ina" one, but not the "us" one, clearly indicating the child has both. It's even indicated in the thread title.

**Missnaughty** · 29-03-13, 09:39

My child has a US passport, we use it only to enter and exit the US immigration. Her passport never had any stamp from any other countries, as we use other passport to travel around. Never had any problem.

**MattyRedSox** · 29-03-13, 10:33

Originally Posted by Missnaughty

My child has a US passport, we use it only to enter and exit the US immigration. Her passport never had any stamp from any other countries, as we use other passport to travel around. Never had any problem.

Off topic, sorry.

You married royalty from the US? You've been scammed.

Back to the original question. We do the same thing - Japanese passport into Japan. US passport into US and Indonesia. So far no problems.