I was granted an eTA for Canada but now I have an additional citizenship. Do I need to reapply?
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I applied a few weeks ago for a Canadian eTA as I am planning to travel in a few months and wanted to have it before buying the plane tickets. I was granted the eTA on the spot.
When applying, I have specified my only citizenship at the time and left the 'additional citizenships' box blank. In the meantime, I obtained a second citizenship though naturalisation. The application form mentions I should apply for a new eTA if I change the passport I plan to travel with, but I don't mind using the passport associated with my first citizenship.
Should I get a new eTA anyway?
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I applied a few weeks ago for a Canadian eTA as I am planning to travel in a few months and wanted to have it before buying the plane tickets. I was granted the eTA on the spot.
When applying, I have specified my only citizenship at the time and left the 'additional citizenships' box blank. In the meantime, I obtained a second citizenship though naturalisation. The application form mentions I should apply for a new eTA if I change the passport I plan to travel with, but I don't mind using the passport associated with my first citizenship.
Should I get a new eTA anyway?
canada dual-nationality eta
edited Aug 6 at 3:56
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I suppose there's no need, but I can't find any information on the CBSA site to support that. I did see a link where you can ask them directly if their prepackaged answers don't address your question; start at cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta-form-help.asp. If you find a definitive answer, please come back and answer your own question.
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I applied a few weeks ago for a Canadian eTA as I am planning to travel in a few months and wanted to have it before buying the plane tickets. I was granted the eTA on the spot.
When applying, I have specified my only citizenship at the time and left the 'additional citizenships' box blank. In the meantime, I obtained a second citizenship though naturalisation. The application form mentions I should apply for a new eTA if I change the passport I plan to travel with, but I don't mind using the passport associated with my first citizenship.
Should I get a new eTA anyway?
canada dual-nationality eta
edited Aug 6 at 3:56
Mark Mayo♦
128k745511263
asked Mar 11 at 21:42
Mona Paun
1462
I applied a few weeks ago for a Canadian eTA as I am planning to travel in a few months and wanted to have it before buying the plane tickets. I was granted the eTA on the spot.
When applying, I have specified my only citizenship at the time and left the 'additional citizenships' box blank. In the meantime, I obtained a second citizenship though naturalisation. The application form mentions I should apply for a new eTA if I change the passport I plan to travel with, but I don't mind using the passport associated with my first citizenship.
Should I get a new eTA anyway?
canada dual-nationality eta
edited Aug 6 at 3:56
Mark Mayo♦
128k745511263
asked Mar 11 at 21:42
Mona Paun
1462
edited Aug 6 at 3:56
Mark Mayo♦
128k745511263
edited Aug 6 at 3:56
Mark Mayo♦
128k745511263
edited Aug 6 at 3:56
Mark Mayo♦
128k745511263
128k745511263
asked Mar 11 at 21:42
Mona Paun
1462
asked Mar 11 at 21:42
Mona Paun
1462
asked Mar 11 at 21:42
Mona Paun
1462
1462
I suppose there's no need, but I can't find any information on the CBSA site to support that. I did see a link where you can ask them directly if their prepackaged answers don't address your question; start at cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta-form-help.asp. If you find a definitive answer, please come back and answer your own question.
– phoog
Mar 11 at 23:36
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I suppose there's no need, but I can't find any information on the CBSA site to support that. I did see a link where you can ask them directly if their prepackaged answers don't address your question; start at cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta-form-help.asp. If you find a definitive answer, please come back and answer your own question.
– phoog
Mar 11 at 23:36
I suppose there's no need, but I can't find any information on the CBSA site to support that. I did see a link where you can ask them directly if their prepackaged answers don't address your question; start at cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta-form-help.asp. If you find a definitive answer, please come back and answer your own question.
– phoog
Mar 11 at 23:36
I suppose there's no need, but I can't find any information on the CBSA site to support that. I did see a link where you can ask them directly if their prepackaged answers don't address your question; start at cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta-form-help.asp. If you find a definitive answer, please come back and answer your own question.
