API and dual citizenship
Jun 4, 2018 | 7:25 am
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I assumed at first that the other country was China, and I would strongly recommend that one not enter China on a Chinese passport subsequent to having attained Canadian citizenship.
However, on reading this thread, it appears that Malaysia also does not permit dual citizenship. Are there other Asian countries that also do not allow this?
However, on reading this thread, it appears that Malaysia also does not permit dual citizenship. Are there other Asian countries that also do not allow this?
Jun 4, 2018 | 7:36 am
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I assumed at first that the other country was China, and I would strongly recommend that one not enter China on a Chinese passport subsequent to having attained Canadian citizenship.
However, on reading this thread, it appears that Malaysia also does not permit dual citizenship. Are there other Asian countries that also do not allow this?
However, on reading this thread, it appears that Malaysia also does not permit dual citizenship. Are there other Asian countries that also do not allow this?
- Burma
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Singapore
Jun 4, 2018 | 9:47 am
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Jun 5, 2018 | 2:23 pm
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Yes.
It is impossible to tell unless you define Country-A.
Bottom line - when multiple citizenships are involved in a situation when dual citizenship is not possible, it is always the safest bet to go somewhere else and take the flight. For example - I always tell my friend flying from Hong Kong instead of Guangzhou because of the exact same issue.
It is impossible to tell unless you define Country-A.
Bottom line - when multiple citizenships are involved in a situation when dual citizenship is not possible, it is always the safest bet to go somewhere else and take the flight. For example - I always tell my friend flying from Hong Kong instead of Guangzhou because of the exact same issue.
Jun 5, 2018 | 2:25 pm
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I assumed at first that the other country was China, and I would strongly recommend that one not enter China on a Chinese passport subsequent to having attained Canadian citizenship.
However, on reading this thread, it appears that Malaysia also does not permit dual citizenship. Are there other Asian countries that also do not allow this?
However, on reading this thread, it appears that Malaysia also does not permit dual citizenship. Are there other Asian countries that also do not allow this?
Jun 5, 2018 | 2:36 pm
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When you are in Canada, checking in for a flight leaving Canada, AC or any other airline really doesn't give a damn about whether you are in Canada legally or not, how you have entered the country etc.
They will not want to see documentation of your status in Canada. They need to see valid, admissible ID for the destination they are sending you to.
As a dual citizen, I always leave Canada on my overseas passport if I travel to my other home country. That overseas passport does not have the required ETA, visa etc. to justify my presence in Canada. No airline ever had a problem with it.
They will not want to see documentation of your status in Canada. They need to see valid, admissible ID for the destination they are sending you to.
As a dual citizen, I always leave Canada on my overseas passport if I travel to my other home country. That overseas passport does not have the required ETA, visa etc. to justify my presence in Canada. No airline ever had a problem with it.
My other passport is malaysian, and malaysians are required to have an entry visa to canada, even for tourism < 30 days. And I read somewhere (forgot exactly where, could be wrong) that airline check-ins in Canada double as exit control for CBSA (canadian border security agency) since canadian airports don't have an exit immigration control. Maybe I'm just being overly paranoid here.
Jun 5, 2018 | 2:50 pm
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And I read somewhere (forgot exactly where, could be wrong) that airline check-ins in Canada double as exit control for CBSA (canadian border security agency) since canadian airports don't have an exit immigration control.
Maybe I'm just being overly paranoid here.
Jun 5, 2018 | 2:57 pm
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Malaysia does not, as far as I am aware, permit the voluntary acquisition of a second citizenship. Assuming you acquired Canadian citizenship subsequently, youll have revoked your Malaysian one. I dont know your specific circumstances, but I wouldnt treat this lightly.
Jun 5, 2018 | 4:03 pm
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I will just add last time I left Canada to fly to the UK, I showed my UK passport at boarding. They would not let me board until they saw my Canadian passport as well, as I was flying on a return ticket. This is the first and only time this has happened to me (normally I fly on the passport of the country I am flying to, and am allowed dual nationality) but I thought I should mention it happened in case it is relevant to the OP.
Jun 5, 2018 | 5:08 pm
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"Just curious, what's so risky with China as you said above?"
There are a lot of people, especially in the U.S. and Canada, who keep their Chinese passport and ID card after getting another citizenship because it makes life in China so much simpler when they visit. The Chinese authorities are aware of this practice and are alert, at least sometimes, to detect those engaged in it.
There are a lot of people, especially in the U.S. and Canada, who keep their Chinese passport and ID card after getting another citizenship because it makes life in China so much simpler when they visit. The Chinese authorities are aware of this practice and are alert, at least sometimes, to detect those engaged in it.
Jun 6, 2018 | 2:44 am
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I will just add last time I left Canada to fly to the UK, I showed my UK passport at boarding. They would not let me board until they saw my Canadian passport as well, as I was flying on a return ticket. This is the first and only time this has happened to me (normally I fly on the passport of the country I am flying to, and am allowed dual nationality) but I thought I should mention it happened in case it is relevant to the OP.
Jun 6, 2018 | 6:46 am
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Only obliquely relevant to the OP. In your case, you had to show your Canadian passport because, as a Canadian citizen, you must travel to Canada on your Canadian passport. (We will set aside the fact that Canadian immigration would have to let you into the country regardless of your passport issue if they establish that you are a citizen, as you would never have had the opportunity to present yourself to them since you'd not have been allowed on the plane.) The fact that you were on a return ticket was not relevant to the requirement to show your Canadian passport.
Jun 6, 2018 | 6:50 am
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But travelling TO London, England, surely the airline only cares that I am admissible to the UK (not that I can return to Canada on a different flight a few weeks later)? It's the only time I have been asked to show proof that I can take the return leg of a flight at a later date.