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david2

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Jul 18, 2014
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I am now officially a dual US/Canada citizen. Since I no longer have a PR card, I need to get a passport for my formal Canadian ID.

I live in Canada. When I visit the US, which passport do I use? The Canadian one? I heard you're supposed to use the same passport for entry and exit, which would mean I should not use the US one to enter the US.
 
US citizens are REQUIRED to use the US passport on entry to the US.

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/legal-considerations/us-citizenship-laws-policies/citizenship-and-dual-nationality/dual-nationality.html
 
jes_ON said:
US citizens are REQUIRED to use the US passport on entry to the US.

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/legal-considerations/us-citizenship-laws-policies/citizenship-and-dual-nationality/dual-nationality.html
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Yes, I think Jess is right - I know someone who is a US and Canadian Citizen, he was born in the US so whenever hes going to the US he uses his US Passport t enter the US and uses his Canadian Passport to enter Canada.
 
david2 said:
I am now officially a dual US/Canada citizen. Since I no longer have a PR card, I need to get a passport for my formal Canadian ID.

I live in Canada. When I visit the US, which passport do I use? The Canadian one? I heard you're supposed to use the same passport for entry and exit, which would mean I should not use the US one to enter the US.
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Yes, I think Jess is right - I know someone who is a US and Canadian Citizen, he was born in the US so whenever hes going to the US he uses his US Passport t enter the US and uses his Canadian Passport to enter Canada.
 
I'm a dual citizen. Yes, use U.S. passport to enter the U.S. (it's the law), Canadian one to enter Canada. Don't confuse things by (say) handing the border guard both passports.
 
Alright, thanks a ton. Was planning on taking both; sounds like I should be using the US one for the US, Canadian one for Canada, and not show the other one unless requested for some reason.
 
david2 said:
Alright, thanks a ton. Was planning on taking both; sounds like I should be using the US one for the US, Canadian one for Canada, and not show the other one unless requested for some reason.
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BTW, hope you're familiar with the very complicated tax reporting for duals. If you have a TFSA, invest in Canadian stocks, have $10,000 in a Canadian bank account, etc., you owe the IRS various forms.
 
Fortunately, I don't have that yet. I've been filing yearly with the IRS, but I know it's only bound to get more complicated as time goes on.

I'm actually not 100% on how exactly filing all works, as I'm dual (born in the States), and my wife is Canadian. But that's a subject for a different topic.
 
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