Re: [84attendees] passport cards and such, was YVR Checkin Counter (fwd)

[Melinda Shore <[e-mail]>]

On 8/16/12 12:05 PM, John R Levine wrote:
> I have to say it looks pretty bogus.  See this actual state department
> site that says that the usual rule is one passport per person, and
> they'll only give you a second one if you have a specific need such as
> needing to travel while a separate visa application is pending, or you
> travel to two countries where one won't let you in if there's a stamp
> from the other in your passport:

I do know someone who had two passports - he used one for personal
travel and the other for business.  He overimbibed on a flight home,
pulled out both and was trying to figure out which to use, and
spent some time with the friendly immigration folks at the airport
explaining himself and ultimately surrendering one.  That you have
to lie and say you lost one in order to get a second (outside of the
circumstances John described) ought to be taken as a hint, I think.

(I've got a legitimate claim to two passports, but it's due to
binationality and two different issuers).

Melinda