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Jean S. Barto wrote:
Hi folks-- I have a question about the *fine print* of the Eurail passes. I live in the USA and am a US citizen. I also hold a Republic of Ireland passport due to applying for it a few years ago (my grandfather was born there and I was able to apply for Irish citizenship based on that. So, technically I suppose that makes me a *dual national*--however, my main residence is the USA and I have never lived in Ireland When I go to Europe next spring I'd like to travel on my Irish passport. Am I able to use a Eurail pass while using an EU passport? I'm not really sure how long I'll be in Europe, but would be 2 to 3 months, maybe more--but perhaps not enough time to be in Europe long enough to establish residency anywhere there. Im asking this question because I havent seen it addresed anywhere else. Thanks, Jean in VA I don't know if anybody above asked the obvious: Why would you want to travel on an Irish passport since you are an American and hold a USA passport? -- ------------------------------------------------------ * * * Mastering Independent Budget Travel * * * http://www.enjoy-europe.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ |
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Hatunen wrote:
John Bermont wrote: I don't know if anybody above asked the obvious: Why would you want to travel on an Irish passport since you are an American and hold a USA passport? Among other possible reasons, it would permit you to stay in Europe as long as you liked. Didn't the OP say they were only going to be in Europe for 2-3 months? I think they just thought it would be neat-o to use a European passport. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos from 36 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu Latest photos: Queens Day in Amsterdam; the Grand Canyon; Amman, Jordan |
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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 22:05:00 GMT, John Bermont
wrote: I don't know if anybody above asked the obvious: Why would you want to travel on an Irish passport since you are an American and hold a USA passport? Among other possible reasons, it would permit you to stay in Europe as long as you liked. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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In rec.travel.europe Hatunen wrote:
All of the rail passes I have purchased have had my passport number on them. It is written in by the agency selling the pass. Odd, that. When I bought our Eurailpasses over the Web from www.railpass.com they didn't have our passport numbers on them. I don't believe we even had our passports then, and I know they didn't ask for them. Perhaps if you buy them over the counter? I cannot vouch for Eurail as I have never used them. I have, however, used German Rail passes which I got with no passport number on them. The first time I used them, they put the passport number on them. -- Julie ********** Check out the blog of my 9 week Germany adventure at www.blurty.com/users/jholm Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm |
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
Hatunen wrote: John Bermont wrote: I don't know if anybody above asked the obvious: Why would you want to travel on an Irish passport since you are an American and hold a USA passport? Among other possible reasons, it would permit you to stay in Europe as long as you liked. Didn't the OP say they were only going to be in Europe for 2-3 months? I think they just thought it would be neat-o to use a European passport. It also can save time at Immigration. |
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I want to use the Irish passport now that I have it, and like others have
said, an EU passport saves time when I would be going through immigration checks--and, although I anticipate having a shorter trip, I could also decide to stay longer--and the EU passport would help in that instance. I guess there is no legal way to get around taking the US passport with me--since I am supposed to enter and leave the US on it--and then also for on the train in case they want to see it in conjunction with my rail pass. Jean in VA "S Viemeister" wrote in message ... Miguel Cruz wrote: Hatunen wrote: John Bermont wrote: I don't know if anybody above asked the obvious: Why would you want to travel on an Irish passport since you are an American and hold a USA passport? Among other possible reasons, it would permit you to stay in Europe as long as you liked. Didn't the OP say they were only going to be in Europe for 2-3 months? I think they just thought it would be neat-o to use a European passport. It also can save time at Immigration. |
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On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 01:46:19 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm
wrote: In rec.travel.europe Hatunen wrote: All of the rail passes I have purchased have had my passport number on them. It is written in by the agency selling the pass. Odd, that. When I bought our Eurailpasses over the Web from www.railpass.com they didn't have our passport numbers on them. I don't believe we even had our passports then, and I know they didn't ask for them. Perhaps if you buy them over the counter? I cannot vouch for Eurail as I have never used them. I have, however, used German Rail passes which I got with no passport number on them. The first time I used them, they put the passport number on them. Huh. The German rail passes are available to all comers so why would a passport even be necessary? ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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"Hatunen" skrev i meddelandet ... On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 01:46:19 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm wrote: In rec.travel.europe Hatunen wrote: All of the rail passes I have purchased have had my passport number on them. It is written in by the agency selling the pass. Odd, that. When I bought our Eurailpasses over the Web from www.railpass.com they didn't have our passport numbers on them. I don't believe we even had our passports then, and I know they didn't ask for them. Perhaps if you buy them over the counter? I cannot vouch for Eurail as I have never used them. I have, however, used German Rail passes which I got with no passport number on them. The first time I used them, they put the passport number on them. Huh. The German rail passes are available to all comers so why would a passport even be necessary? ------------- It's personal and sold only to people permanently residing outside Europe. Thus it must have the holders name and passport number (eventually an ID) The similar thing for Europeans is "EuroDomino Germany", not available for German residents thus a name and passport or ID is required for use. |
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Miguel Cruz wrote: Jean S. Barto wrote: Thanks for the advice, everyone--guess I'll have to carry both passports with me during my trip, and be prepared to present my US passport on the train as required--and use the Irish passport at passport control (whichever ones are left) as required. You must have your real passport with you anyway, because if you are a US citizen (even if you are also a citizen of some other country) holding a US passport it is illegal to enter the US by showing any other passport. "Real" passport. Irish passports are real passports, too. You're correct that the holder must have a US passport in order to return to the US, but you could have probably used a better word other than "real". |
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