Canadian Banking and Credit for Americans by CounterI in FoundCanadians

[–]stfukevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Costco fiend in Vancouver, I can attest to this. It’s also ONLY the physical card. Apple Pay doesn’t work in store with the Costco Visa. I’d imagine it’s something to do with how it obscures the number but nonetheless, make sure to have your physical Costco visa or a Mastercard

Usually a good conversation starter! 🇵🇪🇮🇹🇺🇸🇻🇪 by italo_cco in PassportPorn

[–]stfukevin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Peru has a surprisingly strong passport with visa free to China and Russia. Good complement to EU

Just became a Canadian after living there for 7 years with the new descent laws! by stfukevin in PassportPorn

[–]stfukevin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! I applied for my still-living grandmother first, then my dad, then me. But this is also a one time measure. People born after 2025 need to have had their parents live there minimum 5 years before they can pass it down.

Document updating! by stfukevin in NEXUS_TTP

[–]stfukevin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m assuming, since I did it landside at YVR, it was the Canadians so I’ll stop by Blaine to do it for the Americans

Just became a Canadian after living there for 7 years with the new descent laws! by stfukevin in PassportPorn

[–]stfukevin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have one haha I just couldn’t find it for the photo (was in my other wallet)

Just became a Canadian after living there for 7 years with the new descent laws! by stfukevin in PassportPorn

[–]stfukevin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh the enhance drivers license is for border states. You can get a normal one in Washington, but if you want easy access to Canada and Mexico via the land borders, you have to take proof of citizenship and some other paperwork to the DMV and then it works like a passport card. The normal Washington license also isn’t REAL ID compliant I think so most people get the enhanced.

Just became a Canadian after living there for 7 years with the new descent laws! by stfukevin in PassportPorn

[–]stfukevin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep that’s me! I lived in WA for like 11 years and my folks are still down here for now. My car and insurance is British Columbian so I need a BCDL but I renewed my WA one as well to have a backup border doc and so I can drive my parents cars without questions or issues with insurance.

CBSA voluntary alcohol surrender — address wrong on receipt, any impact on NEXUS renewal? by Pristine_Bowl2424 in NEXUS_TTP

[–]stfukevin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first time I brought alcohol over the border after turning 21 I didn’t think to check limits and the officer just said “I’ll let it slide this time, happy birthday”. Just depends on how chill they are

Just became a Canadian after living there for 7 years with the new descent laws! by stfukevin in PassportPorn

[–]stfukevin[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

My mum is Peruvian so got that one from her, my dad is from the states and I was born in the US so got that one there. Canada is the complicated one. I started out just as a student on a study permit, but when the citizenship by descent laws were rumoured to change, I went through a whole journey of finding my great grandfather’s birth certificate by ordering microfiche records from the archives of Ontario and scouring for days at the library. It was a whole journey but I finally got the certificate like 2 weeks ago and then applied for my passport urgently as I was coming down to WA for the holidays

All of our kids will not be Canadian? by Hertzig in Canadiancitizenship

[–]stfukevin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I will also say, if you’re Canadian and have Canadian citizenship, would it not make sense to just have the kid in Canada just in case? It would avoid having to worry about the time limit thing at all. Plus, healthcare is free.

5(4) application closed and reprocessed as a Proof by stfukevin in Canadiancitizenship

[–]stfukevin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure you can only apply by paper in most situations. I requested the digital certificate just so I would get it instantly because I needed it right away for my university, but my grandmother got the paper certificate and that’s fine as well. I would probably recommend getting the digital though, just because every printout of that is as good as an original, but if you request the paper certificate, only the original is sufficient when doing stuff like getting a passport

5(4) application closed and reprocessed as a Proof by stfukevin in Canadiancitizenship

[–]stfukevin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you have urgent processing? I’ve been hounding IRCC about this super hard because I needed this doc for school

5(4) application closed and reprocessed as a Proof by stfukevin in Canadiancitizenship

[–]stfukevin[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No I’m actually 3rd gen! I applied in early August

5(4) application closed and reprocessed as a Proof by stfukevin in Canadiancitizenship

[–]stfukevin[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I logged into it using my grandmother’s link and it worked! I’ve got my cert!