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Mar 11 at 23:36
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Like with many other similar questions the answer is an unequivocal no. As long as you've been completely truthful at the time of the application, there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and a myriad of other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question. Of course, Canadian immigration officers are free to ask you whatever additional questions they see fit at the border and that's where you might have to disclose your second passport. But as far as the original ETA application goes you're 100% in the clear.
Enjoy your stay in Canada.
answered Mar 12 at 2:45
JonathanReez♦
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This might be true for Canada, but it isn't universally true. For instance, with the US's ESTA, you are required to reapply if you change your citizenship, name, gender, or if the answers to any of the "eligibility" questions change. See help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1073/~/…. So maybe it would be good to have an official source confirming your answer here.
– Nate Eldredge
Mar 12 at 3:32
1
@NateEldredge "If you obtain a new passport or change your name, gender or country of citizenship, you will be required to apply for a new travel authorization." - this all pertains to the passport used to apply for ESTA, not to any other passports. If you change your gender your current passport will usually become invalid and as a logical consequence you need a fresh ESTA. What citizenships you obtain in the background is irrelevant.
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 3:44
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While I agree that the answer to this question is indeed probably "no," the statement "there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and [myriad] other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question" is seriously overbroad.
– phoog
Mar 12 at 3:47
1
The eTA isn't a visa; it's a different animal.
– Jim MacKenzie
Mar 12 at 18:00
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@JimMacKenzie it is a visa for all intents and purposes, except that Canada chooses not to call it so to avoid breaking visa-free agreements. Australia and the US run a similar charade. Technically speaking you don't need it when entering overland, but what percentage of non-US citizens enter Canada through the US land border?
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 18:32
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1 Answer
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Like with many other similar questions the answer is an unequivocal no. As long as you've been completely truthful at the time of the application, there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and a myriad of other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question. Of course, Canadian immigration officers are free to ask you whatever additional questions they see fit at the border and that's where you might have to disclose your second passport. But as far as the original ETA application goes you're 100% in the clear.
Enjoy your stay in Canada.
answered Mar 12 at 2:45
JonathanReez♦
46.7k36213458
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This might be true for Canada, but it isn't universally true. For instance, with the US's ESTA, you are required to reapply if you change your citizenship, name, gender, or if the answers to any of the "eligibility" questions change. See help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1073/~/…. So maybe it would be good to have an official source confirming your answer here.
– Nate Eldredge
Mar 12 at 3:32
1
@NateEldredge "If you obtain a new passport or change your name, gender or country of citizenship, you will be required to apply for a new travel authorization." - this all pertains to the passport used to apply for ESTA, not to any other passports. If you change your gender your current passport will usually become invalid and as a logical consequence you need a fresh ESTA. What citizenships you obtain in the background is irrelevant.
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 3:44
5
While I agree that the answer to this question is indeed probably "no," the statement "there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and [myriad] other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question" is seriously overbroad.
– phoog
Mar 12 at 3:47
1
The eTA isn't a visa; it's a different animal.
– Jim MacKenzie
Mar 12 at 18:00
1
@JimMacKenzie it is a visa for all intents and purposes, except that Canada chooses not to call it so to avoid breaking visa-free agreements. Australia and the US run a similar charade. Technically speaking you don't need it when entering overland, but what percentage of non-US citizens enter Canada through the US land border?
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 18:32
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
-3
down vote
Like with many other similar questions the answer is an unequivocal no. As long as you've been completely truthful at the time of the application, there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and a myriad of other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question. Of course, Canadian immigration officers are free to ask you whatever additional questions they see fit at the border and that's where you might have to disclose your second passport. But as far as the original ETA application goes you're 100% in the clear.
