Originally Posted by ladyofthelake

I recently encountered someone at check in who seemed to think that every child must now travel on their own passport; no exceptions. This is not necessarily so. My daughter still travels with me, on my passport, not her own. As the passport was issued before the regulations were changed, and it hasn't expired, it's still perfectly valid. It took 15 minutes for this woman to be persuaded otherwise.

Originally Posted by elfman

<<snip>>

(she sees the US visa stamps in my passport)
-do you have a green card?
-Yes.
-Can I see it?
(I get it out of my wallet, she looks at it and hands it back)
(me) can I ask why you need to see that?
-because you're not allowed to leave the country without it.
-really? Even if I have a valid UK passport?
-yes, if you're flying to the US we have to check that US citizens have the right travel documents.
-but I'm not a US citizen.
-Yes you are, having a green card means you're a US citizen.
-no it doesn't, it means I'm a legal permanent resident.
-yes it does.
-no it doesn't.
-yes it does.
This went on for a while before she just waved me onto the plane because a large queue was forming behind me. I still think it's a bit disturbing that someone in her position would be that ill-informed.