Urgent* travel to US on Indian passport after oath*

[ishangodbole]

Thank you for your posts. They are quite informative, and actually make a lot of sense. If it's in the Canadian charter (which it is) then of course CBSA are bound to allow entry to a Canadian. I suppose for a lot of us who came from not so well developed parts of the world, our airport experiences color our perception of any border crossing. I think what you're saying is correct, but I still probably wouldn't be able to carry this out (if I was ever in the situation). But this is great information to know.

True. If a Canadian is denied entry at port of entry inside Canada, it will be a constitutional crisis and probably open up an easy lawsuit against the GoC.

 

[armoured]

I think what you're saying is correct, but I still probably wouldn't be able to carry this out (if I was ever in the situation). But this is great information to know.

It's up to you, of course, and probably would - in many cases - mean getting pulled over to secondary inspection, but that's not necessarily a big deal.

But I repeat: this is reported here by members not infrequently, and I'd go so far as to say is basically routine. They have to look stuff up, they will want to verify your identity (other ID), but again - EVERY new citizen or permanent resident who has relatively-recently interacted with IRCC is in the system. No reason to think they won't connect person-to-computer-record unless something obvious like a name change (and no docs showing that name was changed - i.e. the legal change of name doc) or birthdates don't match. And I'd go so far as to say they wouldn't lightly turn someone away with a citizenship certificate or even an expired PR card (or photocopy if one) and some other photo ID that matches - after all, those documents give a prima facie case that the person IS a Canadian (PR or citizen).

And of course repeat the general: of course it's always better to travel with a valid Canadian passport.

 

[philly2013]

I just wanted to share my experience crossing from the U.S to Canada without a certificate of citizenship or a Canadian passport. I had my oath form, copy of my PR card, COPR with the line "Holder is no longer a permanent resident" written on it, my foreign passport, and my driver license.

Overall, it was not too bad. I was not sent into secondary inspection but it did take the officer a while. I think what might have helped me is that I know the officer and he's seen me a few times before. I cross at that border crossing very often. So you CAN go back to Canada from the U.S. through a land border without a certificate of citizenship or a Canadian passport. Your experience at the border might vary, however.

 

[SAKARUN]

I just wanted to share my experience crossing from the U.S to Canada without a certificate of citizenship or a Canadian passport. I had my oath form, copy of my PR card, COPR with the line "Holder is no longer a permanent resident" written on it, my foreign passport, and my driver license.

Overall, it was not too bad. I was not sent into secondary inspection but it did take the officer a while. I think what might have helped me is that I know the officer and he's seen me a few times before. I cross at that border crossing very often. So you CAN go back to Canada from the U.S. through a land border without a certificate of citizenship or a Canadian passport. Your experience at the border might vary, however.

Hi, thanks so much for sharing your experience. I am in the same boat, have to travel 2 days after the Oath ceremony and thinking to return via land border. I just have one quick question. I guess you had the online Oath ceremony. If so, did you inform that you have an upcoming travel?