Originally Posted by
seawolf
If you define immigration exit control as stamping a passport then you are correct there is no control.
However there’s more going on at immigration than just stamping a passport such as tracking exit and preventing individuals wanted by authorities from departing.
Exit is tracked. From CBP perspective by air it is via APIS (CBSA has something similar), by land, via Exit/Entry agreement between CBP and CBSA.
It’s been documented that CBP will pull passenger off a departing flight due to APIS information submitted by the carrier matching person of interest. They can also do a money search on the departing jet bridge/land border.
Just because you don’t see a checkpoint doesn’t mean there are no immigration exit controls.
OK, but still how will it work when I use my old country's (EU and Schengen member) passport when traveling to the EU? EU will require ETIAS pre-authorization starting in Nov. 2023. As an EU citizen I'm not eligible for ETIAS. As a Canadian citizen I'm not eligible for eTA. So I'll indeed have to use my EU passport when leaving for the EU and my Canadian passport when returning. How will the authorities reconcile that?