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If I become a citizen but have not yet received my passport, can I travel overseas with my foreign passport?

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kiwibean said that they didn't know the reason why they were stopped by cbp and had to stay in secondary for a couple of hours. too long if only reason was using NZ passport for entry imo. They must have looked at OP's belongings and saw the NZ passport.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, kiwibean said:

I was stopped at the border (naturalized US citizen with US-born citizen children).  It wasn't clear what the problem was, but they chided me for using my NZ passport while I was in NZ/Australia.  I was told I had to use only my US passport while traveling.  

(they sent me to secondary screening, made us wait there for a couple of hours and then told me to only use my US passport and let me go)

 

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No. You should not leave or enter US with a passport other than your American passport. If you have an emergency, you can find the requirements for getting one immediately at the website of the Depart

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I have quoted you USCIS that every citizen has to use US passport in and out. The airline submits your details to USCIS when you leave. Note that I-94 would register all your exits and entries from th

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I was stopped at the border (naturalized US citizen with US-born citizen children).  It wasn't clear what the problem was, but they chided me for using my NZ passport while I was in NZ/Australia.  I w

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umm what if I accidently enter mexico, and then i dont have a US passport, so they wont let me in? or they would press charges against me?

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