Any dual nationals here?

[NetWareHead]

Question for any who can answer. I am a dual national, born in USA (thus a US Citizen) but I was born to 2 Italian citizens, thereby qualifying me for Italian citizenship. I have a US and Italian/EU passport.

My question is, can I use my Italian passport to travel to Cuba? I have some Italian relatives who run a business down there and I would love to go visit them. Will I be readmitted back to the country? I'm asking becuase if I travel with my Italian passport, I will have to go through customs here upon my return and I think they will ask me for a green card or for my US status thinking that I am not a US citizen.

So...is this a good or bad idea? Can anybody see any other problems arising from this?

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: NetWareHead
Question for any who can answer. I am a dual national, born in USA (thus a US Citizen) but I was born to 2 Italian citizens, thereby qualifying me for Italian citizenship. I have a US and Italian/EU passport.

My question is, can I use my Italian passport to travel to Cuba? I have some Italian relatives who run a business down there and I would love to go visit them. Will I be readmitted back to the country? I'm asking becuase if I travel with my Italian passport, I will have to go through customs here upon my return and I think they will ask me for a green card or for my US status thinking that I am not a US citizen.

So...is this a good or bad idea? Can anybody see any other problems arising from this?

There's really no reason to go to Cuba. It's not worth the potential multi-thousand dollar fines.

And you probably would have a problem at US Customs. If you tell the truth that you're a dual citizen, they'd fine you. If you lie and tell them you're an Italian citizen, your passport would be stamped with a 90 day tourist visa and go into the same database as other non-nationals on vacation. A flag might come up saying that you're a dual citizen, in which case you go to jail on felony charges for lying to an immigration official.

You'd be better off going illegally through Canada as a US citizen, if your heart is truly set on going to Cuba. Drive to a Canadian city, purchase a round trip ticket from that city to Havana, and drive back into the US.

Edit: There are also NO direct flights from the US to Cuba.

 

[Freshgeardude]

Originally posted by: NetWareHead
Question for any who can answer. I am a dual national, born in USA (thus a US Citizen) but I was born to 2 Italian citizens, thereby qualifying me for Italian citizenship. I have a US and Italian/EU passport.

My question is, can I use my Italian passport to travel to Cuba? I have some Italian relatives who run a business down there and I would love to go visit them. Will I be readmitted back to the country? I'm asking becuase if I travel with my Italian passport, I will have to go through customs here upon my return and I think they will ask me for a green card or for my US status thinking that I am not a US citizen.

So...is this a good or bad idea? Can anybody see any other problems arising from this?

if the system shows you are an american citizen, you are one, its not like you'll need a passport.

 

[SN4p]

Your best bet would be to go to Canada, fly on your Italian passport out of Canada, fly back to Canada, come back to the US.

 

[abaez]

Yes, you can use your Italian passport to travel to Cuba. I have a Mexican passport that I used to get in, but I flew in from Cancun. You definitely cannot fly to/from there from the U.S.

You could also technically use your U.S. passport, as long as they don't stamp it when you get there. There were alot of Americans in Cuba, which surprised me and I asked how they got in and they almost all said through Canada and their U.S. passport wasn't stamped. So I guess it's not that hard to do.