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In reply to the discussion: @CustomsBorder got on a Greyhound bus yesterday and asked every passenger for their papers [View all]aggiesal
(8,907 posts)42. I understand ...
My point is that if, for example, you are a Canadian citizen, but was
born in the U.S. and not a U.S. citizen, when BP comes asking for your
papers, you can probably get away with showing your U.S. birth certificate,
but it's not a document of citizenship, since you would be a Canadian citizen.
Basically, just because you have a U.S. birth certificate, doesn't mean you
are a U.S. Citizen. It just means you have the ability to be a U.S. Citizen if
you choose to.
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@CustomsBorder got on a Greyhound bus yesterday and asked every passenger for their papers [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2018
OP
As the grandchild of Irish immigrants, I have an Irish passport and dual citizenship.
Irish_Dem
Jan 2018
#38
Same thing happened to me two years ago on a train near the Canadian border. nt
Binkie The Clown
Jan 2018
#12
The Department of State requires a driver license/gov't issued ID and a birth/naturalization cert
GreenEyedLefty
Jan 2018
#31
Huh? A BC is the document the DoS needs to establish that you were born in the US
GreenEyedLefty
Jan 2018
#41