I have two passports/nationalities. How do I use them at a land border?

I read I have two passports/nationalities. How do I use them when I travel? but the answers mention air travel. I'm interested in using 2 passports at a land border. At a land border crossing, can I use passport A to exit one country and use passport B to enter the neighboring country?

Example scenario

I live in country A and I have nationality A.
I fly to country-1, which gives citizens of A a visa on arrival.
- Country-1 does not give citizens of B a visa on arrival.
- B citizens must get an expensive visa before departure for country-1.
Now I want to travel overland from country-1 to country-2.
- At the land border country-2 charges citizens of country A an expensive visa on arrival fee.
- At the land border country-2 gives B citizens a free visa on arrival.
(Another concern: eventually this overland journey arrives in country B, of which I have a passport. I'm worried what country B will do if the stamp of the neighboring country is not in my passport.)

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Can I swap passports at the land border? Or will the immigration officials of country 2 not allow this?

Best Answer

Sometimes they will not allow it. I tried to leave Cambodia to enter Thailand and they would not allow me to use a different passport to enter Thailand from the one I used to leave Cambodia. This is ridiculous but the truth is the Thai staff at the Hat Lek border simply do not understand the law. At an airport there is never an issue but there is at a land border at times.

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Can you cross the border with dual citizenship?

Millions of travelers cross borders everyday, many of them are dual citizens. Dual citizens are entitled to dual passports and it is quite common using multiple passports to cross borders, reaching country A to country B through a third country C.

Which passport do I use if I have dual citizenship?

U.S. nationals, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country.

Can you enter and exit a country with different passports?

There are no real restrictions or definitive rules on which passport you use to book a flight, or any other form of international travel whether via ferry or train. For example, the British passport may allow visa-free entry to more countries than your other passport.

Can dual nationals use both passports?

As a dual citizen, you are allowed to carry passports from both countries. For example, if you are a U.S. citizen and also a citizen of New Zealand, you can travel more easily between these two countries.

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