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Dec 11, 2009
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Hello,

I have a question and I don't really know the answer to this after months of searching. I am both Italian citizen and Argentina citizen and I want to go to Canada. I understand Argentinians need to apply for visitor visa but Italians can stay up to 6 months*. If I am coming from Argentina, could I not just show my Italian Passport rather then applying for visitors visa? Would the fact that I have dual citizenship interfere with me entering the country for visiting purposes?

Thanks for your help
 

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You are right, you can just travel on your Italian passport and then you don't need a visa. The Argentinian citizenship does not matter.
 

Hash

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italo-argentina said:
Hello,

I have a question and I don't really know the answer to this after months of searching. I am both Italian citizen and Argentina citizen and I want to go to Canada. I understand Argentinians need to apply for visitor visa but Italians can stay up to 6 months*. If I am coming from Argentina, could I not just show my Italian Passport rather then applying for visitors visa? Would the fact that I have dual citizenship interfere with me entering the country for visiting purposes?

Thanks for your help
Yes you can stay up to 6 months but it depends on the officer at customs when you cross the border - if you are lucky he will just stamp your passport, and then you have six months from that date. It is however the customs officer is having a bad day he might decide to write less than six months in your passport. This happened to my friend from Mexico - they gave him only 6 weeks!
 
Dec 11, 2009
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Hey all,

Thank you for the replies!

I have done this once already but thats when I flew in from Italy. Now I am flying from Argentina and I was a little nervous of them asking for my Argentina passport since I was coming from Argentina. However, I always travel with my Italian passport.

My first entry to Canada I had no return flight. I just told them where I was going, and how much money I brought and told them I had a credit card and they stamped my passport no questions.

You're correct though....I have heard other stories. Its the luck of the draw!

Thanks again!
 

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while buying ticket in Argentina, use your Italian and while boarding too. I don't think you will have any problems at all.