Visitor from Mexico - Dual citizenship

Hi

ONT12345 wrote: Hi everyone, I need some help determining visa requirements for a visitor to Canada with dual citizenship.  I have family members coming to visit from Mexico who have dual Mexican/Dutch citizenship (with both passports).  I know that Dutch citizens do not need a visitor's visa, but Mexican citizens do...   The issue is that Mexican law dictates that you must leave Mexico using your Mexican passport if you have one.  So what would this mean for entering Canada?  And would the officials in Mexico deny boarding the plane to Canada if they didn't have a Visa, even though they also have a Dutch Passport?  Would it be possible to show both passports somehow during travel?   Two of the travellers are young children (does this make a difference?)  The cost for 3 visas is a lot, especially if they might not be needed... Any advice or tips would be appreciated!  THANKS!!!

You leave Mexico on your Mexican passport (showing your Dutch passport as your Mexican passport won't have a TRV for Canada) and enter Canada on the Dutch passport.

I am not familiar with the particular exit procedures for Mexico, but when I have flown from other locations where there was a government exit screening, that was separate from what had to be presented to the airlines to obtain a boarding pass. It is the airlines responsibility to check boarding passengers for authorization to travel to destinations on the itinerary. If the process is similar in Mexico, the passport and travel documents necessary to travel to the U.S. and Canada would be shown to the airline in order to obtain the boarding pass, and the Mexican passport would be shown to the officer screening exits. Again, I really do not know if this is the procedure in Mexico or not, but in other countries I know they have exit controls that are separate from the airline responsibility to be sure their passengers have authorization to enter the plane's destination.

Note: for Dutch citizens the U.S. requires . . . well I forget what it is called, or how to obtain it, but advance clearance is necessary. It is not a "visa" per se.

On the other hand, there are separate requirements for Mexican citizens who fall under the North America . . . something-or-other travel initiative provisions and it might actually be easier for a person to travel through the U.S. on a Mexican passport than on a Dutch one. But again, I am not sure about this. In either event, the U.S. border control website should be consulted well before the travel is scheduled.