Going back to Russia to renew a passport

[Brad and Vika 129]

Two questions:

1) Can you in fact get onto a US military base anywhere with a passport? I was unaware of that, but if so it is good info.

Potentially. Many (most?) bases you can get onto as a visitor if you have a sponsor - you need to show ID, you can use a passport. Many (most?) bases you can get onto as a visitor without a sponsor, to use some publically available facility - you need to show ID, you can use a passport.

Why would you need (not want, need) two valid international passports?

Lots of reasons. First - maybe they're different purposes. At one point, I had a blue and a brown U.S. passport. Blue was civilian, brown was For Official Use Only. You might also want multiple passports if you have multiple citizenships. For example, if your naturalized wife wants to go to Russia - the Russian consulate isn't going to give her a visa for her U.S. passport if it says she was born in Russia, unless she has formally renounced her Russian citizenship. Also, for other countries, maybe passport A requires you to have a visa to visit country B, and maybe passport C does not. Finally, if you maintain multiple identities, multiple passports can be useful.

I think this and other posts answer my question. To clarify, I meant two identical passports from the same country (as described in the OP). I see no reason I would want or need two blue US passports (for example), one valid for ten years, the other for four months. I just wondered if there was some other purpose.

[akdiver 3]

I think this and other posts answer my question. To clarify, I meant two identical passports from the same country (as described in the OP). I see no reason I would want or need two blue US passports (for example), one valid for ten years, the other for four months. I just wondered if there was some other purpose.

If nothing else, it's always nice to have a backup in case one gets lost, stolen by the hooker your'e bonking in between potential fiance visits, etc.

[Brad and Vika 129]

I think this and other posts answer my question. To clarify, I meant two identical passports from the same country (as described in the OP). I see no reason I would want or need two blue US passports (for example), one valid for ten years, the other for four months. I just wondered if there was some other purpose.

If nothing else, it's always nice to have a backup in case one gets lost, stolen by the hooker your'e bonking in between potential fiance visits, etc.

One more reason to have a strong moral code

[slim 1,523]

I think this and other posts answer my question. To clarify, I meant two identical passports from the same country (as described in the OP). I see no reason I would want or need two blue US passports (for example), one valid for ten years, the other for four months. I just wondered if there was some other purpose.

If nothing else, it's always nice to have a backup in case one gets lost, stolen by the hooker your'e bonking in between potential fiance visits, etc.

One more reason to have a strong moral code

And an extra passport!

[mendeleev 68]

I see no reason I would want or need two blue US passports (for example), one valid for ten years, the other for four months. I just wondered if there was some other purpose.

There are special cases. Mid-east scholars, for instance, may need to travel to Israel and also to Syria, Lebanon, or Saudi Arabia. Is your passport has an Israeli stamp, you are likely to be denied entry into those other countries. For purposes such as, you can get two blue US passports.

[Satellite 1]

There are special cases. Mid-east scholars, for instance, may need to travel to Israel and also to Syria, Lebanon, or Saudi Arabia. Is your passport has an Israeli stamp, you are likely to be denied entry into those other countries. For purposes such as, you can get two blue US passports.

If you simply tell Israeli authorities what your travel plans are, they will not stamp your passport.

[slim 1,523]

I've actually been asked "so..... no Israel?" while entering a Middle-Eastern country and having the guy thumb through my passport. They take it pretty seriously over there.

[Jasman0717 9]

If it is anything like the Philippines you will need to take all your documentation and lots of copies

[mox 298]

I've actually been asked "so..... no Israel?" while entering a Middle-Eastern country and having the guy thumb through my passport. They take it pretty seriously over there.

Same here.

[mendeleev 68]

There are special cases. Mid-east scholars, for instance, may need to travel to Israel and also to Syria, Lebanon, or Saudi Arabia. Is your passport has an Israeli stamp, you are likely to be denied entry into those other countries. For purposes such as, you can get two blue US passports.

If you simply tell Israeli authorities what your travel plans are, they will not stamp your passport.

Yeah, you can do it that way -- but it may come back to bite you if you are accumulating business expenses to write off on taxes. For that purposes, it can be useful to show that you were legally in Israel.

[Lyuba 0]

She isn't going to lose her propiska in Russia if she renews her passport in US. These things are not connected.

I have renewed my Russian passport in my maiden name (why bother with the name change?) and I am going to get a US passport with my married name (as I am a citizen now).

[Satellite 1]

There are special cases. Mid-east scholars, for instance, may need to travel to Israel and also to Syria, Lebanon, or Saudi Arabia. Is your passport has an Israeli stamp, you are likely to be denied entry into those other countries. For purposes such as, you can get two blue US passports.

If you simply tell Israeli authorities what your travel plans are, they will not stamp your passport.

Yeah, you can do it that way -- but it may come back to bite you if you are accumulating business expenses to write off on taxes. For that purposes, it can be useful to show that you were legally in Israel.

Wouldn't a copy of the ticket and a copy of the credit card statement which usually details airline tickets and destinations be sufficient for tax purposes?

[workin4somethin 0]

I have spoke to the people here in San Francisco regarding this issue the solution is as follows:

1. Have your original marriage certificate appostiled at the secretary of state.

2. Translate appostile and marriage certificate into Russian.

3. Pay consulate to have them certify it and put into one document good in Russia.

4. Remove consulate registration.

5. Now go to Russia to the place where they make internal passports.

6. Get registered / propiska in the local Russian area.

7. Change the internal passport name using the Russian consulate approved marriage certificate.

8. With the new Russian internal passport go and make the external passport in new married name.

Since we were married in Russia and my wife is registered property owner, she should be able to do this using only Steps 5, 7 & 8, right?

[Satellite 1]

I have spoke to the people here in San Francisco regarding this issue the solution is as follows:

1. Have your original marriage certificate appostiled at the secretary of state.

2. Translate appostile and marriage certificate into Russian.

3. Pay consulate to have them certify it and put into one document good in Russia.

4. Remove consulate registration.

5. Now go to Russia to the place where they make internal passports.

6. Get registered / propiska in the local Russian area.

7. Change the internal passport name using the Russian consulate approved marriage certificate.

8. With the new Russian internal passport go and make the external passport in new married name.

Since we were married in Russia and my wife is registered property owner, she should be able to do this using only Steps 5, 7 & 8, right?

Of course, since the other steps involve getting the US marriage certificate to be of any worth in Russia.