TRV With dual citizenship and Spousal Application

[Kananaskis]

We have a PR application in process (since July) and hopefully it will be done by March, if not I am planning on coming to Canada to see my wife (she can't come here because she already used her two weeks vacation to see me last June).
I applied for our process under my birth passport (requires visas), but I also have citizenship from an EU country which is a visa-exempt country.

So my question is, can I use my passport from my visa-exempt country to get a TRV (eTA and then TRV at port of entry) and once inside, link my TRV to my application (which is under my other passport) in order to get an OWP under the family reunification bill?
I mean, are the visas and permits applied to a passport per say or to a person?

As far as my understanding goes, I believe that regardless of the passport once I have status, I have status, right?
I would also be bringing both passports with me and explaining the situation to the CBSA officer at the airport.

Thanks in advance for any insight

 

[armoured]

As far as my understanding goes, I believe that regardless of the passport once I have status, I have status, right?
I would also be bringing both passports with me and explaining the situation to the CBSA officer at the airport.

Note you will of course need ETA to board the flight to Canada.

Yes, you will have status. Very hard for anyone else to say if the process of applhing for and getting OWP will go smoothly. No reason it shouldn't work but ... it may just take too long to link the files for it to work. No harm in trying though.

I would not bother 'explaining the situation' to CBSA officer at airport unless asked.

[For anyone doing this, I'd really, really recommend applying for PR under the passport that does not require a visa, and esp if EU/NATO/USA/AUS/UK/NZ because criminal and security clearances usually go more quickly. Not to mention the situation above where of course the applicant is going to travel under the passport that doesn't require a visa because ... it doesn't require a visa.]

 

[Kananaskis]

Note you will of course need ETA to board the flight to Canada.

Yes, you will have status. Very hard for anyone else to say if the process of applhing for and getting OWP will go smoothly. No reason it shouldn't work but ... it may just take too long to link the files for it to work. No harm in trying though.

I would not bother 'explaining the situation' to CBSA officer at airport unless asked.

[For anyone doing this, I'd really, really recommend applying for PR under the passport that does not require a visa, and esp if EU/NATO/USA/AUS/UK/NZ because criminal and security clearances usually go more quickly. Not to mention the situation above where of course the applicant is going to travel under the passport that doesn't require a visa because ... it doesn't require a visa.]

Yes I agree, I applied under the passport that requires visa because my other citizenship was done very recently, and under that passport I've been to Canada before and had a UCI so I thought it would be best to stick to one instead of switching just because of the spousal application.

Okay, thanks for the info! Yeah I think it should be okay too, I found a post here in the forum where someone had a similar situation, and they called IRCC 3x and all three times the agent was unsure, checked with a superior, and then said yes its okay to use a diff passport for accessing the country easier while going through a process with a diff passport.

 

[armoured]

Yes I agree, I applied under the passport that requires visa because my other citizenship was done very recently, and under that passport I've been to Canada before and had a UCI so I thought it would be best to stick to one instead of switching just because of the spousal application.

I figured there was some reason, no issue really, but adminstratively easier for others considering.

Okay, thanks for the info! Yeah I think it should be okay too, I found a post here in the forum where someone had a similar situation, and they called IRCC 3x and all three times the agent was unsure, checked with a superior, and then said yes its okay to use a diff passport for accessing the country easier while going through a process with a diff passport.

There's certainly nothing wrong with it, only a question of whether IRCC will succeed in 'linking' the one passport to the other application and how long it might take. You can include a letter of explanation and ... hope.

 

[colgate1]

It is advisable to use the same passport that you entered the country with.

Dont be smart. They will nail you.