Can I buy airfare using one passport (visa required) and then use another (no visa required) to enter the country?
I am travelling from Australia to China to Vietnam to Cambodia to Australia. I have two passports, namely Russian and Australian (the first and last names are identical in both but the numbers are obviously different). I purchased all required air fares using my Australian passport. Later I found that as a Russian citizen I can enter and stay in Vietnam without a visa for 15 days (and as a holder of Australian passport I need to apply for a visa, which is extra $$$).
I can't see my passport number on the air ticket print-out, although they did asked for it at the time of purchase, so it might be in the databases. Does it matter that I used my Australian passport to purchase the airfare if I want to travel from China to Vietnam using my Russian passport so I can enter the country without a visa? Assuming airlines check for both passport number and the name details, should I present both passports when checking-in in China? I still have time to apply for Vietnam visa using my Australian passport, but it'd be great to learn I do not nee to.
Best Answer
Yes, you can, and you even have two options:
- Change the passport details attached to the airline ticket to use your Russian passport. You can likely do this online, or if not, give the call center a ring -- you will not be charged.
- Simply show up at the airport and check in with your Australian passport. When asked where your Vietnamese visa is, show them your Russian passport and they'll check that you don't need a visa.
In either case, follow standard process for traveling with two passports: on arrival show the Russian passport, and on departure, show the Australian passport at check-in.
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