Two passports, one reported "lost". Can I still travel on it? [closed]

Last year I lost my EU passport but later found it. So right now I have two passports in the same name from the same issuing country, just with different passport numbers. I was wondering if I could still use the old "deactivated" one to travel with to certain countries.

I just spent 4 months in Brazil and hence overstayed my visa-free travel by a month. I am not allowed to travel back to Brazil for a year. I was wondering if I could travel back into the country on my old passport without issues? I know that Brazil is one of the countries participating in the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS). If I give this old passport number to the airline before flying in, would this be caught by some system?

Best Answer

That seems to be a general misconception; you are not travelling 'on a passport', you are travelling as 'a person'. All historic events, overstays, visa, crimes, etc. are recorded for the person, not for the passport; the passport is just a tool to identify you as a person. In other words, you don't get to start over by getting a new passport.

As a consequence, travelling on an invalid passport is illegal, and might get you rejected/turned around, fined, or jailed, depending on the country and maybe the mood of the immigration personal. Most countries consider it a crime or misdemeanor to use invalid identification, and it will probably ban you from ever getting a visa to any country at all - nobody trusts someone that used a fake identity. You could even end up being jailed as using a stolen passport, and your embassy might be of little help, except transfer you to a jail at home.
Of course, you could be lucky and nothing happens, because they don't realize it. Probably not advisable to try.

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