mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> Scott Reynolds <scottreyn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> 
>> But on a somewhat serious note, the story does touch on the very point I 
>> was concerned about, which is that some of the immigration guys might be 
>> more inquisitive than others. That the individuals involved may not 
>> personally care whether a Japanese national is using a foreign passport 
>> to enter and leave other countries may indeed be true, but it does not 
>> seem at all unlikely that they would not fail to notice -- and perhaps 
>> ask questions about -- a case of a Japanese national returning from a 
>> trip abroad who has no foreign stamps in his Japanese passport at all.
> 
>> I am not disbelieving your claim that they are "indifferent" to all 
>> this, but if you have any more specific information -- such as anecdotes 
>> based on actual person experience -- I would love to hear them, just to 
>> put my mind at rest so to speak.
> 
> Well, I mentioned the story of the woman who carries both
> passports together when travels, leaving both visible to the immigration
> authorities. Beyond that, the only real remarks I've gotten were to the
> effect of "They don't care", "They don't bother to check", etc.

Right. I get the picture. Your story about the woman really was what I 
was after. It is good to know that she has been through the procedure 
many times and not had problems.

>> And after all, it is not really *my* problem. It is my son's. But since 
>> in a sense I caused this problem for him, by bequeathing him US 
>> citizenship, I would like to help him avoid unnecessary difficulties if 
>> I can.
> 
> Again, the US doesn't care, so long as he enters the US on his US
> passport. Whatever other countries he enters, if he uses his Japanese
> passport, the US won't mind.

Yes, thank you for the confirmation.

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