Unfriendly customs officers :(
This weekend we went to Montreal. The Canadian customs officer was efficient but polite. Asked all the right questions with a friendly manner and when finished wished us well on our visit. Returnin...
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skrams wrote:dieharder wrote:skrams wrote:joe b. wrote:
One of my Mexican buddies who is a dually, Mexican and Canadian, when he and his wife enter the U.S., they use their Canadian passports, when entering Canada, they use their Mexican passports.
He shouldn't do that. If you have citizenship in a country, you are to use that country's passport to enter.
Says who? There is absolutely nothing that says you have to.
http://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2014/08/04/dual_citizens_carrying_foreign_passport_turned_away_at_florida_airport.html
So let me make sure I understand your position. You are taking the word of an Air Canada gate agent as being authoritative based on the reporting of a newspaper reporter which may or may not be accurate. I would suggest that an airline gate agent is not likely to be a reliable authoritative repository of knowledge regarding the interpretation of the Canadian border access laws. What was likely a stupid mistake does not in any way support your assertion regarding what passport an individual with dual citizenship and dual passports should present to a border official upon requesting access to Canada.
