Dual passports with different names, and names on bookings
 

A proportion of people have dual nationality, and it is common for the two passports to be in different names, not least when a woman from country A gets married and now lives in country B under her married name.

So which name do you use when making a reservation, which will be checked against your passport ? You may think either could be used, as long as you use the same passport in both directions.

But what if travellers between the two countries require visas, which are also checked at the start of the trip. Countries will never give visas to somebody who is also one of their own nationals. For both sectors you will be need to use a different passport, that of the destination country, to show eligibility to enter that country without a visa. One of these will not match the booking.

Good question!! Of my family that travel on two passports I understand the routine is to leave using the documents of the country and arrive with the document of that one and have heard of only one problem. That seemed to be the country of departure [ZA] did not like the fact the pax was departing on the passport of the destination country.

Cannot answer when Visas are involved.

At one point I had, in my bag, an expired passport in my maiden name and a current passport in my married name. The expired passport contained my US visa, in my married name. Although I carried my marriage certificate, in case anyone asked, they never did!

In many European countries, the only name on documents is the maiden name, not the married name - the married name can change more than once, it would be rather boring to change passeport or Identification card each time one changes husband !

Dual passports, and names on bookings
 

Hi,

I personally choose to be known by my SECOND given name plus current surname, and have never had any problems using said given name plus (current) surname for worldwide bookings, EXCEPT when making bookings in South Africa! They seem to have a thing about issuing tickets ONLY in exact name as stated in passport, in spite of credit cards etc being issued in current "known" name. I have deliberately gone against the flow and insisted on tickets being issued in my currently "known" name - in spite of DIRE warnings from travel agents in SA!!! Have I had a problem? NOT SO FAR!!! (N.B. including travel to USA................).

Any advance on this?

Look forward to your input.

Rgds, jokada