My current real life example is the following: currently in Kazakhstan with one passport, which contains the Russian visa. I'll enter Russia in the next days, then Mongolia, from which I continue to China. The Chinese visa is in the other passport.

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Hello Pakohan,



good question you have and a real paper problem entering China with your concurrent second passport.



I have traveled a lot with two concurrent passport (yes, German) and I change from one passport to the other when I fly from one country to another, as in airports the immigration officers dont usually check the exit stamp of the country you just left.



As Mark Manley said above, *but if an immigration officer spotted something that did not add up it could make your life difficult.* I have never showed two passports at any border crossing, for this reason.



You will cross overland into China. When I crossed overland into China from Russia in 2015, the Chinese immigration officer took a long time to check my passport.



Hard to say what I would do in your situation, but I think I would take good color copies of the passport with the Mongolian visa/entry stamps and if asked by the Chinese immigration for the missing Mongolian stamps I would first show the copies ... and only if he asks more questions and insists I would show the second passport. Maybe print something out from the internet beforehand that two concurrent passports are legal in your home country. Maybe try to change over to the second passport already when you enter Mongolia overland.



Enjoy your ride.



mika

Your suggestion of having color copies of the passport with the relevant entry stamps and visas, as well as being prepared to explain the legality of concurrent passports, is a proactive way to address any potential questions from immigration officers.

I'd say the best place to switch would be at Mongolian border, you check out on one passport and get in on another one. Having entry stamp in one passport and exit stamp in another won't happen if border guards attentive and it can create all kinds of problems down the road. With potentially forced deportation and 5 years restriction on reentry.

As for having 2 passports being illegal they have no jurisdiction over your passports, so tell them to stuff it. Kaz has particular rules about showing the exit visa from the country you came from, but it isn't universally enforced and can be avoided, especially if you come/leave through different points or fly by the plane good luck.

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I knew a Aussie in Colombia born in Australia raised in Australia and had a mother of Canadian nationality and a father of American Nationality
this guy attained a couple of passports .
He started to abuse the system by switching passports to get more time in Colombia and he actually obtained temporary residents visas
The Colombian Migration eventually caught up with him right after the covid pandemic and figured out that he had spent 4 years illegally in Colombia and they deported him and gave him a option if he wanted to return as a tourist. for a 90 day permit the fine was about 3 thousand dollars , is this a small price to pay after spending 10 years in Colombia or is it large This dude had a YouTube channel real estate ventures Everything and seemed like he was living in Heaven
but it all came crashing down on him in the end I would Not Fork with Migration no matter where you are