Q: How can person with dual citizenship enter the US without American passport?
My daughter has dual citizenship but was born and lived in my country, Japan. Her father left here suddenly after a lot of issues. I have a plan to trip to LA. I attempted to renew her expired US passport in US consulate here. I prepared but when consul contacted her father, he rejected to sign the minor consent. So her passport was not renewed. She has a Japanese passport and citizenship also. So I wonder if she can enter the US simply as a Japanese like I do. I concern though, when I claim ESTA on behalf of her, it asks if she has other citizenship and passport other than Japan. If I say YES and choose USA, do they reject her ESTA approval? If so, is there ways for her to enter the States? Trip is only for a week, staying my high school best friend's house. We fly with my another friends from Tokyo also. Her ticket was already purchased with her Japanese name as shown on her Japanese passport. Please help me and my daughter to proceed this vacation we finally get.Thank you.
A: She can travel on her Japanese passport, yes. We can’t imagine that an ESTA application would be rejected for the reasons you describe, especially given the circumstances.
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