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What name should I put on my wife's flight ticket if she has different names on her Thai and UK passports?

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David *******

asked Apr 6, 2022

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Quick question, wife has UK and Thai passport. I know she can leave here on thai, enter UK with UK passport, leave UK on UK passport and enter Thai with Thai passport, but what name do I put on ticket lol as she has different names on each?diferent names on each?

Answer summary

The general consensus among commenters is to book the flight ticket using the name as it appears on the passport that will be used for exiting Thailand, which is typically the Thai passport for entry into Thailand. For travel to the UK, it's recommended to have both passports available for check-in and immigration purposes. If there are name discrepancies, it could be helpful to update the passports to match the preferred name or carry additional identification that clarifies the name variations.

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Bim *******

I am in exactly the same position. Always use the name on the Thai Passport which what a UK immigration advised

5 years ago

David *******

@Bim ******

cheers, I was not quite 100% sure that I used Thai one last time, we will get the new thai passport tomorrow so it matches ID, then just sort out UK later.

5 years ago

Sascha **********

I have same issue with dual citizenship, usually I book the ticket using the name in the passport of my place of residence and just show both passports when immigration or check in is being difficult about it. In this case I would put the name as it is in the Thai passport

5 years ago

David *******

@Sascha *********

Hi. Yes , pretty sure thats what I did last time, though we will change thai passport to match name to thai id. I just checked and for UK passport its not legal requirement to update name but once there we will just get new on so all three match :-)

5 years ago

Alan *********

If still have maiden name on Thai passport you should have changed it and wouldn't be asking this question

5 years ago

David *******

Not that simple, Wife has UK passport with original thai name, Thai passport has her previous married name because they used her thai ID for that passport and we were not married then so the Thai ID had previous married name, she now has new Thai ID card so will need to get new Thai passport but still left with UK passport with different name. Once in UK we would get new UK passport also. So, yes I would have been asking same question.

5 years ago

Alan *********

@David ******

sounds like you need to get your life organised 😆

5 years ago

David *******

@Alan ********

not me Mrs. We moved here then got married to UK passport still in Thai name, this side is easy to sort out. We did fly to uk previously like this lol

5 years ago

Stephen *******

When she checks in she should use her Thai passport as that is the easiest for entry to Thailand. Use this name on the ticket. Then go through UK immigration with UK passport.

5 years ago