Using 2nd Passport for 1st Time

[JacobWrx]

Is there anything I need to be aware of when arriving into a foreign country and using my Eastern Caribbean (CBI) passport for the first time? Had it for 2 years but it has no stamps as yet.

Thanks

 

[daniels27]

Depends which country. Beware that the US already knows about your "investment". Hence better try not to hide it on any visa/esta application. Other countries may not directly know about your investment but can easily judge from you looks. Don't try to fool them by playing smart.

But to be honest, you would better not have acquired such passport as it brings you little benefit but a lot of potential troubles. You ask for Panama friendly nations, which are mainly high-quality countries.

Not sure if I got something wrong but think twice before you act. You probably have a better understanding if your life and your presumed need for CBI. If you are from a Panama friendly nation and show up at my door with a CBI, I would definitely try to figure out what you are hiding and why.

 

[turmpy]

The passport you invested in probably wasn’t the smartest choice, as already mentioned. You should’ve gone for one with a better reputation, or maybe even considered a Russian passport, which has been discussed plenty of times in other threads.

 

[HardRJones]

Out of curiosity, are there a lot of real world anecdotes about these to indicate they are bad? I don’t have one and have little interest in one, so everything I hear is second hand. This forum hates them. The Youtube people love them. This forum tends to be more knowledgable, and the Youtubers tend to be laughably incorrect when they do videos on subjects I’m familiar with. I’ve seen first hand accounts of one guy having his Global Entry canceled and one guy having a bank account canceled on this forum. Both happened in the US.

 

[Fred]

With the Commercial available and very popular CBI's in Caribbean you should always have the Passport Combined with a solid Residence like in Dubai, UAE, Panama or even Eastern European Countries this always looks way better then having no Residency with such a Passport as this indicates that you are living in the Country your Passport is from so you have to play it smart.

Let's say you have a Grenada Passport and you fly to the EU - you should fly IN to Grenada with your first passport and then start the journey from Grenada to let's say EU through another Country like the UK.

You fly IN to Grenada on your First Passport - you leave Grenada on your Grenada Passport to the UK and get your first Entry Stamp - nothing suspicious about coming as a Grenada Citizen from Grenada to the UK and the plane is full with other Grenada Passport Holder.

Then you fly out from the UK to maybe a less strict Eastern European Country which see's you come IN from the UK and you have an Immigration Stamp for Entry / Exit already in the Passport - once in Europe you can then Exit EU from another EU Country to another Visa Free Country and get your Next Stamp - in this way you collect your Immigration Stamp.

Once your Passport Pages are 1/3 stamped travelling is becoming way easier especially when the Entry Stamps are from reputable Western Countries.

Obviously Countries with very hard Immigration like the US should be avoid as they flag you straight away - you should rather fly to Countries like Canada with a wider range of Immigration etc.

Hope this helps.

 

[Martin Everson]

Is there anything I need to be aware of when arriving into a foreign country and using my Eastern Caribbean (CBI) passport for the first time?

Nope.

Happy travels.

P.S However if you turn up with i.e a St Kitts passport looking like below then it may not go well I think.

 

[dulcimer]

I have flown around with my Caribbean passport as has my friend. We're both of American accents so that probably helps. He was once asked for another id document. I have had 0 problems except one place not knowing where my passport was from and even if I could enter the country without a visa. The EU has given me 0 problem, though I've previously entered on higher tier passports.

 

[CEOz]

The passport you invested in probably wasn’t the smartest choice, as already mentioned. You should’ve gone for one with a better reputation, or maybe even considered a Russian passport, which has been discussed plenty of times in other threads.

What's the good option in this case.