Atlantic Xpat

T2 is similarly efficient. I always used to fly on two passports - checking in the my Canadian one but using the UK one to enter the UK. With advent of Canadian passports being able to be used in the e-gates last couple of times I traveled I left the British passport at home and just used my Canadian one. The e-gates have got busier as a consequence of expanding the number of countries that can use them, but are still pretty efficient.

DigitalGhost

I've been there. It certainly isn't the best terminal in the world. Not even kind of close.

Heading_Baltimore

Not true. Two of the passports has EU. So no way to tell which one is his.

sharkus

Given his age, and the "he gets confused" statement, his daughter should certainly have done due diligence, before even booking the flights, to check wether there are any rule changes. My itinerary for a trip to Jamaica states:

• Correct travel documents are required. It's your responsibility to check your documents before you travel.

If this was before the rule change, then I'd have bit more sympathy, as I got clobbered years ago when coming back in to Canada for having Canadian citizenship but travelling on my UK passport - I didn't have a Canadian one at the time, CIC when I called told me I didn't need one, and just my UK passport would be ok to enter Canada on, even though I have dual citizenship (I know, who'd have thought they would know the answer ) - so a quick trip to secondary, and they said that having my citizenship certificate on me might have helped, or better still, get a Canadian passport. I did point out what I'd been told when called, and the agent agreed what I was told wasn't great advice.

DigitalGhost

I think the difference is you still managed to fly there and as a Canadian citizen they can't legally refuse you once you arrive. They may have just been resting on that laurel. eTA has just made things more complicated in these scenarios since the airline need a white flag before you can even board a plane.

Gozit

As a Canadian you're still subject to immigration control in the UK. I'd still just use my UK one if I were you but that's just me.

I'll never not use a Canadian passport to enter Canada and i'll never not use a Maltese/EU passport to travel within Europe.

Atlantic Xpat

As a Canadian in the UK I am subject to immigration control but practically speaking if thats swiping my passport at an e-gate and having my picture taken then thats fine with me. UK Border Force has no knowledge or restriction of my activities once in the country. If post-Brexit restrictions are tightened for Canadian citizens then I'll revert to using my UK passport. Sadly thats no longer an EU passport so you have the advantage with your Mattese one. As for returning to Canada, dunno about Maltese pp's but you have to return on your Canadian one if a dual national UK citizen. You wont be allowed on the plane otherwise as the gentleman in Jamaica found out.

Gozit

Yes, that's why I said i'd never use the Maltese one in Canada - I simply wouldn't be able to...and it wouldn't make sense. When I enter on a Canadian PP I barely even get glanced at.

I wonder if in the future (post EU-offboarding procedures for the UK, around 2022 ish) it would be more advantageous to visit the UK on a Canadian passport instead of an EU one. When I went to the UK in the summer I used my EU pp, as obviously the UK was still part of the EU and freedom of movement is in effect until end 2020 I believe?

If the UK implements a system similar to ETIAS / ESTA / eTA then you probably will have to use your UK passport.

catweazle

Even with visa-free travel, it's usually advantageous to enter a country with a passport of that region (given friendly relations, of course), e.g.

When visiting the US, use your Canadian PP, not your British one.
When visiting Brazil, use your Uruguay PP, not your Luxembourg one.
Etc.

As to post-Brexit UK, no-one knows which foreign passport will be best. I don't think any developed country has ever tried to forcibly change its region before. An interesting experiment to watch - from a distance.

DigitalGhost

Not necessarily. Until recently both my current and former partners could visit Turkey visa-free despite me requiring a visa. I travel under a UK passport and they had South East Asian and East Asian ones respectively. Turkey just dropped its via requirements for UKC's a few days ago in an effort to boost tourism and simplify border processes.

Ditto for when I visited Egypt last year. I needed a visa whereas my partner didn't and she has what most people would consider a far less desirable passport than I do.

TLDR: geographic region rarely has a huge amount to do with it.

DigitalGhost

There's no if on that. It's happening. The current EVW program will be expanded to cover everyone except UK and Irish citizens.

Whether or not you can get one as a dual national is a different issue though. Unlike the US, Canada and Australia, the UK presently has no laws requiring its nationals to enter on a UK passport. Realistically there's no reason why you wouldn't be able to receive an EVW or its 2021 equivalent under your Canadian identity if that's all you have.

Of course, considering that the current EVW costs 50 quid for single entry, I'm not sure why you would.

catweazle

Turkey and Egypt are interesting examples, because their own region is such a disaster.

Many of the world's countries are embedded within regional agreements, e.g. CARICOM, ECOWAS, MERCOSUR, NAFTA, ANZCERTA, etc. Using an in-region passport usually makes the most sense, if one has a choice.

scrubbedexpat091

So if I understand correctly dual USC-Canadian are exempt from needing to enter Canada on a Canadian Passport?

Ask because US requires USC to enter and exit the US on a US passport.

sharkus

Travelling to or transiting through Canada by air

Dual Canadian citizens need a valid Canadian passport to board a flight to or transit through Canada by air.

If your other country of citizenship needs you to enter and exit that country using a passport issued by its government, you will still need a valid Canadian passport to board your flight to Canada. Make sure you carry both passports when you travel. Find out more about why you need to travel or transit through Canada with a valid Canadian passport to avoid delays and/or possible missed flights.

Exception: If you are an American-Canadian dual citizen with a valid U.S. passport, you don’t need a Canadian passport to fly to Canada. However, you still need to carry proper identification and meet the basic requirements to enter Canada.

If you do not have a valid Canadian passport and are at an airport or flying to Canada in a few days, you may be able to apply for a Special Authorization.

DigitalGhost

It's not about entering. You enter by right, passport or no passport, assuming that you can prove your identity at the border.

The issue is being able to board an international flight to Canada in the first place.

The main problem for many on this forum among others is that Canada will not issue an eTA to its own citizens so therefore you have no choice but to carry a Canadian passport if flying internationally unless you also happen to have US citizenship and that passport on you.