traveling as a citizen for the first time

[giving_up 3]

Hello, I became a citizen in February and have bought tickets for me and my daughter to go visit my home country for a couple of weeks and dumb me, I just realized that I don't have a US passport yet, so I'd like to know if I can still travel with my old, home country passport of if I have to request my US passport. Thanks for any replies.

[mark101 2]

US LAW REQUIRES THAT ALL US CITIZENS DEPART AND ENTER THE UNITED STATES ON A U.S. PASSPORT!!! THIS IS A MUST!!!

NOW IF YOU DO HAVE A TICKET AND NEED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY RIGHT AWAY YOU CAN GO TO YOUR LOCAL U.S. PASSPORT OFFICE AND SHOW THEM YOUR TICKET ALONG WITH

THE APPLICATION, PICTURES, AND FEES...CHECK THE WEBSITE....GOOGLE U.S. PASSPORT AGENCY IN YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR MORE INFORMATION...

I WOULD NOT LEAVE THE COUNTRY WITHOUT A US PASSPORT ....AND EVEN IF YOU DID....HOW WOULD YOU COME BACK TO THE USA??? ALL AIRLINE EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO MAKE

SURE PASSENGERS HAVE THE NECESSARY VISA, GREEN CARD, SOMETHING TO BOARD A FLIGHT BACK TO THE USA...SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR GREEN CARD ANYMORE....I'M ASSUMING THEY TOOK IT WHEN YOU WERE NATURALIZED ....WHAT WILL YOU SHOW THEM AT THE AIRPORT TO PROVE YOU CAN RETURN TO THE USA??? THEY WON'T LET YOU BOARD THE FLIGHT BACK....

GET A U.S. PASSPORT!!!!

Edited July 11, 2012 by mark101

[Penguin_ie 5,999]

As a US citizen, the government requires you to use a US passport to travel in and out of the country. You can get one expedited for an extra fee.

[Mama mia 9]

You need a US passport...

Here is a link of the passport agencies were you can get a US passport issued within 24-48 hrs.

An appointment is REQUIRED. You will need passport size pictures, your naturilization certificate, your drivers license or State ID and ofcourse money to pay for the passport.

If you can fill the passport application online, it will save you a lot of time.

Well, since you didn't specify what state you live in, here is a link of all the passport agencies:

http://travel.state.gov/passport/npic/agencies/agencies_913.html

[Anh map 2,098]

Hello, I became a citizen in February and have bought tickets for me and my daughter to go visit my home country for a couple of weeks and dumb me, I just realized that I don't have a US passport yet, so I'd like to know if I can still travel with my old, home country passport of if I have to request my US passport. Thanks for any replies.

How will you gain entry to the US without a passport? You don't have a green card anymore to show CBP. And you are not eligible for a visa as a US citizen.

As stated in prior posts, use one of the expedited services to obtain your passport.

[NickD 203]

As usual, OP doesn't mention his home country, may very well need his foreign passport to enter that country. Really no problem leaving the USA with foreign passport, but coming back would be a major problem.

Wife has to have her head screwed on as to which passport to show, and to further complicate matters stuck with her maiden name in her home country. They want 3,000 US dollars to evaluate our documents to use her married name, screw that. So she gets her airline ticket in her married name with her US passport, just users her foreign passport to enter and leave that country. But after leaving in the same airport building, and in the international zone, hides he foreign passport and digs out her US passport. Thanks to an agreement a bunch of drunks made at a big party with her home country.

[ManuFred 10]

As usual, OP doesn't mention his home country, may very well need his foreign passport to enter that country. Really no problem leaving the USA with foreign passport, but coming back would be a major problem.

Wife has to have her head screwed on as to which passport to show, and to further complicate matters stuck with her maiden name in her home country. They want 3,000 US dollars to evaluate our documents to use her married name, screw that. So she gets her airline ticket in her married name with her US passport, just users her foreign passport to enter and leave that country. But after leaving in the same airport building, and in the international zone, hides he foreign passport and digs out her US passport. Thanks to an agreement a bunch of drunks made at a big party with her home country.

OP's home country isn't really relevant in this case as the US requires US citizens traveling abroad carrying their US passports leaving and arriving the US. There is posts suggesting people have left the US without it, facing lot of trouble on the way back. Just don't go there. If you have travel plans, get a passport ASAP. Some places have one day passport processing available.

[NickD 203]

OP's home country isn't really relevant in this case as the US requires US citizens traveling abroad carrying their US passports leaving and arriving the US. There is posts suggesting people have left the US without it, facing lot of trouble on the way back. Just don't go there. If you have travel plans, get a passport ASAP. Some places have one day passport processing available.

Guess you didn't read that statement, where she could easily leave the USA with her foreign passport, but would have major problems coming back without it. USA law requires all US citizens have a current valid US passport. But if you do have a foreign current valid passport, still can leave if you have no plans in coming back.

My weird way of viewing this as a natural born US citizen, can't even get a foreign passport, so easy for me, if I want to leave this country, need that US passport, least by conventional means. But my wife as a naturalized citizen can leave this country with her foreign passport, but just cannot come back. Since she has that passport, and without knowledge of our laws, can leave. But only to find out the hard way, she can't come back in without that US passport.

But only if she pays twice as much and buys a one way ticket, if she tries to save some money by buying a round trip ticket, questions would be asked.

Maybe its best not even to think about this, would make you just as crazy as the people that makes all these laws. Just get your US passport, hell, can't even go up to Canada anymore with some kind of passport. Expecting to need a passport just to go to the next town the way things are going. Definitely for the next state.

[motl 2]

Hello:

I am at the same situation .I just took my US citizenship and I applied for my Passport .I called travel agency and ask them to book a flight and told them to use my egyptian passport.They advised me to wait because how can I come back if I don't have my american passport and I am waiting now.