CoPR update required after change in Nationality ?

[vroom17]

Hello everyone,

I received the CoPR from Canadian embassy in Paris including the visa stamp on my Indian passport in April 2022.

During the process when my application was being treated at the Canadian embassy for CoPR, I received a confirmation that I have been naturalised as a French citizen.

Ofcourse, the details on my CoPR with regards to nationality and travel doc number are of Indian passport.

Now one option is that I can do landing with my Indian passport and existing CoPR and clarify the authorities during landing process. Other option is to change CoPR before travelling.

In order to verify if I need to change my CoPR, I sent questions via webform to Paris CIC as well as through my GCKEY account. Unfortunately, no response was given even after 2 months.

Has anyone encountered this situation and perhaps can advise me on this ? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[armoured]

Hello everyone,

I received the CoPR from Canadian embassy in Paris including the visa stamp on my Indian passport in April 2022.

During the process when my application was being treated at the Canadian embassy for CoPR, I received a confirmation that I have been naturalised as a French citizen.

Ofcourse, the details on my CoPR with regards to nationality and travel doc number are of Indian passport.

Now one option is that I can do landing with my Indian passport and existing CoPR and clarify the authorities during landing process. Other option is to change CoPR before travelling.

In order to verify if I need to change my CoPR, I sent questions via webform to Paris CIC as well as through my GCKEY account. Unfortunately, no response was given even after 2 months.

Has anyone encountered this situation and perhaps can advise me on this ? Thanks in advance for your help.

You do not need to change your COPR as long as you can still travel on your Indian passport for the first landing.

Note that your PR card when you get it will have a three-letter code indicating nationality. If that's important, you'd need to change it. Don't know if you can do that at landing.

After landing I do not believe the nationality you hold is even relevant anymore, save that IRCC/CBSA may have a glitch matching your PR card to your new French passport the first time. (They'll figure it out once they do the name/DOB match).

Note, I understood that India does not allow dual nationality, but I'm not commenting on that.

 

[vroom17]

You do not need to change your COPR as long as you can still travel on your Indian passport for the first landing.

Note that your PR card when you get it will have a three-letter code indicating nationality. If that's important, you'd need to change it. Don't know if you can do that at landing.

After landing I do not believe the nationality you hold is even relevant anymore, save that IRCC/CBSA may have a glitch matching your PR card to your new French passport the first time. (They'll figure it out once they do the name/DOB match).

Note, I understood that India does not allow dual nationality, but I'm not commenting on that.

Hi Armoured,

Thank a lot for the response. It's correct that India does not allow dual nationality. I will carry my Indian passport when I land as I plan to surrender it only after I have done with landing and PR card process. ofcourse, I will carry my French passport as well if required.

 

[armoured]

Hi Armoured,

Thank a lot for the response. It's correct that India does not allow dual nationality. I will carry my Indian passport when I land as I plan to surrender it only after I have done with landing and PR card process. ofcourse, I will carry my French passport as well if required.

Assuming your plan is to land in Canada soon, I would not try to change/add to reflect the new French nationality - might take quite some time for little benefit.

You can ask at landing and show them the French passport, esp if you'd like the PR card to reflect the French nationality (of course, that may not work - I've no idea). But apart from that, I believe it is mostly irrelevant. Note, for private things in Canada like opening bank account, use the new passport.

Also keep a copy (scan) of the Indian passport of course, you may need to provide info about it when applying for citizenship or other things down the line - and records of surrendering it and things like that.

 

[vroom17]

Assuming your plan is to land in Canada soon, I would not try to change/add to reflect the new French nationality - might take quite some time for little benefit.

You can ask at landing and show them the French passport, esp if you'd like the PR card to reflect the French nationality (of course, that may not work - I've no idea). But apart from that, I believe it is mostly irrelevant. Note, for private things in Canada like opening bank account, use the new passport.

Also keep a copy (scan) of the Indian passport of course, you may need to provide info about it when applying for citizenship or other things down the line - and records of surrendering it and things like that.

Hi Armoured,
Thanks again. Yes it's clear for me now. I will take care of the points you have mentioned.

 

[Param02]

Hi Dear, did you landed in canada ? I am in the same situation. iI got copr today and i have my citizenship ceremony on 22 February. Please share your experience so that i can deal with this situation. Thanks in advance.

 

[Param02]

Hi Armoured,
Thanks again. Yes it's clear for me now. I will take care of the points you have mentioned.

Hi Dear, did you landed in canada ? I am in the same situation. iI got copr today and i have my citizenship ceremony on 22 February. Please share your experience so that i can deal with this situation. Thanks in advance.