Entering the US twice on different passports
Does it matter if I entered the US on my British passport 10 years ago and now I decide to visit the US but this time as a Kuwaiti?
I was told that US immigration may think that is odd.
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If you have a valid US visa in your Kuwaiti passport, you are more than free to visit using the other passport. If asked about other nationalities you can mention your British passport and the reason why you didn't want to use it (I presume you have one, such as the fact that its expired).
If you don't have a US visa, you can't use the Kuwaiti passport to enter the US and would have to either apply for one or enter using the British passport.
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They might think it's odd enough to ask you about it, especially in light of the fact that using your Kuwaiti passport means that you cannot use the visa waiver program.
But there's nothing illegal about it. As long as you don't appear to be trying to hide anything, you shouldn't expect any significant delay solely because you are using a different country's passport.
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