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[Stuvel]

I am traveling to Argentina from the USA in early 2013. I have both British and Canadian citizenship. As a British citizen, I do not have to pay a reciprocity fee, whereas US, Canadian and Australian citizens must obtain one prior to entering Argentina. My question is this: which passport do I present to the airline at the departure gate? If I use my Canadian passport, I will need to furnish proof of payment of the reciprocity fee, which I won't have. If I show my UK passport, that won't be a problem. However, when I return to the USA, I would again have to show my UK passport, and I would then need a visa to enter the USA (which I don't have).

Can I present both passports at the departure gate?

Thanks for any help!

Stuvel

 

[nkm-oct23]

What is yout status in the US (visitor, LPR)? You can use your British passport to fly into Argentina and use Canadian passport to fly back into USA.

 

[dhlunar]

You will also have to show what your current status is in the US to the airline staff when you check in. If you show them your British passport they might be looking for or ask your for your I-94. I suspect you don't have an I-94 since you entered the US on your Canadian passport.

 

[Stuvel]

What is yout status in the US (visitor, LPR)? You can use your British passport to fly into Argentina and use Canadian passport to fly back into USA.

I am a visitor to the USA. I am hoping that I can fly OUT of the USA on my Canadian passport and fly INTO Argentina on my British passport. I just hope the guy at the departure gate knows that UK citizens don't need to pay a reciprocity fee to visit Argentina.

 

[Stuvel]

You will also have to show what your current status is in the US to the airline staff when you check in. If you show them your British passport they might be looking for or ask your for your I-94. I suspect you don't have an I-94 since you entered the US on your Canadian passport.

Right -- I don't have a I-94. I am a visitor to the USA and a Canadian Passport is sufficient to allow entry. As long as the guy at the US departure gate understands that UK citizens don't need to pay a reciprocity fee to enter Argentina, I should be OK.