ari5323 said:
Chicloo,
My original passport don't require me a visa to enter Canada, and I have a Canadian passport ( got it recently) and I live in Canada.
Now my question is: if I travel to my home country do I have to carry my Canadian passport to enter back in Canada ?
in other words, if at the border they find out that I'm a Canadian, can they do me trouble for not traveling with the Canadian passport ?
( in my home country they refuse you entry if you are their citizen, and you travel with a foreign passport, strange)
If you are a Canadian citizen, you have the right to enter Canada period. However, you have to prove you are a Canadian citizen at the border to CBSA. Obviously, a Canadian passport is the best way to do this (or other secure travel document--if entering by land). Will a foreign passport in conjunction with a Canadian Citizenship Certificate work? Possibly, but a CC is not a secure travel document. For crying out loud the photo is just glued there and not very securely. Accepting this combination would seem to be up to the discretion of CBSA, and I bet they would want to hear a real good explanation for why a Canadian citizen is traveling without a Canadian passport. However, in this instance, one is not really "entering on a foreign passport." The foreign passport is being used to establish identity and the CC is being used to show Canadian Citizenship. There is no attempt being made to omit the material fact that the traveler is in fact Canadian, as is OP's plan.
However, if a Canadian citizen attempts to enter Canada as a foreigner on a foreign passport alone, I would think that person is setting themselves up for potential trouble. 1.) Foreigners have no right to enter Canada, such a person could be refused entry to Canada, even though they are Canadian. This might be more likely to happen, if evidence emerges in the entry inspection that said person is living in Canada w/o status. 2.) If CBSA figures out this person is Canadian, they should expect serious security scrutiny, as attempting to enter Canada as a foreigner raises all kinds of suspicions. What is such a person up to? What are they trying to hide? Where have they been? The Islamic State? Even if said person is eventually permitted to enter (as is their right) they can likely expect increased security screening each time they enter Canada after that, as such an incident would almost certainly result in a FOSS entry on the person's profile. Of course, none of this will necessarily or automatically happen, but not worth the risk in my opinion. If you are Canadian--get a Canadian passport. If you have a Canadian passport, always use it to enter Canada. If you can't get a Canadian passport in time for a trip you have to make, don't get cute with CBSA (that is if the airline even allows you to get on the plane).
