Q: So my girlfriend and I are planning a trip to South America. We'll be going to Brazil first and then we'll proceed to visit Argentina, Chile and Peru. Out of the 4 countries, the only one for which we're required to obtain a tourist visa is Brazil and it costs $130.00...I have dual citizenship: American and Salvadorian. Since I happen to have my passport from El Salvador, I was wondering if I can enter Brazil with my Salvadorian passport, therefore I would only have to pay about $20.00 for the tourist visa rather than the $130 by using my American passport...But then, once we leave Brazil to go to Argentina Chile and Peru and consequently comeback to the US; can I then use my american passport while traveling in said countries and for the flight back? Any advice I can get will be appreciated.
A: Yes you can. When outside of El Salvador and the USA, you may use whichever citizenship(s) you feel will give you the most advantage in any given situation. However, on the form for the Brazilian visa, it may ask for details of any other citizenships, in which case you may need to declare the American citizenship. Brazil may then insist on the $130 fee, or they may at least insist on fingerprinting and photographing you, as they do to other Americans.