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So do we, our research at the moment concerns whether or not China "May" consider Firstborn a citizen. And as I said, it may never be a problem.

Former Lancastrian : LOL on the Jason Bourne/Jackal comment! They do have their uses (years ago, pre-internet & computerized records, when I used to travel a lot, some countries I frequented were a bit antsy about visa stamps from other specific countries; having another passport came in handy)

And we like border agents :-), & accept they have a job to do. I have never forgotten the US one who asked me "Have you ever told a lie?!!

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I can't imagine the stress of trying not to misplace 2 passports - let alone more

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Definitely like the idea of pulling out a fistful of passports at an airport and casually choosing one to present to the border guard :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txHNcE_d7ro

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That's wrong, we've had this thread before and there were several with multiple, Ian said he is a citizen of three countries, I know a couple of people who have four nationalities.

Certain countries like Japan and India don't allow it.

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Yeah, you can be a c--- to immigration at both ends. :p They still have to let you in.

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I know that you can be eligible for several but always thought the US only allows you to carry two - USA and one other of your choosing?

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You can hold as many as you like. The term 'dual citizen' infers you can only hold two, but as long as each individual country permits you to hold another citizenship as well as its own, then in theory there is no limit.

The official answer:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p.../cis_1753.html

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These days, we don't actually keep *all* passports current, & no longer travel with the "stack" in hand ;-)!

Once upon a time we did, as we were "lucky" enough to have Canadian PR cards which referenced nationalities which did not correspond to the passports we travelled on (not to mention the card with erroneous nationality mentioned!) Add in that we are a "blended" family with multiple family name variations, the stack - plus supporting documents - was both necessary & useful :-)

I still stress after 21 years, but mitigate it somewhat by paying to maintain an offsite lockbox with certified copies of every possible document I can lay my hands on ;-) )

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NB. In no way, shape, or form do I recommend this approach.

(I did, once, after an exhausting, long, overland trip in unpleasant circumstances, & after some hours in secondary screening, pull out the fistful of passports & supporting docs while commenting "take your pick" - or words to that effect. The Border Agents I was dealing with were at all times courteous, even apologetic. Their comment was "You have to admit your situation is unusual". My answer was "No it isn't, I'm the only idiot who carries TOO MUCH documentary evidence").

As you may have gathered, we made it home ;-)

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There's a smilie or 3 missing in my above post ;-) Readers' discretion as to where to place 'em ;-)

Karma has apparently caught up with me & mine, & I shall be shortly off to the border to rescue a relative stuck there.

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Slightly off topic but the thread reminded me. We have some South African friends, a couple of years ago their son's hockey team was playing a game over the border in New York State. As, is often the case with teams, he volunteered to drive a few of the players to the game as their parents were busy. In his car he had a kid with a Canadian passport, another one with Chinese nationality and his own with South African. He says the look on the border guards face was priceless. Luckily he managed to resist the overwhelming urge to say 'The Mexican kid is in the trunk'.

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Nice :rofl::rofl:

When we went to hockey tourneys in the States and my Dad forgot his passport, with his very Scottish accent, he told them he was from Newfoundland - worked every time.

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My daughter holds three - US (through me), UK (through me and my husband) and Canadian (born here).

When we travel, we must look suspicious, digging through our stack of passports to find the correct ones. She holds three, I hold two and my husband just has a UK one.

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No, you can have as many as you can obtain. At my appointment for my daughter's US passport, the US consulate in Halifax had no issues with my daughter having a Canadian passport and in the process of obtaining a UK passport.

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Someone posted this before, can be useful: http://www.immihelp.com/citizenship/...countries.html

Several countries not on either list. I know with Germany it is quite complex but it can be done.