Customs guy at YYC threatens to take away my gf's American citizenship....

[Toma]

So my GF is American, but has lived in Canada last 7 years, and has never had an American passport.

She flew out to the US today, and the douchebag told her that if she flew to the US with a Canadian passport again, they would take away her US citizenship.

Daily reminder of how much I love the American Government.

[cde1966]

How did she get a Canadian passport if she is American?

[RY213]

When youre leaving the US wouldnt you go through Canadian customs?

[Toma]

No, the guy that screens you when you are going TO the US.

[Toma]

Originally posted by cde1966
How did she get a Canadian passport if she is American?

Is this a trick question? lol.

Allow me to point out the obvious. She has dual citizenship.

Edit: lol... LOVE your signature.

[dimi]

Originally posted by Toma
So my GF is American

Never would have guessed.

[w_man]

I am no immigration lawyer but he might have said that because:

"A person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship. In order to lose U.S. citizenship, the law requires that the person must apply for the foreign citizenship voluntarily, by free choice, and with the intention to give up U.S. citizenship."

Did your GF voluntarily acquire Canadian citizenship? This is frowned upon in the US so usually people who have dual citizenship, they simply fly to the US with their US passport to avoid problems.

Get her to make a US passport - no big deal.

[Toma]

Nah, the US government, and especially a border douche has no legal light to revoke citizenship. A person has the legal right to Voluntarily renounce their US citizenship.

Of course she will get a US passport.... it
s not a big deal, just time and pita factor.

But,

There was not need for the guy to be a douchebag and upset her instead of just explaining it to her.

[rage2]

^ this. Every dual citizen I know uses a US passport.

[NewLextasy]

I have dual citizenship, I travel to the us on my us passport and when I come back I use my Canadian passport. Never have any problems.

[Mar]

How did they find out the's from the USA?

[yipb]

^ i do that too, same with hk

[Modelexis]

Originally posted by Mar
How did they find out the's from the USA?

Passport has your place of birth.

[Godfuader]

Just get a Nexus card and avoid all problems altogether.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/tr...er/nexus_prog/

[e31]

Originally posted by rage2
^ this. Every dual citizen I know uses a US passport.

So entering the US - use US passport
Return to Canada - CDN passport?

How would this not raise a red flag at some point? I know that the EI people have the shit-alarms go off if you leave the country let alone border security interrogation for a double passport.

[95EagleAWD]

I thought you could only legally carry one passport on you at a time anyways... no?

[rage2]

Originally posted by e31
So entering the US - use US passport
Return to Canada - CDN passport?

How would this not raise a red flag at some point? I know that the EI people have the shit-alarms go off if you leave the country let alone border security interrogation for a double passport.

Ya you might get asked a lot of questions, but there's no rule that you can't use multiple passports. US just wants you to enter and exit using a US passport so that's the easiest way to do it. Leave your CDN passport at home when going to the US.

Originally posted by 95EagleAWD
I thought you could only legally carry one passport on you at a time anyways... no?

Not true.

[M.alex]

This seems like a pretty silly and obvious thing to bitch about

Statement - "we'll revoke your citizenship if you don't comply"
Thought process - "uh oh, I better do as they say and get a US passport so I don't have troubles"


Statement - "Ma'm, we'd appreciate it if you could go out of your way to get a passport because that's the proper thing to have in this situation"

Though process - "go eat a dick. I'll do whatever i damn well want to"

[schocker]

Originally posted by NewLextasy
I have dual citizenship, I travel to the us on my us passport and when I come back I use my Canadian passport. Never have any problems.

My friend does this as well, always has two on him when he travels to the US.

[Feruk]

Originally posted by e31

How would this not raise a red flag at some point? I know that the EI people have the shit-alarms go off if you leave the country let alone border security interrogation for a double passport.

It doesn't, I've got dual citizenship and a lot of the time I'll enter a country with one passport but leave it with another. Earlier this year I entered the USA with Canadian passport and left with Polish passport (to Brazil where Polaks don't need visas but Canadians do). Occasionally you get a question when they don't find a stamp, but that's about it.