Getting a passport abroad

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lucia16

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I got naturalized on Sept 18, but I had to travel the next day to Canada for a short term contract until the end of the year. I didn't have time to apply or get a US passport, so I traveled with my previous passport (peruvian) and work permit from Canada and my US naturalization certificate. My contract might extend beyond January (passport are mandatory to cross between Canada and US after jan. 2007), so Can I go to the US consulate in Canada and get a US passport? I am a citizen right? They should issue a passport to citizens abroad.
 
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I looked into that web page and one of the doc I can take to the consulate to prove citizenship is the naturalization certificate, so I guess it would be fine to ask them here if they can do my passport. The reason I want to do it here is because my travel might extend beyond january and then they won't accept the naturalization certificate in the US border to cross back in the US.
 
I always assumed that it was illegal for a US citizen to travel in and out of the US on a non-US passport.
 
Yes, you are right. You normally have to use your US passport. Definitely to reenter the U.S. That is why I would suggest getting one's hand on a U.S. passport asap.
 
no you can use you naturalization cert. (or birth cert) for travels between Canada and the US. But from Jan 2007 you will need a passport (for air crossings) and jan 2008 for land crossing
 
You don't need a passport to leave the country. You can enter a foreign country (Canada) on any passport as long as it is valid. You cannot just enter USA on non-US passport if you are a US Citizen.

bashar82 said:
I always assumed that it was illegal for a US citizen to travel in and out of the US on a non-US passport.
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Right, but US Citizens do not need passports to enter the US from Canada. They will if they arrive by air or by sea in 2007 and by car in 2008. But, at the moment, they can enter the US with a proof of citizenship (birth certificate or naturalization certificate).
 
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