FAA and customs ramp check

[clinton86]

Hope someone can shed some light on this and apologizes if this is a rhetorical question, I'm asking for a friend who's currently flying around the US time building.
He has dual passports, french and Italian, currently flying around the US doing long XC to see more of the united states and to time build.
On his FAA license it states nationality:french
But he has his Italian passport with him, not his french which he left in Italy.
Will he have problems if he gets ramp checked and they see on his license it states french but he's showing them an Australian passport?

From my understanding it shouldnt be a problem and what it states in the far aim is to provide your pilot license and a government issued form of ID (passport/drivers license etc) but nothing stating it has to be of the same country that states on your pilot license.

What is your insight? Thank you in advance for your help.

Safe flying

[ahwalk01]

Not sure where the Australian comes in but just show the passport you entered the US on.

ramp checks are rare but can occur in the quieter FSDOs.

alex.

[havick]

Flying domestically there’s no need to carry a passport. Just show a drivers license or any other form of government ID with the FAA certificate.

[KKoran]

Originally Posted by havick

Flying domestically there’s no need to carry a passport. Just show a drivers license or any other form of government ID with the FAA certificate.

It's not just any form of ID.

Part 61.3
(2) Has a photo identification that is in that person's physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft when exercising the privileges of that pilot certificate or authorization. The photo identification must be a:

(i) Driver's license issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or territory or possession of the United States;

(ii) Government identification card issued by the Federal government, a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States;

(iii) U.S. Armed Forces' identification card;

(iv) Official passport;

(v) Credential that authorizes unescorted access to a security identification display area at an airport regulated under 49 CFR part 1542; or

(vi) Other form of identification that the Administrator finds acceptable.

[321XLR]

the FAA is not immigration. with that said, a good idea would be to get a US state-issued driver's license, so he has some form of US photo ID.

He will not run into the FAA after 5PM local time or on weekends

[ahwalk01]

A lot of misunderstandings here. Always a good idea to carry the passport. You are on a tourist ESTA. Just don’t overstay your 90 days. Equally no need to get a local drivers license. Your normal one you used for a rental car is good.