Ahmad Saiyer Naizmand / Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

Ahmad Saiyer Naizmand yesterday pleaded guilty to using a travel document not issued in his name to fly out of Sydney in August on a Malaysia Airlines flight on his elder brother’s passport.

Documents tendered to the Downing Centre Local Court say Naizmand, who was denied an Australian passport in July 2013 due to security fears, used the travel documents of his brother Ahmad Samir Naizmand, who is exactly one year older than him.

The Bella Vista resident booked tickets to Kuala Lumpur through a Flight Centre agency for $870, and wrote on his passenger card, under his brother's name, that he was travelling to Malaysia to help his uncle with a visa application.

CCTV footage showed Naizmand, who bears a striking resemblance to his brother, speaking with customs officials before flying out of Sydney for Kuala Lumpur.

A return ticket had been booked for August 22 and Naizmand told customs he was a second year law student and carrying $6000 in cash.

After departing Sydney on the evening of August 6 with only carry-on luggage, he then went from Malaysia to Dubai where he was stopped due to ­“irregularities” with his passport, the court heard. He was then “escorted” back to a Malaysia Airlines flight and returned to Sydney.

When filling in a return passenger card, the court was told Naizmand mistakenly used his name, not his brother’s, and was arrested.

The 19-year-old was born in Kabul and received Australian citizenship in 2007. The court heard he works as a courier. Naizmand, who remains on bail, will be sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court on February 3.