Which passport to use?
May 12th 2014 | 3:13 am
#61
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From: Maryland (via Belfast, Manchester, Toronto and London)
Re: Which passport to use?
You are correct. I suspect the CBSA would immediately ask questions on inspecting your CDN passport at POE and finding there is no UK entry stamp. With using UK passport to enter Britain you may get the benefit of a faster EU line at a UK point of entry but there is the potential of CBSA giving you a hard time on your return to Canada.
If you travel using multiple passports, you just have to be prepared to show the other passport(s) if asked. I live in the US now and usually just use my US passport when visiting Ireland, the UK and Canada (even though I am also a citizen of those 3 countries as well) as it just makes things simpler.
On one trip from Canada, I entered the UK on my UK passport. When I was leaving the UK to return to Canada, I presented my Canadian passport at the airport in the UK. I was asked why there wasn't a UK entry stamp in my Canadian passport. I explained that I was also a UK citizen and had entered the UK with my UK passport. The official asked to see my UK passport which I was able to produce quickly. So, if you use multiple passports in this way, make sure you have them all handy in case you are asked to produce them. Alternatively, just use 1 passport whenever possible.
May 12th 2014 | 3:36 am
#62
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 8,320
From: Oakville, ON, CA
Re: Which passport to use?
No - there is no such global rule. Rules differ by country. I hold 4 citizenships - UK, Ireland, Canada and US. I have entered the UK on Canadian and US passports (the UK does not require that its citizens enter on a UK passport). I have entered Canada on UK and US passports (Canada does not require that its citizens enter on a Canadian passport). However, by US law, I must enter the US using my US passport (the US expects that US citizens will enter/leave the US using a US passport).
To anyone wondering, then - worth checking with other countries about their individual rules about entering on another passport.