Enjoy your stay in Canada.
answered Mar 12 at 2:45
JonathanReez♦
46.7k36213458
3
This might be true for Canada, but it isn't universally true. For instance, with the US's ESTA, you are required to reapply if you change your citizenship, name, gender, or if the answers to any of the "eligibility" questions change. See help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1073/~/…. So maybe it would be good to have an official source confirming your answer here.
– Nate Eldredge
Mar 12 at 3:32
1
@NateEldredge "If you obtain a new passport or change your name, gender or country of citizenship, you will be required to apply for a new travel authorization." - this all pertains to the passport used to apply for ESTA, not to any other passports. If you change your gender your current passport will usually become invalid and as a logical consequence you need a fresh ESTA. What citizenships you obtain in the background is irrelevant.
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 3:44
5
While I agree that the answer to this question is indeed probably "no," the statement "there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and [myriad] other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question" is seriously overbroad.
– phoog
Mar 12 at 3:47
1
The eTA isn't a visa; it's a different animal.
– Jim MacKenzie
Mar 12 at 18:00
1
@JimMacKenzie it is a visa for all intents and purposes, except that Canada chooses not to call it so to avoid breaking visa-free agreements. Australia and the US run a similar charade. Technically speaking you don't need it when entering overland, but what percentage of non-US citizens enter Canada through the US land border?
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 18:32
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
-3
down vote
up vote
-3
down vote
Like with many other similar questions the answer is an unequivocal no. As long as you've been completely truthful at the time of the application, there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and a myriad of other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question. Of course, Canadian immigration officers are free to ask you whatever additional questions they see fit at the border and that's where you might have to disclose your second passport. But as far as the original ETA application goes you're 100% in the clear.
Enjoy your stay in Canada.
answered Mar 12 at 2:45
JonathanReez♦
46.7k36213458
Like with many other similar questions the answer is an unequivocal no. As long as you've been completely truthful at the time of the application, there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and a myriad of other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question. Of course, Canadian immigration officers are free to ask you whatever additional questions they see fit at the border and that's where you might have to disclose your second passport. But as far as the original ETA application goes you're 100% in the clear.
Enjoy your stay in Canada.
answered Mar 12 at 2:45
JonathanReez♦
46.7k36213458
answered Mar 12 at 2:45
JonathanReez♦
46.7k36213458
answered Mar 12 at 2:45
JonathanReez♦
46.7k36213458
answered Mar 12 at 2:45
JonathanReez♦
46.7k36213458
46.7k36213458
3
This might be true for Canada, but it isn't universally true. For instance, with the US's ESTA, you are required to reapply if you change your citizenship, name, gender, or if the answers to any of the "eligibility" questions change. See help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1073/~/…. So maybe it would be good to have an official source confirming your answer here.
– Nate Eldredge
Mar 12 at 3:32
1
@NateEldredge "If you obtain a new passport or change your name, gender or country of citizenship, you will be required to apply for a new travel authorization." - this all pertains to the passport used to apply for ESTA, not to any other passports. If you change your gender your current passport will usually become invalid and as a logical consequence you need a fresh ESTA. What citizenships you obtain in the background is irrelevant.
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 3:44
5
While I agree that the answer to this question is indeed probably "no," the statement "there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and [myriad] other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question" is seriously overbroad.
– phoog
Mar 12 at 3:47
1
The eTA isn't a visa; it's a different animal.
– Jim MacKenzie
Mar 12 at 18:00
1
@JimMacKenzie it is a visa for all intents and purposes, except that Canada chooses not to call it so to avoid breaking visa-free agreements. Australia and the US run a similar charade. Technically speaking you don't need it when entering overland, but what percentage of non-US citizens enter Canada through the US land border?
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 18:32
 |Â
show 1 more comment
3
This might be true for Canada, but it isn't universally true. For instance, with the US's ESTA, you are required to reapply if you change your citizenship, name, gender, or if the answers to any of the "eligibility" questions change. See help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1073/~/…. So maybe it would be good to have an official source confirming your answer here.
