[Noisebridge-discuss] Best strategy and currency for foreign travel..

[Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson]

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On Jan 25, 2010, at 7:43 AM, Jacob Appelbaum wrote:
> If you're going to be gone for quite some time and you have complex
> border crossing plans, I suggest a second passport. Normal US Citizens
> are permitted two passports that are valid at the same time. One  
> will be
> valid for ten years, the other for two years. If you need help with
> this, let me know. If you happen to be a citizen of the Federal  
> Republic
> of Germany, it's possible to have up to four passports at one time.
> Sometimes having more than one passport is a serious problem, other
> times it's a really good idea.
>

My host father when I studied abroad in Germany would be traveling  
both to Israel and to Egypt, Syria and Lebanon regularly. He kept two  
different passports specifically for this - as having stamps from one  
side of Israel / Arab countries would make border crossing into the  
other category deeply obnoxious.


Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson, Dr.rer.nat
Postdoctoral researcher
mik at math.stanford.edu






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