Dual Citizenship, One Passport

[maplesugar]

I have recently aquired my Canadian Citizenship, after many years living there, but over the past year have been travelling back and forth to Austria. ( Canada is still home). I use a British Passport which was no issue with a Perm. Residence Card, but now find out that I should obtain a CDN Passport because of my citizenship considered dual. I am travelling back to Canada for 4 weeks in a matter od days and concerned about entry the airports. If I only have my citizenship card and British Passport, will I get through without problems? Any insight or shared experiences would be great. Oh and great forum by the way!

 

[EdwardRayburn]

Multiple citizenship is a status in which a person is agreeably regarded as a citizen under the laws of more than one state. You are a dual citizen if you are recognized by more than one country as a citizen. However, every country has its own laws regarding dual citizenship. Some countries allow it and others do not, while some countries have no particular laws regarding dual citizenship.

 

[Karlshammar]

Maplesugar,

The Canadian border officials will definitely let you in if you make it there. They cannot deny a Canadian citizen entry, and your citizenship certificate is proof of your status.

The airlines may or may not allow you to travel there on a one-way ticket without a passport, though. Normally you are expected to have a passport.

I have known people who have done what you have done (traveled with a British passport and Canadian citizenship certificate) and have been ok, so you will "probably" get away with it. I personally do not like to rely on "probable" rather than certain things, though. If you are greatly concerned you can always apply for a temporary passport at the local embassy/high commission/consulate.

 

[links18]

The airlines should let him on, as British citizens can travel to Canada visa free. If he had a Mexican passport or some other country w/o visa free privileges then it would be a different story.

 

[canvis2006]

Get a Cdn passport if you want to be recognized as a Cdn outside of Canada