– Nate Eldredge
Mar 12 at 3:32
1
@NateEldredge "If you obtain a new passport or change your name, gender or country of citizenship, you will be required to apply for a new travel authorization." - this all pertains to the passport used to apply for ESTA, not to any other passports. If you change your gender your current passport will usually become invalid and as a logical consequence you need a fresh ESTA. What citizenships you obtain in the background is irrelevant.
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 3:44
5
While I agree that the answer to this question is indeed probably "no," the statement "there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and [myriad] other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question" is seriously overbroad.
– phoog
Mar 12 at 3:47
1
The eTA isn't a visa; it's a different animal.
– Jim MacKenzie
Mar 12 at 18:00
1
@JimMacKenzie it is a visa for all intents and purposes, except that Canada chooses not to call it so to avoid breaking visa-free agreements. Australia and the US run a similar charade. Technically speaking you don't need it when entering overland, but what percentage of non-US citizens enter Canada through the US land border?
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 18:32
3
3
This might be true for Canada, but it isn't universally true. For instance, with the US's ESTA, you are required to reapply if you change your citizenship, name, gender, or if the answers to any of the "eligibility" questions change. See help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1073/~/…. So maybe it would be good to have an official source confirming your answer here.
– Nate Eldredge
Mar 12 at 3:32
This might be true for Canada, but it isn't universally true. For instance, with the US's ESTA, you are required to reapply if you change your citizenship, name, gender, or if the answers to any of the "eligibility" questions change. See help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1073/~/…. So maybe it would be good to have an official source confirming your answer here.
– Nate Eldredge
Mar 12 at 3:32
1
1
@NateEldredge "If you obtain a new passport or change your name, gender or country of citizenship, you will be required to apply for a new travel authorization." - this all pertains to the passport used to apply for ESTA, not to any other passports. If you change your gender your current passport will usually become invalid and as a logical consequence you need a fresh ESTA. What citizenships you obtain in the background is irrelevant.
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 3:44
@NateEldredge "If you obtain a new passport or change your name, gender or country of citizenship, you will be required to apply for a new travel authorization." - this all pertains to the passport used to apply for ESTA, not to any other passports. If you change your gender your current passport will usually become invalid and as a logical consequence you need a fresh ESTA. What citizenships you obtain in the background is irrelevant.
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 3:44
5
5
While I agree that the answer to this question is indeed probably "no," the statement "there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and [myriad] other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question" is seriously overbroad.
– phoog
Mar 12 at 3:47
While I agree that the answer to this question is indeed probably "no," the statement "there's never an obligation to inform the immigration authorities about material changes in your citizenships, jobs, marital status, residence address, and [myriad] other factors that may change between the time you apply for a visa and the time you travel to the country in question" is seriously overbroad.
– phoog
Mar 12 at 3:47
1
1
The eTA isn't a visa; it's a different animal.
– Jim MacKenzie
Mar 12 at 18:00
The eTA isn't a visa; it's a different animal.
– Jim MacKenzie
Mar 12 at 18:00
1
1
@JimMacKenzie it is a visa for all intents and purposes, except that Canada chooses not to call it so to avoid breaking visa-free agreements. Australia and the US run a similar charade. Technically speaking you don't need it when entering overland, but what percentage of non-US citizens enter Canada through the US land border?
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 18:32
@JimMacKenzie it is a visa for all intents and purposes, except that Canada chooses not to call it so to avoid breaking visa-free agreements. Australia and the US run a similar charade. Technically speaking you don't need it when entering overland, but what percentage of non-US citizens enter Canada through the US land border?
– JonathanReez♦
Mar 12 at 18:32
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I suppose there's no need, but I can't find any information on the CBSA site to support that. I did see a link where you can ask them directly if their prepackaged answers don't address your question; start at cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta-form-help.asp. If you find a definitive answer, please come back and answer your own question.
– phoog
Mar 11 at 23:36