I am 18 years old. I was born in US and my mother is a Canadian who becomes a US Citizen and we all live in US. My mother has dual citizenship with US passport and her CDN passport expires. I already have a Canadian Citizenship card when I was 3 months old. I am graduating from high school in USA and I get accepted to a university in Ontario. When I applied the university, I applied as a Canadian Citizen. Recently, I applied and received the Canadian Passport. My parents will drive me from USA to Canada over the Labor Day weekend to go to University. I plan to stay for 5 years with my studies and co-op terms. Then I will return to USA. I learned from this forum about entering Canada using Canadian Passport and using USA Passport to return USA. I have the following questions:
Is it legal to carry both US and CDN passports to travel between these 2 countries?
What is the legal age for being as an independent (ie. no guardian needed) in Canada?
When my parents and I drive thru the border, my parents will show their US passports and i will show my Canadian passport. If the Canadian Immigration officer question me and how should I answer: Why are you using CDN passport and your mom is not using CDN passport? Why are you entering Canada? How long will you stay in Canada? Will they deny me to enter Canada?
At the end of school year, when my family drive me back to USA going through the border and we will all show our US passports, will the US immigration officer ask us 'how long have you been staying in Canada?' For my parents, they will just say 1 week. For me, how do I answer this question? If I tell the immigration office that I have both US and CDN passport, is this legal in USA?
I will work this summer in US and I will report my income tax to INS in USA. I may work part-time job in university in Canada. Since the total income for both jobs will most likely less than 10K, can my parents claim me as dependent? How do I report income tax in 2 countries?
I will buy the university health insurance for 1 semester. Should I apply the Ontario OHIP even though I never live in Ontario prior my arrival in Canada?
If I show my passport to the university, should it prove that I am paying the CDN student fee?
I will work co-op terms in Canada, what are the required documents to apply SIN card ?
Thank you in advance for any advice.
Is it legal to carry both US and CDN passports to travel between these 2 countries?
What is the legal age for being as an independent (ie. no guardian needed) in Canada?
When my parents and I drive thru the border, my parents will show their US passports and i will show my Canadian passport. If the Canadian Immigration officer question me and how should I answer: Why are you using CDN passport and your mom is not using CDN passport? Why are you entering Canada? How long will you stay in Canada? Will they deny me to enter Canada?
At the end of school year, when my family drive me back to USA going through the border and we will all show our US passports, will the US immigration officer ask us 'how long have you been staying in Canada?' For my parents, they will just say 1 week. For me, how do I answer this question? If I tell the immigration office that I have both US and CDN passport, is this legal in USA?
I will work this summer in US and I will report my income tax to INS in USA. I may work part-time job in university in Canada. Since the total income for both jobs will most likely less than 10K, can my parents claim me as dependent? How do I report income tax in 2 countries?
I will buy the university health insurance for 1 semester. Should I apply the Ontario OHIP even though I never live in Ontario prior my arrival in Canada?
If I show my passport to the university, should it prove that I am paying the CDN student fee?
I will work co-op terms in Canada, what are the required documents to apply SIN card ?
Thank you in advance for any advice.