question about vwp

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zeekster

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my boyfriend has dual citizenship in argentina and italy. he was born in argentina and it states that on his italian passport (i've never seen that on a passport before). he's coming to the US to visit me in december and even though he has a passport from a visa waiver country, i'm worried that they won't let him in because it says he was born in argentina. should i be worried? he hasn't been to the states before, he's only staying for 25 days and he will have sufficient funds. i don't see why they wouldn't let him in, but i could be wrong.
 
I dont think he should have a problem. The VWP is for the use of citizens of VWP countries. Your boyfriend having an Italian passport tells the POE that he is a citizen of Italy (regardless of where they are born) and therefore eligible to use the VWP.
He will be fine.
Just make sure he brings with him plenty of ties back to Italy, so that, if asked upon entry (and only if asked.....do not volunteer information), he can prove his intent to leave the USA at the end of his trip.
Oh and all passports must state the place where the holder was born. When I move over to the states through marriage and obtain citizenship, I will apply for an American passport and even though I will then be an American citizen, it will state that my place of birth was the United Kingdom.
I hope he has a great trip.
 
thanks for such a quick response. i do appreciate it. the only difference is that he'll be returning to argentina, not italy. he's lived in argentina his entire life. i figure as long as he doesn't show his argentinean passport, he should be fine.
 
Yeah. He should be fine. Just so long as he uses his Italian passport to enter the US, and then his argentinean passport to enter Argentina.
 
I think the OP was saying that they had never come across someone who had citizenship of a country that is different to the country in which they were born in. If all her friends are American born citizens who hold only an American passport, then the OP would never have seen someones passport that has a place of birth that is different from the country in which in passport claims citizenship for. I think that was what she was getting at.
 
The fact that he is an Argentinian citizen doesn't matter since, as stated above, he is a citizen of a VWP country. After that the only thing that can prevent entry is if the US immigration officials think that 1) he intends to work in the US or 2) he will overstay his visa. As long he has has proof of sufficient funds for his travels and ties to any of his home countries (Argentina/the EU) that should be enough. I have a friend who is South African born but has an Irish passport that he obtained through ancestry and he was allowed into the country with no problems. I have have also spent lots of time worrying about the same sorts of issues, but as long as you have all the documentation that you need to back yourself up and you are confident there will be no problem.
 
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