Hello everyone, Just had my citizenship Oath ceremony today. I'm going to apply for my Canadian passport next Tuesday. I was an Indian citizen and had a B1/B2 visa. I know I can use that to attend the conference.
Since I'm a new Canadian citizen I want to make sure I don't screw up on my very first trip with the new passport.
Do I even need a US visa for the conference, I know I don't need a US visa for vacation/non-business travels. Is that considered business?
If a Visa is required can I just ask them to transfer the visa to the new citizenship on the port of entry? or do I have to go through the entire process to get the Visa, the conference is on April 3rd and April 4th.
No, you won't need a visa. You'd need a visa if you go work for an US employer. This seems to be a business trip and you'll be fine entering with your brand new shiny Canadian passport.
Just say that we will attend a conference. No need to lie, but be sure to never mention the word "work" or something impling that you will be working there.
Just say that we will attend a conference. No need to lie, but be sure to never mention the word "work" or something impling that you will be working there.
/passport back (obviously if you have food say "yes, an apple/chocolate" whatever).
If they ask what you're doing, just say conference. If they ask where it is, state the state/town. Basically don't provide more details than they ask for.
On a Canadian passport, as long as you're not doing multiple week long trips in the same month to the same place you are very unlikely to have an issue.
Yeah I don't think you need a visa. I went to the states for conferences and used a visitor visa, so pretty sure that counts as visiting. Canadian passport is good for that.
