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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Francesca Knowles 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.
The language quoted below from a Canadian Government site having to do with Mexican travel seems to indicate that at least when entering/leaving MEXICO, holders of dual Canadian/Mexican citizenship are to use their Mexican passports. Seems logical to presume they're to use their Canadian docs when entering Canada.M wrote:Source
Under Mexican legislation (Art. 12, Ley de Nacionalidad), holders of dual Canadian and Mexican citizenship are required to enter and leave Mexico as Mexican citizens. Those who contravene the law may incur heavy fines (Art. 33-1, Ley de Nacionalidad).
Probably not necessary but definately easier. At major airports Canadian passport holders can use machines that scan your passport and declaration. The agent just checks that the picture matches the holder. NEXUS holder ID is checked by a machine that does a retina scan.
